As summer fades, now is the perfect time to share advice on making our homes more energy efficient and comfortable. The Button Up Video Contest is looking for short videos that inspire viewers to take action to lower their heating costs.
The Vermont Statewide Housing Conference is proud to announce its lineup of 18 workshops, in-depth plenary panel and nationally-acclaimed keynote speaker Barry Zigas. Register online today for this important event!
After reviewing comments, the Vermont Public Service Department has revised Vermont’s building energy standards and submitted them to the Secretary of State as part of the rulemaking process. Public hearings to discuss the proposed standards will be held on September 19th.
Former U.S. Senator and long-time Vermont resident Jim Jeffords died this morning. Since retiring from the Senate in 2007, Jeffords has lived in Knollwood Military Retirement Residence in the Washington, DC area near his family.
Mark your calendars for the groundbreaking celebration for South Main Apartments (formerly the state office complex's Ladd Hall) in Waterbury. Senator Patrick Leahy will join developers Central Vermont Community Land Trust and Housing Vermont as the community gathers to kick off the redevelopment of this historic building after the disrepair caused by Tropical Storm Irene.
The Vermont Department of Public Service is currently in the process of working with stakeholders to update the Vermont Residential and Commercial Energy Code. An updated version of the proposed Code will be made available soon.
There will be a public meeting held in September with an additional comment period of three weeks for those who wish to provide further input into the process based upon the revised draft.
Surrounded by “lucky bamboo” to ensure a retirement filled with happiness and prosperity, VHFA staff celebrated Pat Loller’s last day as Director of Administration—a critical role Pat half-jokingly often described as “Chief of Stuff.”
Pat Loller, Director of Administration, will be retiring from the agency effective July 15, 2014. Concurrently, Maura Collins will be promoted to the position of Director of Administration and Policy.
When resident services coordinators from across New England come together each year, the benefits of sharing experiences, honing skills, and learning new approaches is hard to capture in words.
The video released after this year’s conference in New Hampshire in May helps paint a picture of the power created when these devoted professionals come together.
Congressman Peter Welch visited Bobbin Mill Apartments, an affordable housing renovation project in Burlington, Friday to highlight his legislation (H.R. 4717) to improve the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and stimulate the development and rehabilitation of affordable rental housing in Vermont.