In This Issue
From SEON’s Executive Director
It’s October… Happy Cabbage Day, Happy Halloween and Happy Building!
This has been a glorious Fall. We’re so blessed to live in this wonderful part of the country.
On October 23rd, from 4 to 5:30 PM, the Sustainable Energy Outreach Network
(SEON) hosted a crucial roundtable discussion titled “Passing the Torch: Vermont Builders Discuss Challenges Facing the Next Generation.” Set in the conference room of WW Building Supply in Newfane, this event was an enlightening and impactful gathering for anyone invested in the future of our building industry.
This was an opportunity to engage directly with seasoned general contractors—Jonathan Morse, Jonathan Klein, Stephen Mindel, Brian Ames, and Michael Wells—who shared their insights on the challenges currently facing the next generation of builders. As these industry veterans prepared to retire or transition, they carried invaluable knowledge about navigating an increasingly complex landscape of building codes, sustainability practices, and workforce shortages. Their experiences and advice were essential for anyone looking to thrive in today’s construction environment.
Certification Progress: The Office of Professional Regulation is still in the process of gathering the information they need to help advance the certification requirements for Energy Code, Building Science, and ICC Code. The Vermont Homebuilding Coalition continues to work together to collaborate with the OPR to define essential training and potential certification requirements for adhering to the state’s energy code. SEON’s courses on Basics of High-Performance Building and Water, Air, and Thermal Continuous Control Layers are under consideration for certification.
Future Programs: While still in the early stages, we are exploring the development of an apprenticeship program for High-Performance Builders.
Social Media: Stay tuned to our social media channels for more updates and promotions of our courses. Join us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter / X, TikTok, and LinkedIn.Onward and upward until next month!
Guy Payne
Executive Director
Building Training & Leadership Training!
High-Performance Building
Date: Dec. 7: 8:00AM – 5:00PM
Crew Leadership Training: Mentoring Skills to Retain Your Workforce
Date: Dec. 10: and 17: 3:30PM – 7:30PM
New Member Benefit
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We’d love to feature your job site animal and your projects:
Just send us email at: sarah@buildingscience.org
Members in Action
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| Housewright Construction, Inc.
“A couple of weeks ago Amanda Kleintop and Jodi Ovens had the pleasure of attending The Granite Group’s inaugural Southwester Beers with Builders event…”
► Read more at Housewright Construction, Inc.
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| Fire Prevention Month!
“October is fire prevention month! Stop by WW Building Supply in Wilmington and Newfane and grab all your fire safety supplies.”
► Read more at WW Building Supply
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| Un Build It!!
“Welcome to the UnBuild It YouTube channel. Check back every Thursday for new content from Steve Baczek, Peter Yost, and Jake Bruton as they cover a wide range of Building Science topics from theory to practice.”
► Read more at Peter Yost / Building-Wright
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| We’re Proud!
“We’re proud to be an Energy Efficiency Expert Excellence Network contractor with Efficiency Vermont. At Farnum Insulators, we’re dedicated to helping you maximize savings and improve your home’s comfort through top-notch insulation. Check this post to learn about how you can benefit.”
► Read more at Farnum Insulators
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| How efficient is your home?
“Do you ever wonder how efficient your home is? Where is your home leaking energy – or money – from? Consider scheduling a virtual home energy visit!
We asked Matt Plouffe, an energy expert with Efficiency Vermont to tell us a little about virtual home energy visits. A virtual home energy visit is a room-by-room inspection of your home by an energy professional through a video chat, kind of like a Facetime call. These visits are a great first step before starting any home energy improvement project. The energy professional will work with you to create a road map to improve your home.”
► Read more at Efficiency Vermont
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A Look Back – GPI Construction
“We replaced the 80,000 lb colonnade roof deck at Landmark College. Valley Crane removes the old roof deck and Valley Concrete forms and pours new roof deck.”
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Neurodivergence and Construction Makes Sense
“Inclusivity means ensuring everyone who wants to be there and is ready to contribute their unique perspectives and skill sets feels welcome, respected, set up for success, and that their value is acknowledged regardless of where they are coming from or how their brains work.”
► Read more at HELM Construction Solutions
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► “How Did They Build That” to explain Boston University’s Jenga building, how to watch
► Boston’s Sumner Tunnel Reaches Substantial Completion Early
► Suffolk Named a Top Ten Green Contractor in the Nation for the Second Consecutive Year
► Despite headwinds, Vermont construction having a ‘tremendous’ year
► Goddard Buyers Envision ‘Bustling, Busy Campus Again’
► The Heartbreak Hotel apartment building stitched Plainfield together. Floods washed it away
► Middlebury Chapel can keep its new name, court rules, in victory for college
► Fundamentals of Pre-Construction and Project Management
7 Tuesdays in November & December 2024 (beings Nov 5)
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EST
Cost = $900
Info and Registration Link
- 475 High Performance Building Supply – Nationwide
- All Seasons Construction Corp – Springfield, VT
- Andrew Dey (individual owner) – Walpole, NH
- Apple Tree Builders – Southern, VT
- Bluetime Collaborative – Brattleboro, VT
- Bob Rueter Foundation (individual owner) – Turners Falls, MA
- Building-Wright – Northhampton, MA
- Delta Energy Works (DEW) – Heat Pump Systems – Brattleboro, VT
- Duane Case (individual owner) – Bellows Falls, VT
- Earthshare Construction – Lebanon, NH
- Efficiency Vermont – Winooski, VT
- EnviroProfit, LLC (lighting) – West Wardsboro, VT
- Farnum Insulators – Dummerston, VT
- Friends of the Sun – Brattleboro, VT
- GPI Construction – Brattleboro, VT
- Helm Construction Services – Brattleboro and Montpelier, VT
- HempStone, LLC – Hatfield, MA
- Housewright Construction – Newbury, VT
- Integrated Solar Applications Corporation (“ISA”) – Brattleboro, VT
- JA Saccoccio Workshop, PLLC – Brattleboro, VT
- Junio Anthes-Moody (individual owner) – Vermont
- Mathes Hulme Builders – Brattleboro, VT
- Mindel & Morse Builders – Brattleboro, VT
- Nate Gusakov (individual owner) – Vermont
- Owl’s Head Builders – Guilford, VT
- SEED Design / Build – West Townshend, VT
- Shelterwood – Waitsfield, VT
- Sierra Pacific Windows – Nationwide
- Snowdog Construction – Norwich, VT
- Steve Sebastian (individual owner) – Vermont
- Sustainable Design – Dorset, VT
- Tim Lillis Builder – Bellows Falls, VT
- Tom McLoughlin (individual owner) – Brattleboro, VT
- Unity Homes – Walpole, NH
- VSECU – Brattleboro, VT
- Wadsworth Design | Build – Stratton, Mount Snow & Okemo, VT
- Windham Regional Career Center – Brattleboro, VT
- Wright Builders – Durham, NH
- WW Building Supply – Newfane, VT
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