Bruce Winter has worked in and around building construction most of his life and earned his degree in Occupational Education from the School of Engineering at SIU. Bruce served as a Facility Engineer in the US Antarctic Program and has led construction operations in three Habitat affiliates here in southern Florida. Under his leadership homes are being built to the highest level of energy efficiency, sustainability and universal design criteria for low-income families throughout Manatee County. In 2013, Bruce’s hard work and passion for sustainability earned Manatee Habitat the 2013 Housing Innovation Award from the US Department of Energy.
