Steve Schappert

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Steve SchappertThe Real Estate Green Building
Expert
Click above to launch video of NBC interview
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Schappert to be featured speaker at national
conference
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1 of four speakers scheduled to present 3 hour
work shop
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Steve Schappert will teach you how to make
more money by helping people, saving the planet
and boosting the economy. When looking for a
real estate or Green Building expert, media
sources rely on Steve Schappert. Steve is
recognized nationally for his expertise as a
broker and contractor. As owner and founder of
Buyer's Trust, Connecticut Real Estate and
Construction and Panelized Building Systems,
Steve has over 20 years experience as one of the
countries most respected brokers and contractors.
Schappert started in business at age 12. At age
29 his contracting company was 1 of 6 contractors
in the country to receive a customer service
award by Sherwin- Williams. He has been
interviewed by Kiplinger's Financial, was
featured on the cover of Builder Architect
Magazine, received a screen call from the
Discovery Channel, Buyer's Trust was recommended
by Woman's Day Magazine, and most recently Steve
was featured on ABC and NBC as the Green Building
Market Leader in CT.  
Schappert to be featured speaker at national
conference
Bios Building Technologies is Schappert's most
powerful concept ever. BIOS is Schappert's
trademarked product line of Zero and near Zero
energy homes and commercial buildings.
Schappert's first project started with a 49,000
land purchase which he turned into 1,500,000
profit. More importantly it is the very first
commercial building in the state of CT that uses
Geothermal heating and 108 solar panels.
Schappert now has projects in all stages of
building, planning and engineering worth 1.5
billion. Schappert recently partnered with a
German firm to market and ship his
environmentally friendly homes over seas. The
first order has been placed and there are plans
to ship 100 homes a year to Germany within two
years, said Schappert.
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Buyers Trust Real Estate Inc. is a vertically
integrated real estate conglomerate. Real
Estate Brokerage,International Material and
Equipment Supplier, Relocation Services,
Remodeling, Building, Development.
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Vertical Integration

• When a company expands its business into areas
  that are at different points of the same
  production path.
• In microeconomics , the term vertical integration
  describes a style of ownership and control. The
  degree to which a firm owns its upstream
  suppliers and its downstream buyers determines
  how vertically integrated it is.
• Vertically integrated companies are united
  through a hierarchy and share a common owner.
  Usually each member of the hierarchy produces a
  different product or service, and the products
  combine to satisfy a common need.
• Vertical integration is one method of avoiding
  the hold-up problem.

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Example of Vertical integration

• One of the earliest, largest and most famous
  examples of vertical integration was the Carnegie
  Steel company.
• The company controlled the mills, the iron and
  coal mines the ships , and the railroads.
• Carnegie even established an institute of higher
  learning to teach the steel processes to the next
  generation.

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Relocation Services
The Buyers Trust Relocation Network has 2143
prescreened buyer agents and 211 builders across
the country.
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Real Estate Sales RentalsBuilding, Remodeling,
Development Residential, Commercial, Investment
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Panelized ConstructionDistributor/Manufacturer
Panelized Building Systems LLC. is an independent
distributor of panelized homes, churches and
commercial buildings, with plans to expand into
manufacturing. PBS supplies the basic building
materials such as framing, roofing, siding,
windows, doors, trim, and cabinets.
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GREEN / ZERO ENERGYbuilding products and
equipment
BIOS Homes TM is our trademarked product line
of ZERO energy homes. BIOS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES
will be developed into a distributor specializing
in Green building products Alternative
energy equipment
ZERO ENERGY HOMES AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
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BIOS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES

• A "BIOS HOME" TM  Is The  Ultimate Smart Home!
• We are construction and energy consultants
  producing energy efficient, technologically
  advanced and cost effective homes, churches,
  commercial and industrial buildings.
• Our goal is to optimize the quality of life for
  our clients through the use of alternative
  energy, green products, and home automation.

