ATTB
ATTB is an arconym for A Time To Build, the capital campaign and construction project at Camp that is developing Promise Woods Cabins and the Promise Center. The main goal of the project is to create a Summer Camp Village of Cabins and a multi-use meeting space which would also serve as lodging and meeting space for year-round guest groups.
The project included two major Stewardship & Sustainability features:
- Energy Sustainability: All structures were built to meet or exceed best practices in energy conservation, especially the cabins. On-demand Water Heaters were selected to save energy with largely week-end only usage. A 23 kW solar panel array was added to the roof of the Promise Center to offset most of the electric needs of all Promise Woods buildings.
- Forestry Stewardship Program: Wood Products were selected that would use mature Northern White Pine, a species that follows human disturbance of the better suited and more diverse Oak-Heath Community Mixed Forest. By logging out pine for the project, areas of the forest could be managed in preference Oak-Heath.
Project Components
- Camper Bunk Cabin (5, 1 incomplete)
- Camper ADA Bunk Cabin (1)
- Staff Cabin (2)
- Promise Center Multi-use Building
- Water System Building and Water System
- In-ground Electrical Service System
- In-ground Propane Tanks and Service System
- Sewer and Waste-water System Addition and Improvements
Wood Products
- CC Timber Frame Members
- CC T&G Roof Deck
- CC Shiplap Siding
- CC T&G Paneling
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