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12-22 North Grand Re-Opening

vermontg — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:46:39 +0000

12-22 North Grand Re-Opening – Saturday, December 10, 2011 – 4-6pm

Join us for drinks, refreshments, and guided tours of recent upgrades to the building! We’ve spent the past few months improving the infrastructure and design of the building, and we’re excited to show you what we’ve done! Stop by Saturday, December 10, 2011, between 4pm-6pm and join us for good conversation and great company.

The Ramble

Vermont Green Offices — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:59:54 +0000

Vermont Green Offices is pleased to be participating in The Ramble! A celebration of Burlington’s Old North End, this annual festival of arts, business and community is always a blast! Stop by VGO on Saturday, July 30th, for activities, snacks, and artwork from a handful of local artists including Dave Davidson’s Royalties Media, Inc. Royalties will be showcasing work from the past few years including client pieces for Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and much more. It’s a free event, and all are welcome! For more info on The Ramble, please click here.

Queen of The Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?

Vermont Green Offices — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:40:29 +0000

VGO Open House – July 08, 2011

Vermont Green Offices — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:52:54 +0000

Please join us Friday, July 8th, 2011, 3:30pm-5:30pm, for a guided tour with VGO founder, AJ Rossman, of our innovative green features and renewable resources.

Vermont Green Offices is striving to become the most advanced renewable energy office community in Vermont, with facilities ideally suited for engineers, architects, programmers, scientists, and other professionals working on green projects. An advanced technological infrastructure, stimulating common areas, flexible floor plans, a variety of price-points, and numerous other benefits, make Vermont Green Offices the perfect space to grow your green business!

Equinox Summit: Energy 2030

Vermont Green Offices — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:03:07 +0000

This past week, the Waterloo Global Science Initiative facilitated an engaging conversation on renewable energy and shared visions for a sustainable future. Their inaugural Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 took place in Waterloo, Ontario at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. From their summary communique:

“Energy is humanity’s largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and our appetite for electricity is growing faster than for any other form of energy. Transforming the ways we generate, distribute and store electricity is among the most pressing challenges facing society today.

Over the next four decades, global energy demand is expected to almost double from 16.5 terawatts to 30 terawatts. If we want to stabilize CO2 levels in our atmosphere at 550 parts per million, all of that growth needs to be met by non-carbon forms of energy.

Reducing the amount of fossil fuel we burn to generate electricity would make a substantial contribution to the goal of addressing climate change. In the wider context of peak oil and the rapidly growing global population, there is an urgent need for action.”

Learn more about the WGSI and the Equinox Summit by clicking here.

August First Bread Bike

Vermont Green Offices — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:03:38 +0000

Greetings friends,

Just a quick note to let you know the good folks at August First (click here for more info) will be riding their bikes around Burlington this summer selling fresh bread. Like to support people-power, renewable energy, and high quality local food? Check out the info below, and be sure to flag down a Bread Bike rider when they’re in your neighborhood. Cheers!

Mondays: Hill Section (Big triangle bordered by Maple, Willard, Howard, and St. Paul. Including Cliff, Bayview, Union, and others.)
Tuesdays: Sisters Area (Pine St., Pine Pl., Marble, St. Paul, Hayward, Locust, Catherine, Caroline, Marion, Margaret, Charlotte, and brother Howard.)
Wednesday: The O.N.E. (All over the place! From North St. to Lakeview Terrace, Manhattan Dr. to N. Union and spots in between.)
Thursdays: South End (Shelburne Rd to Home Ave, down to Oakledge Area, to Lakeside. Includes Home, Lyman, Fergusen, Scarff, et al!)

Bill McKibben: Illustrated

Vermont Green Offices — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:28:01 +0000

Vermont Smart Resource Institute

Vermont Smart Resource Institute — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 17:03:16 +0000

Vermont Green Offices proudly announces the formation of the Vermont Smart Resource Institute. Established June 04, 2011, the Vermont Smart Resource Institute (VSRI) is a collaborative of energy professionals providing consultancy and cutting-edge research and development. Located in Vermont’s ‘smart energy hub’ – Vermont Green Offices – VSRI facilitates projects, such as the Vermont Smart Grid Working Group, which are dedicated to the innovation of smart grid and renewable energy technologies across Vermont.

To learn more about the Vermont Smart Resource Institute, please click here.
To subscribe to the Vermont Smart Resource Institute’s RSS feed, click here.

Seeking Green Jobs in Vermont?

Vermont Green Offices — Sun, 29 May 2011 19:58:22 +0000

Looking for green jobs? Vermont Green may be able to help you start a career in a green industry through assessment, training, supports, job placement and follow-up services. If you’re interested in developing a promising career working in solar/PV installation, check out the following resources…

5-Day Advanced PV Tech Training Class! Financial assistance available; Take a big step toward NABCEP certification. Click here for more info…

Looking to pick up certifications and advance your career in the green energy industry? Check out this list of essential local and national resources: Click here for more info…

For more info, registration for classes, and many more green job opportunities… Tatum O’Malley, Vermont Green – Career Development Counselor: (802) 860-1417×105; vtgreen[at]cvoeo[dot]org

Vermont & the 2030 Net Zero Energy Standard

Vermont Green Offices — Sun, 29 May 2011 19:34:42 +0000

Vermont & the 2030 Net Zero Energy Standard An Evening Forum to Build Understanding and Support
Thursday June 16, 2011 at 7:00PM
Richmond Free Library 201 Bridge Street, Richmond, VT 05477

The folks at Building for Social Responsibility ask you to join them in discussing the inclusion of a Net Zero Energy Standard in Vermont’s Comprehensive Energy Plan (set to roll-out in October 2011).

They’re proposing a building standard requiring buildings to be built for Net Zero Energy by 2020 or 2030, as a number of other states have already done. Approval of such a measure, Building for Social Responsibility argues, would demonstrate Vermont’s commitment to a sustainable energy future and help to greatly reduce Climate Changing emissions.

According to Building for Social Responsibility, having this Net Zero requirement in the plan will –
– Provide incentive for the marketplace to take action against climate change in an industry noted as the largest contributor of greenhouse gases.
– Lenders and appraisers will prepare for financing and appraising these buildings that may cost more up front, but then cost nothing to operate.
– Homeowners will become more familiar with the term and the cost savings associated with such a home; demand will rise.

For more information, please visit: http://www.bsr-vt.org/index.html