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• Smart House
• Home Automation
• Home Theater
• Home Office
• Remote Control
• Lighting Control
• Light Switch
• Wireless
• Motion Detector
• Security
• Computer Interface
• Temperature Control
• Pet Care
• Phone System
• Video Surveillance
• Speakers
• Audio
• Telecommunications
• Cable/DSL, Broad Band/Satellite

• Alternative Energy
• Geothermal
• Solar
• Fuel Cells
• Photovoltaic
• Electric
• Home Power
• Solar Panel
• Battery
• Wind Power
• Renewable Energy
• Hydro Power

• Panelized Construction
• General Contractor
• Owner / Builder
• Job Coordinator
• Modular
• Steel Frame
• Masonry
• Stone
• Brick

• BIOS MEANS LIFE!

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Exporting
BIOS Europe is a partnership between Panelized
Building Systems LLC. of Brookfield, CT and First
Business Financial Solutions Inc., with offices
in Las Vegas, Nevada and Hamburg Germany. The
company was formed to facilitate the export of
BIOS HOMES TM to Germany and other European
countries.
EUROPE
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1.)Fir or Spruce siding2.), 3.) siding
battening4.) OSB5.) insulation 6.) frame 7.)
Tyvek OSB 1.) lath2.) insulation3.) not
needed4.) Drywall
Special Zero Energy Framing developed in Germany
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Connecticut Real Estate and Construction
LLC.DBA New Milford Real Estate
72 Railroad Street, New Milford BIOS BUILDING
TECHNOLOGY CENTER
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Front Elevation
The Bios Building Technology Center will be a
12,500 sf Showroom and conference center for
Green Building and Zero energy products and
services.
New Milford Real Estate
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Side Elevation
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First FloorConnecticut Real Estate and
Construction LLC.DBA New Milford Real
EstateGarages for Residential
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Second FloorOffice suites available for
complimentary businesses(Mortgage, Insurance,
Sub-contractors)
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Third FloorApartments serviced by
elevatorLiving room, Kitchen, bath, bedrooms
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Fourth FloorUpper level of apartments

• 17 vaulted ceilings
• Jacuzzi
• Master baths
• Balconies
• Views

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BasementBIOS BUILDING TECHNOLOGY Showroom and
conference center
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Improving your homeDo Your Homework

• Wish list of everything you want to achieve -
  don't hold back.
• Assess your home, needs and wants and decide what
  is realistic on your budget.
• Determine if old furnaces, siding, windows,
  shingles and foundations needs improving or
  replacement.
• If your home is more than 30 years old, consider
  hiring a building inspector for an objective
  opinion.

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Get a sense of scope

• Willing to liaise between contractors or rely on 
  a project manager.
• Interview several contractors and request
  proposals from each.
• Your mental health and the financial success of
  your project will depend on your ability to work
  as a team with your project manager or
  contractors.

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Visit Town Hall

• Before you start any construction, consult  with
  the various town boards, including sanitation,
  wetlands and zoning.
• If you build too close to your neighbor or your
  well, you may be forced to tear it down.
• If you dont think you need to go to town hall
  go to town hall!

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The Century Bras Mill

• Aspetuck Ridge Rd. Housatonic Ave. New
  Milford, CT
• Serviced by 5 rail lines
• 3 lines run into the building

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Site plan of 75 acre Brown field redevelopment
plan
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• Connecticut Energy Museum
• Hotel Conference Center
• Art Gallery Retail Business Spaces
• Organic Café
• BIOS Home Center
• New Milford Regional Recycling Public Works
• BIOS Manufacturing and Distribution Facility

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Manufacturing Facility
Located in the redeveloped Century Brass
Mill Dedicated to producing ZERO ENERGY homes,
churches and commercial buildings
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DistributorsGeothermal - Solar - Fuel Cell -
Hydro and Wind Power Equipment
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Home Networks

• Security
• Home office communications
• Entertainment
• Automation

Each home network can be customized to fit the
homeowner's exact needs.
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Wireless Mobility

• Verify that your children have arrived home from
  school
• Check and adjust the temperature at home from
  your office PC
• Turn appliances on and off
• Just Point Click

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Energy Management

• Controls temperature based on mode (Day, Night,
  and Away), room occupancy, or outdoor
  temperature.
• Temperature controls nighttime setback and
  adjustments for morning temperatures.
• Ultimate comfort and saves you both time and
  money.

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Scene Capability

• With the push of a button you can transform
  the look of your home creating dramatic or
  relaxing effects to enhance your lifestyle.

