Maclay Architects renovated an historic Waitsfield village building into a net-zero office space.

The second NRG building, anticipating a LEED-Gold certification rating, whose grand opening was November 1st improves upon the first building completed in 2004 and helps create a campus like setting on the outskirts of the village of Hinesburg, VT. At 31,000 square feet it is slightly smaller than the first but through many lessons learned from the first it is a smarter, more energy efficient and a more durable building.

NRG manufactures wind-monitoring equipment and has outgrown their current facility, which is a typical steel building. One of their goals for their new 40,000 SF building was to utilize renewable energy to supply all of their own yearly energy. Equally, but more important to them, was building a facility that is productive, pleasant, and satisfying for their employees and visitors.

Due to continued rapid growth, Seventh Generation is expanding their new headquarters in the Lake & College building. This project built on the environmental achievements of the original headquarters project and both are expected to achieve LEED-CI Gold certification. Material choices continued to be a focus with an emphasis on local materials, FSC certified wood and recycled content.

Hunger Mountain Co-op is nestled on the banks of the Winooski River in Montpelier, Vermont. Hunger Mountain Co-op is a member-owned cooperative which offers a wide selection of natural foods and products and a full service deli-cafe.

The Phantom Laboratory designs and manufactures custom equipment and materials for medical research. They wanted a quality work environment for their employees that made the manufacturing space the focal point of their building.

Seventh Generation is committed to becoming the world's most trusted brand of authentic, safe, and environmentally-responsible products for a healthy home. The company derives its name from the Great Law of the Iroquois that states, "In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations."

The Groton Village Revitalization Project, completed in 2006, is a mixed use housing, commercial and municipal project which rejuvenated the core of a small rural Vermont village. The recipient of a Smart Growth Award by the Vermont Forum on Sprawl in September of 2006, the revitalization project in Groton Village, a town of 900, is becoming a socio-economic hub for an area which was once void of culture and commerce.

AquaFuture developed a process for raising quality fish in a controlled environment. After operating a 4,000 SF prototype facility, AquaFuture hired a design/build firm to build a 40,000 SF headquarters and production facility.

We provided planning, architecture, and permit assistance in developing a 103 room, 75,000 SF condominium hotel at the Killington Ski Area.

A fire in the center of downtown Hardwick destroyed two buildings. Hardwick wanted a new building to bring vitality to the town and to relate to existing historic buildings.

Resource Systems Group purchased just over 5,000 SF of condominium office space in a typical 1980's office building. Part of the space had been finished and part was totally unfinished.

We were asked to determine the feasibility of developing a nine acre parcel in Cambridge, MA, while maximizing the income from existing income-producing properties.