On Balance: Land Use and Economic Development in Vermont
Tuesday, October 29th from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
39 College St, Montpelier, VT 05602
Join VBSR and Vermont leaders to discuss balanced approaches to land use and economic development at Norwich Solar’s new Greenway Institute campus.
Most Vermonters share a vision for land use in our state that is environmentally sustainable, economically viable, and resilient. And in many ways we’ve been successful in achieving that vision: conserving large tracts of land, building a strong outdoor recreation sector, and fostering a working landscape. Yet access to land – for housing, clean energy production, recreation, and other economic drivers – can be cumbersome.
Join experts from across Vermont who are working toward equitable, environmentally sustainable, and economically sound land use practices that bring a balanced approach to development.
- Chad Farrell, Founder & Co-CEO of Encore Renewable Energy
- Rebecca Holcombe, Co-Founder & Director of the Greenway Institute
- Emily Carris Duncan, Vermont Every Town Project and the VHCB Land Access & Opportunity Board
- and a speaker from Evernorth
Hosting us for the evening will be VBSR Gold Member Norwich Solar. Norwich Solar is a leading EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) provider of commercial, distributed generation & utility scale PV solar and battery energy storage solutions. Recently, Norwich Solar and the Greenway Institute purchased several former buildings of the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier to revitalize and repurpose for education, workforce development, and sustainability.
This is a great opportunity to catch up with colleagues, make new connections, gain new ideas and inspiration, and have some fun! This event is open to everyone interested in working toward a just, thriving, and transformative economy that works for all people and the planet.
Food & Drinks
Our hosts will provide free appetizers for attendees, including gluten free and vegan options. We will also have a cash bar with offerings from Caledonia Spirits!
Thank you to our hosts!
Our team of experts specializes in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of solar projects from 500kW to 5 MW. The work we do directly benefits New England towns, businesses, affordable housing providers, and nonprofits. We have a deep understanding of the local regulatory environment, and our trusted relationships with utilities, agencies, and reliable subcontractors enable us to deliver projects on time and on budget. We take pride in being a reliable partner in building solar projects for our valued clients.
Thank you to our sponsors!
We are a leader in full-service community-scale renewable energy development, with a proven track record in project development from concept to completion and long term ownership. As a values-led company, we specialize in redeveloping undervalued land like brownfields and landfills with solar and energy storage, giving these properties "a second act or encore" by delivering clean, reliable and local power to the communities we serve.
Evernorth is a nonprofit organization serving the low and moderate income people of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont with affordable housing and community investments. Evernorth has raised and deployed over $1.6B in equity capital for affordable housing and built more than 17,000 affordable homes and apartments for low and moderate income people across northern New England.
VEDA is Vermont’s statewide economic development lender with a mission to contribute to Vermont’s economic vitality by providing a broad array of financing programs to businesses that create jobs and help advance Vermont’s public policy goals. Since 1974 VEDA has provided over $2.6 billion in financing assistance to thousands of eligible Vermont entrepreneurs, manufacturers, small businesses, agricultural and forest economy enterprises, and clean energy producers.
Helping Communities Thrive – White + Burke Real Estate Advisors has decades of experience making private projects and community development happen. By offering a comprehensive range of services in both development and commercial brokerage, White + Burke acts as a client’s outsourced real estate department. Working for municipalities, private companies, and institutions, we negotiate public-private partnerships, structure financing, leverage state and federal programs, manage entire development projects, and solve the inevitable challenges that come with real estate development. Pragmatic, creative, effective. We get projects built.
Attendee Experience
This event is family-friendly and caretakers of any kind are welcome to attend with your dependents!
All members of New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility are welcome to attend for free.
Free parking is available on site.
Please make note of any accommodation requests when you register.
Are you interested in sponsoring this event? If so, please contact Jeremy Gerber at jeremyg@vbsr.org for details.
Questions? If so, please contact to Molly Rand at mollyr@vbsr.org.