Central Vermont Community Action Council will present "Button-Up Vermont," a home weatherization workshop conducted by trained energy auditors, tomorrow.
Residents will learn the fundamentals of energy loss in buildings and do-it-yourself opportunities for saving energy, including behavioral changes and low-cost weatherization measures.
Participants will receive educational material and contact information for energy efficiency services and lending institutions that offer low-interest loans.
Some photos from Saturday's event at Northgate housing complex in Burlington.
Residents of Northgate celebrated 20 years of resident leadership. The Northgate Residents’ Ownership Corp. recently acquired ownership of the property, making it 100 percent resident-owned.
Join the residents of the Northgate housing complex in Burlington this Saturday for a celebration of 20 years of resident leadership.
The Northgate Residents' Ownership Corp. recently acquired ownership of the property, making it 100 percent resident-owned.
The party runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 275 Northgate Road in Burlington with free food, activities and performances.
VHFA Director of Development Joe Erdelyi will be a featured speaker at the National Housing and Rehabilitation Association's (NH&RA) Fall Developers Conference in November.
The event will include program updates, case studies, round table discussions and networking events.
A highlight will be the year’s Timmy Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation and the Vision Awards honoring housing and community development leaders for providing affordable housing for America’s families.
Join VHFA Homeownership Outreach Coordinator Erin Perrin (pictured) for "Mortgage Financing in a New Age."
She'll present the four-hour class with Universal Mortgage's Marilyn Morin Roberts at the Vermont Association of REALTORS (VAR) Northeast Real Estate Conference and Expo in South Burlington.
The class runs 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30. It's been approved by the Vermont Real Estate commission for four continuing education credits.
Some photos from last night's Smart Growth Awards presented by Smart Growth Vermont at the Basin Harbor Club in Vergennes.
The Center for Research on Vermont is presenting a free seminar for data professionals this month: Research-in-Progress Seminar #222: "Counting Vermont in the 21st Century: The 2010 Census and Changes to Data on Our State and Communities."
Presented by Fred Schmidt (top) of the University of Vermont (UVM) and Chip Sawyer (bottom) of UVM's Center for Rural Studies, the session takes a look at the changing face of data collection in light of the new American Community Survey.
The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation is taking nominations for its Vermont Downtown Awards.
The awards will be presented as part of the 2009 Vermont Downtown Conference, Friday, Nov. 6, at the Middlebury Inn and Town Hall Theater.
Deadline for nominations is Oct. 1.
Foreclosure-Response.org is presenting "Making It Work," a series of four free webinars providing practical information on areas that are challenging for those attempting to implement neighborhood stabilization plans (NSP).
The sessions will be useful to NSP grantees and partners, as well as others working on this issue.
The "Making It Work" series will take place on four consecutive Tuesdays: Sept. 15, 22, 29 and Oct. 6. Each session will consist of a webinar followed by an online discussion.
The Sept. 9 joint meeting of the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition and Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness will feature guest speakers Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin and House Speaker Shap Smith.
They will share their perspectives on the past year and the year ahead.
Jen Peterson from the Vermont Community Foundation will discuss how the Foundation can help non-profits face the current tough economic times.