Vermont
Housing &
Conservation
Board

Events

May 2008

Dismas House
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony


to celebrate East Allen Dismas House,
the newest addition to the Dismas family of
transitional housing for former prisoners

Friday, May 9, 12 noon
103 East Allen St., Winooski

Light refreshments will be served.



VHCB Board Meeting May 9, 2008
10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Vermont Association of Realtors Conference Room
148 State Street, Montpelier


The Rockingham Area Community Land Trust, Housing Vermont
and the Town of Cavendish welcome you to an


Open House
Proctorsville Green
Depot Street and Village Green Drive

1:00 PM Tuesday, May 13, 2008

RSVP to Dot Bechard at Housing Vermont
Call 863 8424 or email dot@hvt.org



a workshop for nonprofit affordable housing developers
sponsored by the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board


Building Greener
Affordable Housing
in Vermont

presented by
Andy Shapiro of Energy Balance Inc.

Friday, May 16
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce, Berlin


It has become apparent that building more fuel efficient and sustainable housing is at the heart of long term affordability. VHCB is pleased to organize and offer a workshop focusing on green building approaches for the affordable housing we develop. It will be presented by Andy Shapiro, one of Vermont’s most experienced practitioners in this area.

In this workshop, Andy Shapiro will:
(1) introduce a basic, conceptual understanding of green building;
(2) review energy and other green building options;
(3) present existing housing projects along the green continuum;
(4) review life-cycle cost analysis; and
(5) discuss planning approaches for housing organizations to get greener.

The workshop will include a panel discussion on Green Building Barrriers/Strategies with Nancy Owens of Housing Vermont, Karl Goetze of Efficiency Vermont and Bill Maclay of William Maclay Architects and Planners.

Andy Shapiro has provided energy and other green building design consulting services for 25 years to a wide variety sof clients including many affordable housing developments developed in Vermont. He is also the Scientist-in-the-Classroom for the Vermont Energy Education Program, training teachers and students from elementary to high school since 1994. He holds an Engineering degree from Brown University and is the author of a number of energy-related publications.

To register, reply to lgraves@vhcb.org by May 7.
Include your name, title, organization, and telephone number. Mail a check in the amount of $30 payable to "VHCB" to: VHCB, 149 State St., Montpelier, VT 05602.
Lunch will be provided.

The Chamber of Commerce is wheelchair accessible.
Please contact us by Friday, May 2 if you require special accommodations.


For more information please contact Rick DeAngelis at
828-3526 or rick@vhcb.org



The Lund Family Center

Ribbon Cutting
for the completed
renovation and expansion of the

Residential Treatment Program Facility

Friday, May 16, 2008
3:00 p.m.
76 Glen Road, Burlington

more details to follow
www.lundfamilycenter.org



The Addison County Community Trust, Housing Vermont
and the Town of Middlebury welcome you to an


OPEN HOUSE
Middlebury South Village:
1:00 PM, Tuesday, May 20

Route 7, South of Middlebury

RSVP to Dot Bechard at Housing Vermont
Call 863 8424 or email dot@hvt.org