(Newington, NH) North Branch Construction of Concord, NH has completed construction of a state-of-the-art testing facility for Sig Sauer. This two-level, 12,000 square foot facility was constructed within its existing manufacturing building in Newington. The facility will be used to function-test new production.

North Branch continues upgrades to Sig Sauer’s manufacturing plant in the same building. This work includes various mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection system upgrades as well as construction of an in-plant inspection office and the installation of warehouse racking and mezzanine systems.

Sig Sauer is a leading firearms manufacturer, producing high-quality firearms and tactical and shooting accessories for military, law enforcement, and commercial use. Design for the new test facility is by Nutec Group located in York, PA.

 Sig Sauer Rifle Test Trap

 Sig Sauer Manufacturing Racking for Online Store Merchandise

Author: Katie D. Lopes

If you’d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Project Manager Jim Schwartzkopf, please call Katie Lopes at 603.224.3233 or e-mail Katie at klopes@northbranch.net.

- integrated community regeneration and strategic planning as transformative processes

- the project development process; local conditions, opportunities, issues and needs

- funding sources and grant programs for local development projects

Price: $275

Dates: June 10& 11, 2013, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Where: Grappone Hall, NHTI, Concord’s Community College

Directions: http://www.nhti.edu/visit-nhti/directions-map

Contact Hours: 15

INSTRUCTOR: Preston Gilbert,

Director of Community Redevelopment at SUNY – Environmental Science & Forestry

“Preston Gilbert is a public / nonprofit investment / development professional who applies his skills and experience to analyze and interpret challenging community and organizational conditions with a creative eye to opportunities that will transform institutions and places. Mr. Gilbert has served as a local planner, consultant, regional planning director (in NH), and federal lobbyist. Currently, he is the director of a university research center focused on the challenges of urban redevelopment representing communities ranging in size from Harts Location in NH to New York City. During this time he has written plans for and funded $600 million dollars of publicly funded improvements. These improvements included urban and village scale redevelopment projects, adaptive reuse projects, technology development initiatives, internal exchange and networking of redevelopment expertise, commercialization plans, brownfield area redevelopment plans and strategies, Superfund site reuse plans and urban reinvestment strategies.”

CALL (603) 230-4022 TO REGISTER – PROGRAM BEGINS JUNE 10th!

Go to registration site: http://www.nhti.edu

Transport NH is an emerging coalition (Plan NH is on the steering committee) of individuals, businesses, organizations, associations, agencies, and municipalities that promotes a balanced and environmentally sustainable transportation system. Their purpose is to enhance affordable mobility for all New Hampshire citizens and support sustainable economic development. They are interested in building a broader coalition and learning more from stakeholders.

Transport NH has asked NH Listens to help coordinate these conversations with people whose work or civic life is significantly connected to transportation and the transportation needs of others.

Conversations will be held April 30 – May 16 in six locations across the state. Doors will open at 12:30, and the conversation will run from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Join a conversation near you April 30 through May 16, 2013. 

WHEN AND WHERE

Lakes Region and Plymouth …. Tuesday, April 30 … The Ledges, Taylor Community, Laconia

Seacoast and Southeast … Wednesday, May 1 … Dover Public LIbrary

Upper Valley … Tuesday, May 7 … Kilton Public Library, West Lebanon

Monadnock … Wednesday, May 8 … Keene Rec Department

North Country … Wednesday, May 15 … Gorham Town Hall

Merrimack Valley … Thursday, May 16 … 900 Elm Street, Manchester

REGISTER HERE

Where: ReVision Energy, 7 Commercial Dr, Brentwood, NH 03833

Cost: FREE

What: Revision Energy and Ultra Geothermal would like to invite you to attend an educational seminar about Solar PV and Geothermal, two renewable energy technologies that work together very well. With geothermal, you can use the earth’s constant temperature to heat and cool your home using extremely efficient heat pumps. Then, use solar to provide electricity and offset your geothermal electric bill, allowing your home to be entirely ‘net zero’ in its heating and cooling. Combine renewable technologies to reduce your fossil fuel consumption and save you money!

This evening seminar will be held at ReVision Energy’s Brentwood, NH showroom which sports an awning-mount PV array, solar hot water, and fully automated pellet boiler. RSVP: maho@ultrageothermal.com

April 13th 7:30-3:30

Winnisquam Regional High School, Tilton, NH

Organized by the NH Local Energy Work Group. 

This is New Hampshire’s premier conference dedicated to achieving local and municipal energy successes! Multiple workshops, networking opportunities, and loads of good information!

Key note address by New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan

AIA CEUs available & AICP CEUs pending

 • Learn More About the Conference and Sessions.

• Questions?

• Exhibit at the LES Conference

Register Now – space limited.

For more information and to register, click here

Historic Buildings for the Next Century:

Preservation’s Role in Building a Sustainable Future

Statewide Preservation Conference

Join community leaders, preservation advocates, contractors, students and others for the Alliance’s statewide biennial spring conference. Conference participants will be challenged to think about preservation’s role in building a strong and sustainable future. Topics will include creative re-use strategies for historic properties, how to effectively position a preservation project for funding success, and the benefits and synergies of aligning preservation efforts with “local” trends in agriculture, business, and community development. Tours of local projects and reception at the Common Man Inn in Plymouth following the conference.

