Devin Colman in front of his favorite midcentury house in Burlington On January 24, the preservation experts of seven northeastern states, including Pennsylvania and New York, convened for a webinar on historic barns, hosted by the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance. One of the three invited guest speakers was Tom Visser, professor and director of the master s of science program in historic preservation at the University of Vermont. In the subsequent breakout session for Vermont, the main speakers, Vermont state architectural historian Devin Colman and Preservation Trust of Vermont field service representative Alex Tolstoi, greeted each other familiarly. Both graduates of Visser s program, they gave a shout-out to a third grad, Caitlin Corkins, tax credits and grants coordinator at the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, who didn t make it to the event.
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Kristopher Radder, Brattleboro Reformer
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Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer
Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer
Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer
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Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer
Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer
Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer
People head to the polls during a modified Town Meeting Day in Vermont on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer
People head to the polls during a modified Town Meeting Day in Vermont on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer
People head to the polls during a modified Town Meeting Day in Vermont on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
The Mountain Times
Bread Loaf Corporation in Hartford. By Jim Westphalen
Vermont Green Building Network’s (VGBN) ninth annual Vermont’s Greenest Building Awards Competition is now open for submissions. This statewide competition recognizes exemplary residential and commercial buildings that excel in green building strategies – including water, health, transportation, and affordability – and meet the highest standard of demonstrated energy performance.
Submissions are due on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 5 p.m. EST. Winners of the awards will be announced and showcased at VGBN’s annual Vermont Green Building Celebration this spring.
For more information and application materials, visit vtgreenbuildingnetwork.org/awards.
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WILMINGTON â All members of a committee tasked with planning a new building for the police and fire departments agreed with who they want to see take on the project.
The Public Safety Facility Committee recommended hiring Bread Loaf Corporation of Middlebury if voters authorize borrowing for the project on annual Town Meeting Day in March.
âThey have 12 or 13 public safety facilities under their belt, mostly in Vermont,â Chuck Clerici, committee member, said at a special Select Board meeting held remotely Thursday. âIt was a unanimous and resounding decision to recommend Bread Loaf.â