Presented by:Presented by: Sister Cathy Sister Cathy

BusterBusterCatholic Catholic CharitiesCharities

Casa San Juan Bosco in Casa San Juan Bosco in Arcadia, Fl Arcadia, Fl

A Green Development for Farm Worker A Green Development for Farm Worker HousingHousingCatholic Charities

Diocese of Venice, Inc.

Serving Southwest Florida Providing help. Creating hope.

Our Vision

Casa San Juan Bosco in Arcadia, DeSoto County Fl. will be a rural Community that will offer affordable, subsidized housing for low to very-low income farm workers, migrants and their families with support services to encourage self-sufficiency, stability and quality of life.

Why this kind of development?

Housing needed after Hurricane Charlie.

Better quality of housing and community

Ability to save money

Support services to empower residents

Innovative Design fosters community

Types of Support services to be offered

Daycare for children

GED Classes, Computer Skills, English

Family Learning Center/Life Skills

Financial Management Classes

Counseling/Immigration Services

Why worry about efficiency?Why worry about efficiency?

Fact:Fact: Over the course of a Over the course of a

year, as much energy is year, as much energy is wasted through wasted through inefficient windows as inefficient windows as travels through the travels through the Alaskan pipeline.Alaskan pipeline.

Source: DOE Office of Energy Efficiency Source: DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energyand Renewable Energy

What is Green Building?What is Green Building?

Green building is a process that strives to create and Green building is a process that strives to create and renovate aspects of the built environment to make renovate aspects of the built environment to make them energy efficient, healthier, durable and more them energy efficient, healthier, durable and more environmentally sustainable.environmentally sustainable.

It goes beyond vertical aspects of construction to It goes beyond vertical aspects of construction to include landscaping, development, housekeeping and include landscaping, development, housekeeping and maintenance, and municipal operations.maintenance, and municipal operations.

Elements of Green Elements of Green BuildingBuilding

Energy Conservation / Renewable EnergyEnergy Conservation / Renewable Energy

Water Conservation / Alternative SourcesWater Conservation / Alternative Sources Preservation of wildlife habitat / Green SpacePreservation of wildlife habitat / Green Space Healthy atmospheric and aquatic environmentsHealthy atmospheric and aquatic environments Materials conservation / recycling and waste managementMaterials conservation / recycling and waste management Durability: general longevity and surviving disastersDurability: general longevity and surviving disasters Access & TransportationAccess & Transportation Environmental EducationEnvironmental Education

Benefits of Green Benefits of Green BuildingBuilding

Property Owners/OccupantsProperty Owners/Occupants

• Enhanced affordability of Enhanced affordability of operation.operation.

• Enhanced indoor air quality.Enhanced indoor air quality.

• Increase durability.Increase durability.

• Provide greater access to mortgage Provide greater access to mortgage money.money.

• Enhance the profitability of resale.Enhance the profitability of resale.

Builders / DevelopersBuilders / Developers

• Adding marketing value to Adding marketing value to property.property.

• Instill a sense of quality.Instill a sense of quality.

• Differentiation from competition.Differentiation from competition.

• Reduced callbacks.Reduced callbacks.

• Increase customer referrals.Increase customer referrals.

• Gain valuable promotion and Gain valuable promotion and advertising.advertising.

EENERGYNERGY S STARTAR TV and VCR ProgramTV and VCR Program

Americans spend Americans spend $3.5 billion to power TVs and VCRs$3.5 billion to power TVs and VCRs $1 billion goes to power machines when $1 billion goes to power machines when

they’re offthey’re off EENERGYNERGY S STARTAR TVs and VCRs consume 70 – TVs and VCRs consume 70 –

75% less energy75% less energy

A site designed for familiesA site designed for families

Heart of the CommunityHeart of the Community

Bus Shelter Community Center Playground

Village Green San Juan Bosco Park Guadalupe Park

Casa San Juan Bosco ParkCasa San Juan Bosco Parkand Pocket Parkand Pocket Park

S.J. Bosco Park is a memorial park of significant Hispanic People

Front porches of homes all face onto the Pocket Parks

Neighbors each face each other

Guadalupe ParkGuadalupe Park

Guadalupe Park is a meditative park transitioning into the nature area

Village ClusterVillage Cluster

View from looking down pocket park

The front porches face the pocket park fostering interaction between the children and adults in the community. Whether you watch or play, the design creates involvement between members in the community.

NeighborsNeighbors

View from one porch looking across pocket park to two neighbor’s homes who’s side porches face each other, not hidden in an isolated backyard.

HomeHome

One of nine different front elevations that

will be used on the three different model houses.

3 Days to a Stronger Home…3 Days to a Stronger Home…

Typical 3-Bedroom HomeTypical 3-Bedroom Home

Three bedrooms, two baths, storage above closets, laundry, pantry, outdoor storage and two porches makes this house feel bigger than 1,120 square feet.

Community CenterCommunity Center

View from entrance to community

Community CenterCommunity Center

View from Village Green note the extended covered porch where parents can sit in the shade and watch the children playing in the Tot-lot or out on the Village

Green. It will also be used for outdoor gatherings and social events.

Community CenterCommunity Center

Offices are placed at the front of the building to either side of the lobby that invites you into the large meeting room. A catering kitchen is nearby to supply food for to the meeting room, outdoor covered area and conference room. The

flexibility of classrooms, library and computer room allows many activities to occur simultaneously for continuing education.

Benefits of Green Benefits of Green Development Development CertificationCertification

The County: The Developer: Property Purchasers:

Preservation of green spaceGain valuable promotion and advertising

Reduce operating expenses

Less traffic congestion Third-party environmental verification

Value of community amenities

Natural resource conservation, e.g., water, energy

Differentiate your development from the competition

Healthier living for employees and residents

Less water and air pollution than standard development

Pride in purchasing in a designated green community

Quicker application review process

Quicker application review process

Potential financing incentives

Show leadership in your community

Thank YouThank You For more information:

Sister Cathy Buster

1-941-928-2386Email:Email:

cathybsp@verizon.net