We are very proud to have won
a 2005-2006 Vermont Governor’s
Award for Environmental Excellence
and Pollution Prevention.

The award, for Environmental Excellence
in Education and Outreach, is given for
“Projects that inform and educate others
about environmentally responsible practices
or that empower citizens to enhance the
quality of the environment for local,
regional or global communities.”

From the awards summary, regarding our building:

“At 5 Green Tree Drive in South Burlington can be found a model for
the office building of tomorrow. The building is anticipated to offer
cost savings of 46% on heating; 32% on air conditioning; 38% on
electrical use; with total energy use going from 20.87 to 11.87 kW/sq.ft.
as built. The result: an estimated first year energy savings of $10,400
and an estimated simple payback period of 3.4 years. In addition,
5 Green Tree Drive acts as a case study for high performance interiors,
illustrating products that are 95% recyclable, 98% reusable, and
completely modular, thus facilitating change, not hampering it”

Download Governor’s Awards Summary (pdf)