ELDER HOUSING
Downtown Danbury, CT

A downtown location for elder housing makes a lot of sense. The target population for apartments of this type consists largely of longtime residents of the surrounding area. A convenient site near to doctor's offices and shopping is desirable in order to attract this group.

A recent construction addition to central Danbury, CT is this modern Elder Housing facility. This building consists of 72 apartments on four levels with a common kitchen area and a laundry room. The location is just a half block from Danbury's Main Street.

One of the prime considerations for new construction of elder housing is the comfort level in the individual living units.

This mandates separate heating equipment in each apartment and with New England's winter weather the preferred fuel is natural gas. This Danbury facility has gas-fired combo heating/domestic hot water systems for each apartment to provide individual comfort and economy.

The mechanical contractor used TracPipe for the individual natural gas runs to drastically cut his installation time and keep the construction on schedule. He completed the gas-piping phase in one-fifth of the time estimated.

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