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The New Hampshire Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council is proud to announce that C. Stuart White Jr. AIA has been awarded the 2011 Sustainable Designer of the Year Award.  Stu has held a lifelong commitment to protecting the environment through his energy conservation commitment.  In the late 60’s, even before the oil embargo, Stu started his commitment to sustainability. Stu created one of the first residential projects to be accepted into the pilot LEED for Homes program – a home in Dorchester, NH.  Stu was an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the environmental studies program at Dartmouth College and as energy consultant to the Brookhaven National Labs focusing on passive solar energy utilization.

The New Hampshire Green Building Council is also proud to announce that the South Cove Recreation Center at Eastman in Grantham, NH has been selected as the 2011 NH Sustainable Building of the Year.   This LEED Gold Certified building was designed by Warranstreet Architects from Concord, NH and constructed by Milestone Construction from Concord, NH.  This building opened in 2009 utilizing regional New Hampshire Materials in construction and reducing energy consumption by more than 34%.  The building is designed and located to fit into the natural surroundings of Grantham and maximize conservation land.

Twelve other New Hampshire LEED certified buildings will be receiving recognition at the New Hampshire Green Building Council’s First Annual Awards Banquet. The First Annual New Hampshire Green Building Awards Banquet will be held at the Harbor Events and Conference Center in Portsmouth, NH on November 10, for additional information please visit www.usgbcnh.org.

The 2011 Building New Hampshire Awards Program celebrates energy-efficient, high-performance building of new and existing buildings in New Hampshire.

A committee of regional building professionals selects the winners of the 2011 Building New Hampshire Awards, which honor those who have made significant contributions toward enhancing both residential and commercial buildings of the Granite State.

Winners of the 2011 Building New Hampshire Awards are the people to watch, as they're the ones who are producing some of the most beautiful, innovative, energy-efficient buildings and remodeling projects in New Hampshire.  

Categories include community and cultural places, residential home building, and commercial spaces. All projects must be located in New Hampshire and must have been built or retrofitted using sustainable building practices and principles. While any applicant is eligible for entry, Energy Star, National Green Building Standard, LEED, and REGREEN certification programs will be considered equally.

Nominations for 2011 and all supporting materials are due by 5:00 pm EST on Friday, September 9, 2011. To learn more, go to www.buildingnh.com.

Winners for 2011 will be announced at a special reception and via a press release on November 2, 2011. Winners may be selected to be featured inGranite State Builder and Building New Hampshire News.

Contact kathy Poggi at kpoggi@seacoastink.com

New Hampshire Chapter

Senator Jeanne Shaheen recently introduced The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011. A section-by-section summary of the bill and an important letter of support can be viewed through the links below.  The letter of support, authored by The Alliance to Save Energy's Brad Penney, has already been signed by numerous companies and organizations. We need your help to get this letter into the appropriate hands, so that more businesses can add their names to the list of supporters. Please forward this message within your company or organization and to other business owners so they can help continue the momentum behind this important legislature.

Summary of energy bill

Letter of Support

To add your company's name to the list of supporters, copy and paste the paragraph below in an email to Senator Shaheen's office, c/o Scott Merrick at Scott_Merrick@shaheen.senate.gov .

Dear Mr. Merrick,

We commend Senator Shaheen and her staff for their work on The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 and ask to add our company,[company name], to the list of supporters. We thank Senator Shaheen for her leadership in developing this comprehensive package, and offer our support in helping to advance this important bill toward enactment by the 112^th Congress. 

Sincerely,

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Thank you!

New Hampshire Chapter

The 2011 Building New Hampshire Awards Program celebrates energy-efficient, high-performance building of new and existing buildings in New Hampshire.

A committee of regional building professionals selects the winners of the 2011 Building New Hampshire Awards, which honor those who have made significant contributions toward enhancing both residential and commercial buildings of the Granite State.

Winners of the 2011 Building New Hampshire Awards are the people to watch, as they're the ones who are producing some of the most beautiful, innovative, energy-efficient buildings and remodeling projects in New Hampshire.  

Categories include community and cultural places, residential home building, and commercial spaces. All projects must be located in New Hampshire and must have been built or retrofitted using sustainable building practices and principles. While any applicant is eligible for entry, Energy Star, National Green Building Standard, LEED, and REGREEN certification programs will be considered equally.

Nominations for 2011 and all supporting materials are due by 5:00 pm EST on Friday, August 12, 2011. To learn more, go to www.buildingnh.com.

Winners for 2011 will be announced at a special reception and via a press release on November 2, 2011. Winners may be selected to be featured in Granite State Builder and Building New Hampshire News.

Click here to see official notification