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Bread Loaf Corporation Receives Energy-Efficient Award
Addison IndependentMiddlebury, Vermont—Bread Loaf Corporation of Middlebury has received a “Best of the Best” award from Efficiency Vermont for energy-efficient renovation and construction for its innovative renovation of the Hartford Town Hall.
Bread Loaf transformed a drafty structure with high heating bills into a comfortable building designed to meet all its energy needs through future connection to the town’s solar array. While retaining the building’s original, historic exterior, Bread Loaf redesigned the interior layout to optimize the reach of natural lighting from a new, two-story glass lobby. Energy-saving features also include high-performance air sealing, insulation, windows, lighting, energy-recovery ventilation, and a heat-pump heating/cooling system.
A total of 13 award recipients were recognized on Feb. 3 at Efficiency Vermont’s annual Better Buildings by Design conference in Burlington. Given annually, the Best of the Best awards recognize high achievement by architects, engineers, builders and contractors using energy efficiency and sustainability practices to construct or renovate Vermont buildings. Awards are given for commercial and residential new construction, commercial major rehabilitation projects, renovations completed by Building Performance contractors and home improvements made by Home Performance with ENERGY STAR contractors.
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Bread Loaf Workers Build Skills by Constructing a Shed at the Putnam Block
By Luke Nathan, Bennington Banner
BENNINGTON — Once a week since September, some construction workers at the Putnam Block site have opted not to go home at the ostensible end of the workday. Instead, they’ve attended training sessions offered by their employer, Bread...
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Gov. Scott Helps Break Ground for Early Childhood Center
By Banner staff
BENNINGTON — Gov. Phil Scott, local dignitaries and representatives of Vermont’s congressional delegation broke ground Wednesday for an early childhood center that will provide much needed daycare for infants, toddlers and preschool children. The center, to be constructed...
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Union Bank Open House Celebration and Ribbon Cutting
Union Bank, held a grand opening/ribbon cutting celebration on Saturday, August 17th for its newest full service branch located at 31 Market Street, Finney Crossing in Williston. The newly constructed branch (constructed by Bread Loaf Corporation) location features...
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Committee Presents Plan for New Newport Recreation Center
By Patrick O’Grady, Valley News Correspondent
Newport — A presentation of preliminary plans for a new recreation center in Newport left supporters of the project feeling like a million bucks. At the end of the presentation on Wednesday night, Town Manager Hunter Rieseberg announced the...
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New Digs for Stowe
By Caleigh Cross, Stowe Reporter
Stowe Electric Department finally has a home of its own, after decades of bouncing between landlords all around town. The utility’s employees settled into their new offices on Moscow Road this week. Construction of the new $2 million...
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Department of Libraries Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Barre, Vermont—The Vermont Department of Libraries held a ribbon cutting at the ABLE Library on Friday, October 19, 2018 for their new office space. The project, a renovation of the former Spaulding School (which also houses the Vermont History...
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Long Trail begins Construction on Field House
Adam Aucoin, Bennington Banner
DORSET—Long Trail School took a major step Tuesday in heightening the profile of its athletic programs, starting construction of the school’s new field house scheduled to open in the fall of 2019. The field house will be...
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Town of Middlebury Wins the Vermont’s Greenest Building Award for 2017
On Thursday, May 17, 2018 the Town of Middlebury was awarded the Greenest Building award for 2017 for the Middlebury Town Office Building from the Vermont Green Building Network (VGBN) during a ceremony at the Town Offices. The award ceremony coincided...
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