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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 with a tour of the Town Office Building by attendees of the Vermont Town and City Management Association’s Spring Conference.
Chris Huston, from Bread Loaf Corporation, along with Select Board member Victor Nuovo, John Dale and Paul Wyncoop of Bread Loaf, and Efficiency Vermont’s Nick Thiltgen, presented the award to Town Manager Kathleen Ramsay, who accepted the award on behalf of the Town. The building was recognized for its performance over the entire operating cycle of 2017, for exemplary energy efficiency and as a Net Zero Ready facility (The building will be officially Net Zero once the town controls the renewable energy credits from their solar array).
Mr. Huston thanked the entire team for the highly collaborative approach which was fundamental to the success of the project. He also read the following statement from Jenna Antonino DiMare, the Executive Director of VGBN:
“I am proud of the excellent work Bread Loaf Corporation is doing to push the market towards more sustainable building practices. The Vermont Green Building Network was delighted to award its net zero ready Middlebury Town Office project the Vermont’s Greenest Building Award in the commercial category this year. Congratulations to their entire team for helping to ensure this building exemplifies best practices in municipal buildings, and creates a new standard for environmentally responsible construction and operations in Vermont.”
Middlebury College was also recognized for their significant Contributions of the ambitious project and for their specific support of the net zero features of the new Middlebury Town Offices.
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Center for the Arts at Walker Farm Ground Break
Weston, Vermont—A Ground Breaking Ceremony was held on August 7th for the new Center for the Arts at the Walker Farm, located at 719 Main Street. Weston Playhouses’ goal is to create a nationally recognized Incubator for the...
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Bread Loaf Corporation Promotes Justin Wright to Superintendent
Middlebury, Vermont—Bread Loaf Corporation, a Vermont firm of architects, planners, and builders is pleased to announce that Justin Wright has been promoted from Foreman to Superintendent. Justin began working at Bread Loaf Corporation as a tradesperson in 2005....
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Expansion Makes Otter Creek in Middlebury Largest Brewery in Vermont
Sam Hartley
Middlebury, Vermont—Otter Creek Brewery cut the ribbon on its brand new 8,000-square-foot, 120-barrel brew house this past Thursday, making the Middlebury brewery the largest beer maker, by volume, in Vermont. “This is the story of why Vermont...
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Ronald A. Mainelli Memorial Scholarship
Middlebury, Vermont—Bread Loaf Corporation has awarded Sophie Ann Saunders, with the Ronald A. Mainelli Memorial Scholarship. Ms. Saunders of Middlebury, Vermont will be attending Tufts University in the fall. The Mainelli Scholarship assists a student in preparation...
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Bob Eaton Promoted to Senior Project Manager
Bread Loaf is pleased to announce that Bob Eaton has been promoted to Senior Project Manager. Bob has been with Bread Loaf for 12 years managing a wide range of projects, most notably our largest IPM project, the $36 million...
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Dan Heath Director of Safety and Training
Dan Heath will be transitioning from Superintendent to his new position as Director of Safety and Training. Dan has been with Bread Loaf for 33 years. In his new role, he will work with field and office personnel to...
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Sheila Shaw Promoted to Vice President of Human Resouces
Sheila Shaw has been promoted to Vice President of Human Resources. Sheila has been with Bread Loaf for 23 years. She has been Director of Human Resources for the past 10 years. Sheila has been an integral part of the...
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Maple Landmark Ribbon Cutting
Middlebury, Vermont—A ribbon cutting ceremony was held April 21st to celebrate Maple Landmark’s newly renovated and expanded manufacturing floor, located at 1297 Exchange Street. Bread Loaf Corporation provided Integrated Project Management services for the design and construction...
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