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• Appliance Control
• Turn off the iron or coffeepot.
• Set your hot tub to be warm and ready when you
  arrive home
• Schedule your water heater to turn off during the
  day when no one is home.
• Telephone Access
• Outdoor temperature
• Arm or disarm the security system
• Adjust lights and temperature
• All from your home telephone.

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Fire Protection

• Air conditioner and electrical appliances are
  turned off
• Optimal interior lighting for safe exit
• Outside lights flash.

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• A/V (Audio/Visual)
• Touch screens
• Voice recognition
• Home theater controls
• Command DVD player, stereo, and lights for the
  ultimate home theater experience.
• Enhanced Security
• Intrusion
• Fire
• Carbon Monoxide
• Freezing conditions
• Water pipe breaks
• Away Levels of lighting/audio
• Alert by phone, pager, messaging

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Lighting

• Lights on when a door is opened or car enters
  driveway.
• Lighting sequences for "good night," "good
  morning," or entertainment" modes
• Turn off all lights at bedtime with one button or
  time of day

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HOME THEATER

• From simple four channel surround sound to THX
  certified theater rooms
• Defined "zones" to play music throughout the
  house.
• In wall or freestanding speakers and distribution
  equipment.

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GEOTHERMAL Heat Pump

• The most efficient method of heating and cooling
  period, according to the EPA.

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GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP

• Lower Operating Cost
• Operates more efficiently delivering five units
  of energy for every one unit of electrical energy
  used.
• Combines stored earth energy with safe electric
  power
• Geothermal system owners realize savings up to
  70
• Enhanced Comfort
• Provide precise distribution of comfortable air
  all year long
• Eliminates hot spots and cold spots.
• Experience warm air without the hot blasts
• Geothermal units deliver cool, dehumidified air.
• Quiet
• no noisy outdoor unit.
• Designed and constructed for "whisper quiet"
  operation
• Reliable
• Installed indoors (like your refrigerator) not
  subject to wear and tear
• Proven to be very reliable and require less
  maintenance.

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Solar Energy
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Solar is Profitable

1. If you have zero shade on property
2. Face panels in a southern direction
3. Qualify for 50 rebate

• Your profit can out weigh your mortgage expense

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Save Energy in the Kitchen

1. Let dishes air dry. A dishwasher uses more
   energy to dry dishes than to wash them
2. When purchasing a dishwasher, look for energy
   saving features such as a short wash cycle.
   Shorter washing cycles, with fewer rinses, save
   water and water-heating energy.
3. Use your dishwasher only for full loads.
4. Keep your refrigerator and freezer filled for
   most economical operation
5. Adjust refrigerator settings to 37 F - 40 F and
   freezer settings to 0 F - 5 F. To check the
   temperature of your refrigerator or freezer,
   place an outdoor or refrigeration thermometer on
   the middle shelf or in the center overnight. In
   the morning, adjust the settings if necessary and
   check it again until correct.
6. Clean refrigerator coils twice a year, more often
   if you have pets. Condenser coils are located at
   the bottom or rear of your refrigerator. If they
   are allowed to accumulate dust and dirt as much
   as 25 percent more energy is required to maintain
   proper temperature.
7. Allow foods to partially cool before placing them
   in the refrigerator. It takes more energy to cool
   hot food. For added savings, cover foods and
   liquids. The moisture that is released by
   uncovered containers increases energy use during
   the refrigerator's defrost cycle.
8. If you have a freezer or second refrigerator that
   is nearly empty, turn it off.
9. Install your dishwasher away from your
   refrigerator. The dishwasher's heat and moisture
   make the refrigerator work harder.
10. Select a refrigerator with a freezer on top. A
    side-by side unit uses up to 20 percent more
    energy. The Energy Guide label will help you
    choose the most efficient model.

