About Us
New Ground, LLC was started in 2004 by Jason Nowosad. After working as both an engineer and a high school math teacher, he sought to turn his love of building and passion for energy efficiency into a career in the hopes of being part of the solution to the impending energy and environmental crisis. Since then, New Ground, LLC has been building quality custom homes and additions with many energy saving and “green” features and are thankful to the many clients they have been lucky to serve in Eastern Connecticut.
Our Philosophy
Quality Custom Homes for Eastern Connecticut
New Ground LLC will build quality custom homes that have lower long term operating costs, increased durability, improved Indoor Air Quality, and less impact on the local and global environment.
Energy Saving Green Technology
Energy Savings is attained by striving to use the most efficient mechanical systems, framing techniques, insulation techniques and products, recycling, and any other method or product that becomes available in order to achieve these goals.
Lower Energy Costs
Lower long term operating costs and increased durability will save the customer money in the long run as well as help to ease the burden of energy and materials production on the environment.
Cleaner Indoor Air Quality
Improved indoor air quality creates a more comfortable and healthier home for all occupants now and in the future as well as prevents toxins from being dispersed into the atmosphere.
Eastern Connecticut’s Green Builder
It is the mission of this company to commit itself to these goals.
The New Ground Family
We consider staffing to be integral to what we do at New Ground and hope you will get the chance to know the whole crew during your project. We choose to sub-contract as little as possible for most of our projects so you shouldn’t be surprised to see someone from the New Ground team at your project on a daily basis. We generally complete much of the house ourselves including the foundation, framing, siding, roofing, insulation, painting,& most finish work. By maintaining direct control over so many aspects of the job we can control quality and price while offering our customers continuity on their project. Of course we can’t do everything in-house with our small crew. The extended New Ground family includes a short list of trusted and reliable trade partners who we rely on for excavating, plumbing, electrical, geothermal and solar installations, drywall, stairs, cabinetry, masonry, and landscaping as well as assistance with other aspects of the project as our scheduling dictates..
Jason Nowosad, founder and president
Jason Nowosad graduated summa cum laude from the University of Hartford Engineering School with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a concentration in Acoustics. He was also the president of his Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. While at school, he became interested in energy efficient technologies and completed a senior project, designing and analyzing a passive solar home. He also studied Construction Management and Estimating.
He went to work for a prestigious acoustics consulting firm in New York City but for personal reasons left the city and returned home to Lebanon, CT where he still lives with his wife and two young daughters. He briefly taught high school mathematics before going down his current career path.
In the wake of personal tragedy, he came to realize that he had to follow is life-long dream of being a builder. He had always loved working with his hands and thought he could apply his passion and education to a new career, building green homes in Eastern Connecticut and so New Ground, LLC was born.
Jason is the president of New Ground, LLC. Green building is his passion. He has achieved the National Association of Home Builders Certified Green Professional Designation and is also an ENERGY STAR Partner in the state of CT. He continues to learn about green building in order to remain on the cutting edge of technology.
John Nowosad
John Nowosad, Jason’s father, supported Jason in his desire to open a business and became his partner. A Vietnam veteran, John returned from the war and spent his career in manufacturing. He had recently retired when Jason sought to open New Ground and has been happy to fill his time handling the day to day operations of New Ground, LLC. He oversees supplies and tools for New Ground, always making sure everybody has what they need, when and where they need it.
Kevin Regan (“K-Dog”)
Kevin Regan graduated from Quinnipiac University with a degree in Marketing. New Ground’s first employee, he is a skilled carpenter and field manager. Attention to detail especially in finish carpentry is his passion.
Berkeley Nowosad
Berkeley Nowosad, Jason’s wife was happy to join the New Ground team in 2008, after the birth of their second daughter. She fulfills the duties of office manager and bookkeeper.
Isaac Bulger
Isaac joined us in 2009. He is highly skilled in finish carpentry.
Bill Donato (”Billy D”)
Bill joined us in 2010. He is a great carpenter and also director of Spray Foam Operations.
Chris Hall (”C Hall”)
Chris joined us in the summer of 2010. He has years of experience in the construction industry as well as the automotive industry.