The new Waterbury Municipal Center (completed in 2016) narrowly escaped flooding in July 2023. After flooding from 2011's Tropical Storm Irene destroyed the former town office building, siting the new building further out of the flood plain was a key design decision. Focusing on Resilience - VIA's 2024 Retreat
Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium Receives 2024 Preservation Trust Award The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium received a Preservation Award at the Preservation Trust of Vermont's recent conference in Bellows Falls. The new science annex addresses universal accessibility with a three-story elevator that opens the balcony to all visitors for the first time. It
Maclay Architects Will Become Vermont Integrated Architecture - Maclay Studio Maclay Architects and Vermont Integrated Architecture, P.C. (VIA) are excited to announce that Maclay Architects will become VIA (“Maclay Studio”) as of January 1, 2024. Bill Maclay has been practicing in the Mad River Valley for over 50 years and
VIA's Conceptual Design for the Ilsley 100 Design Competition The historic Ilsley Public Library in Middlebury, Vermont is in desperate need of additional space and significant building upgrades. VIA was one of three finalists in the Ilsley 100 Design Competition who were invited to create conceptual designs for the library's renovation. Each firm presented their
Cornwall, Vermont Town Hall A Hall for Every Town Town halls, along with libraries and churches, play an important role in the life and identity of each little town in New England and beyond. As meeting places for town boards and committees, repositories of essential current and historical records,
Megan presents research at NESEA BuildingEnergy Boston in 2022. Megan Shares Expertise and Carbon Research Megan will be co-presenting a session with Andy Shapiro (Energy Balance, Inc) at Better Buildings about the VNRC headquarters renovation. Entitled VNRC Deep Energy/Net Zero Retrofit: A Silk Purse out of a Sow’s Ear,
Conceptual rendering of Brandon branch reception area. Planning for a New Banking Future With seven branches throughout Addison County, the National Bank of Middlebury (NBM) embarked on a master planning exercise in 2020 to better understand its building resources and each one’s role in the bank’s future. As the
Vergennes Community Housing Affordable Housing Update Vergennes Community Housing Celebrates One Year Morrisville Apartment Building Under Construction New Project Underway in Putney The affordable housing shortage in our community and throughout Vermont is very much on our minds of late. Shelter is one of humanity’s basic needs and
Aerial view of the proposed site of Bristol Community Solar (image courtesy of Acorn Energy Co-op Solar 3, LLC). VIA Goes Solar! VIA is excited to announce that we have purchased 12 panels in Acorn Energy Co-op’s Community Solar Project in Bristol to offset the electricity usage in our
11 Baldwin Street, Montpelier - future net-zero home of the Vermont Natural Resources Council Carbon Priorities and Historic Windows - A Multi-Faceted Approach to Decision Making Construction is underway on the Vermont Natural Resources Council’s (VNRC) new headquarters in Montpelier’s historic Capitol Complex district. VNRC’s goal is to transform