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Save Energy With Cooling and Heating

• Cover pots and pans with tight-fitting covers.
  Trapped steam allows the food to cook faster.
• Use pots and pans with flat bottoms and match pan
  size to the size of the electric surface unit. If
  a pan is too big or has a warped bottom, food
  won't cook evenly. Energy is wasted if the pan is
  too small.
• Use a microwave or convection oven instead of a
  conventional oven whenever possible. Microwave
  ovens use about one-third and convection ovens
  about two-thirds of the energy used by
  conventional ovens to cook the same amount of
  food.
• Turn off your electric range two to three minutes
  before the end of cooking time. Retained heat
  will finish the cooking.
• Use portable appliances for specialized cooking
  tasks. Appliances such as toaster ovens and slow
  cookers use less energy.
• Don't preheat the oven. It isn't necessary to
  preheat the oven except for food requiring high
  temperatures and slow cooking times.
• Cook by time and temperature. Don't open the oven
  door to peek at cooking food. The temperature
  drops 25 F to 30 F each time the oven door is
  opened.
• Make use of the oven's leftover heat. Your oven
  retains heat for I5 to 30 minutes after it is
  turned off. Use that free heat to warm up
  desserts, rolls or freshen crackers and cookies.
• Glass and ceramic pans retain heat better than
  metal pans. Lower the baking temperature 25 F
  when using glass and ceramic pans.
• Use the self-cleaning oven feature only when
  really necessary. Start the self-cleaning cycle
  right after cooking while the oven is still hot.
  Less energy will be required to reach cleaning
  temperature.

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Save Energy in the Laundry Room

1. Wash full loads only, but don't overload. It
   takes about as much energy to wash a small load
   as it does to wash a full load. Full loads also
   save water.
2. Wash and rinse in cold or warm water instead of
   hot whenever possible. Remember that energy is
   used to heat the water as well as to run the
   washer.
3. Set the thermostat on your water heater at 120
   F. This temperature is normally adequate for home
   use and will save a considerable amount of
   energy. If you have a dishwasher check the
   manufacturer's specifications to see if the
   temperature needs adjusting.
4. Follow detergent directions for your particular
   washer and avoid oversudsing. Oversudsing makes
   your washer work harder, so always measure
   detergent carefully instead of estimating the
   amount to use.
5. Dry similar items together in full loads. Sort
   clothes by thickness to avoid running an
   additional cycle for only a few slow-drying
   items.
6. Select the correct drying time. Don't overdry
   your clothes. Besides wasting energy, overdrying
   can give clothes a harsh feel and cause
   unnecessary wrinkling and shrinkage.
7. Dry consecutive loads. The energy used to bring
   the dryer up to operating temperature shouldn't
   be allowed to go to waste.
8. Remove clothes from the dryer as soon as tumbling
   stops. If clothes become wrinkled from lying in
   the dryer, extra energy must be used to iron or
   dry them again.
9. Partially line-dry bulky and heavy items.
   Articles such as rugs and bedspreads should be
   partially line-dried to avoid overworking your
   dryer.
10. Clean the lint filter after each load to maintain
    full airflow and maximize drying efficiency. A
    clogged filter slows drying and wastes energy.

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Save Energy With Heating and Cooling

• Check the reliability of your thermostat. Place a
  thermometer next to the thermostat and check the
  degree readings of each. If they vary more than a
  couple of degrees, replace the thermostat.
• Don't fiddle with thermostats. Set your
  thermostat at 68 F or lower for heating and 78
  F or higher for cooling. At bedtime set the
  thermostat at 55 F.
• Insulate your home. Wall, ceiling, floor and
  attic insulation will keep warmth in during the
  winter and heat out during the summer.
• Never turn your thermostat way up or way down to
  speed up the heating or cooling process. This
  will force your unit to work harder, stay on
  longer and use more energy.
• Check all insulation and duct work for air leaks.
  Repair leaks as needed, using approved materials
  and methods.
• Keep draperies drawn and windows closed. This
  will prevent cool air from escaping and warm air
  from seeping in through glass areas.
  Weather-strip and seal around all doors and
  windows.
• Seal off unused rooms. Turn thermostats off and
  leave vents closed in unoccupied rooms to save
  energy.
• Help your air conditioner work more efficiently.
  During the summer, try to limit the afternoon use
  of heat-producing appliances in the kitchen and
  laundry areas. Clean or replace filters
  regularly.
• Don't turn your heater on if you don't need it.
  Try warming up with a sweater first. Turn the
  heater off when you're not home.
• Turn off lights when they are not being used. For
  added savings, install compact fluorescent bulbs
  in your lighting fixtures. They use one-quarter
  of the energy that an incandescent bulb uses and
  last 10 times as long.

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