After losing their landmark Grange Hall to fire, the Town of Ferrisburgh selected Bread Loaf to provide services to design and re-build the original historic building while updating the facility to meet current code and energy requirements. The reconstructed building and new addition house town offices and a large space for community meetings, events, performances and receptions.

Bread Loaf craftsmen reused salvaged materials or replicated original interior details including the ornate 24 inch tall crown molding, solid wood doors and the tin wall panels. Special features include a new four-stop custom-sized lift, 13 foot high operable sash windows, rot-resistant Spanish Cedar trim, roof brackets and a four-hour fire-rated vault to house Town records.

• Rebuilding project on original site preserves green space
• Building orientation helps maximize solar exposure
• Reuse and restoration of components salvaged from burned historic structure
• Tight, well-insulated building envelope
• Natural materials such as Vermont slate and locally milled decorative woodwork
• Energy efficient lighting and lighting control system
• Use of additional cellulose and spray-foam insulation
• Use of low-emitting interior finishes
• Overall building energy efficiency
• Use of local materials and craftspeople
• Incorporate materials with high recycled content
• Energy efficient lighting
• Water conserving plumbing fixtures
• Construction waste management plan to recycle or salvage for reuse construction waste generated on-site