Net-zero building design is generating increasing interest as concerns about energy costs and carbon emissions mount. Vermont architectural firm, Maclay Architects, has added a new section to its website to serve as a resource for those interested in learning more about net-zero energy buildings (NZEBs). The section offers information on the different, and sometimes conflicting, ways the term "net-zero" is being used, net-zero design plans for homeowners, net-zero energy case studies for projects the firm has worked on, and links to other resources.

Vermont architectural firm Maclay Architects received top honors for the net-zero energy design of the Putney School field house in the new construction (small building) category at Efficiency Vermont's 2010 Better Buildings by Design Conference.

A second manufacturing and office building designed by Maclay Architects for Vermont wind measurement manufacturer NRG Systems has earned LEED gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Maclay Architects has published the white paper Net zero buildings: Providing stable returns in an unstable world by Bill Maclay.

System will produce enough electricity to meet facility's total annual energy use.

William Maclay Architects & Planners (WMAP) won an Honor Award in the 2009 Vermont Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Open Space Competition for their design work on the Pyralisk Arts Park project in Montpelier, Vermont.

William Maclay Architects & Planners won first place in the large buildings category of the Efficiency Vermont Better Buildings by Design 2009 competition for their work on the recently completed green building for wind manufacturer NRG Systems.

Architecture 2030
Carbon neutral/energy actions for WMAP projects

Join Architecture 2030 with William Maclay Architects & Planners

Architecture 2030 aims for all buildings to be carbon neutral by 2030, an ambitious but achievable and necessary goal. WMAP is a member who is creating projects that meet this 2030 challenge. To read a further explanation about the 2030 challenge go here, WMAP and Architecture 2030, or go directly to their web page, www.architecture2030.org

NRG Tour: March 3, 2009
Vermont Green Building Network (VGBN), NRG, Business Interiors and William Maclay Architects and Planners (WMAP) team up for an educational tour of The NRG facilities.