Heritage Commons, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH

Friday, March 22, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Registration live on-line February 4.

7:30 AM

Phelps Academy Center, Phillips Exeter Academy 20 Main Street Exeter, NH 03833

Phillips Exeter Academy’s Sustainable Initiatives

Phillips Exeter Academy (PEA) renovated a historic 1930 science classroom building into a new student center. The new building incorporates the principals of sustainable design and serves as a teaching tool to influence the attitudes and behavior of those who use it. The Phelps Academy Center, dedicated as a LEED Silver building in 2007, provides a home for student activities and clubs at the heart of the Exeter campus. The Student Center acts as a campus hub, and is highly regarded by students, faculty, and staff.

Meet Jill Robinson, Environmental Stewardship Manager for Phillips Exeter Academy as well as 2012 NHGBC Board Member, and Betsy Stevens, Sustainability Education Coordinator as they present on Phillip Exeter Academy’s green building and sustainability initiatives. A tour of The Phelps Academy Center will be conducted immediately following the presentation as well as a tour of LEED Gold certified faculty residences.

The presenters:

Jill Robinson is the Environmental Stewardship Manager at Phillips Exeter Academy as well as a recent elected board member to the NH Green Building Council. Her role on campus is to implement programs that incorporate sustainability and environmental stewardship into campus operations. Prior to her work at PEA Jill worked as a planner for the Rockingham Planning Commission, as an attorney for the U.S. Army Reserve and for a private firm in northeastern Ohio. She is a graduate of American University, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, and The Graduate School of the Ohio State University.

Betsy Stevens has been a member of the PEA science department since 2000, teaching Biology, Human Physiology, and Environmental Studies. In 2011 Betsy took on the position of Sustainability Education Coordinator in addition to teaching. She graduated with a BA in Biology and Environmental Science from Bowdoin College and has MAT in Biology from Brown University. Before Exeter she taught in a public middle school in California, The Winsor School in Boston, and at The Northfield Mount Hermon School.

About Green Eggs and To Register: Green Eggs is the Chapter’s monthly breakfast forum featuring a speaker and topic relevant to green buildings. Networking and breakfast, featuring a full breakfast – local and creative, will take place from 7:30 – 8:00 followed by a 45 minute presentation and a 15 minute question, answer & discussion period. Attendance is limited and pre-registration with payment is recommended. Attendance is $10 for members and $15 for non-members.

Please follow this link to register: http://www.usgbcnh.org/ViewEvent.ashx?eventId=617678

We look forward to seeing you at the event.

Thank you!

New Hampshire Chapter

U.S. Green Building Council

Warrenstreet Architects is extremely proud to announce the Merit Award we received for Harriman Hill Workforce Housing located in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire from the American Institute of Architects New Hampshire Chapter (AIANH). Doug Proctor and Jonathan Halle along with members of the Eastern Lakes Housing Coalition attended the awards banquet on Friday, January 11th at the Bedford Village Inn. The AIANH Excellence in Architecture Design Awards recognizes works which exemplify excellence in overall design, including aesthetics, clarity, creativity, appropriate functionality, sustainability, building performance and appropriateness with regard to fulfilling the client’s program.

Selected from 39 submissions, ten projects were recognized at the AIANH Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet.

Our firm was responsible for the complete design of Harriman Hill, 24 units of work force housing rental community located in the beautiful Lakes Region of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. The project consists of six, 4-unit apartment buildings in the first phase of construction; six buildings will be added in the second phase for a total of 48 units, and the third phase will add 20 single-family houses. Each unit provides for an open floor plan, appliances and heat and hot water are included. The setting provides for a sense of community while fitting into the rural fabric and being five minutes from downtown. Harriman Hill was designed with many sustainable features including solar panels, natural gas-fired hot water boiler and individual recovery ventilators were installed in each apartment.

The jury consisted of multiple individuals from the Rhode Island architecture community. Here is what they had to say: “The Harriman Hill project demonstrated a thoughtful approach to workforce housing that the jury found refreshing…The aesthetics were complemented by an attention to energy efficiency, with specifications for highly insulated walls and roofs and heat recovery ventilation in each unit. The architects tackled a challenging social and economic building type and delivered architecture that is attractive, livable and energy efficient – what more could we ask?”

The remainder of the design team consisted of the following firms; Nobis Engineering, Inc. of Concord provided civil engineering, TFmoran, Inc. of Bedford provided structural engineering, Petersen Engineering, Inc. of Portsmouth provided mechanical engineering and Lee F. Carroll, PE of Gorham provided electrical engineering. Harriman Hill is owned by Eastern Lakes Housing Coalition of Wolfeboro and Laconia Area Community Land Trust of Laconia is the managing partner. The Hartland Group of Burlington, VT was the developer for the project.