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MIDDLEBURY — The Associated General Contractors of Vermont (AGC/VT) recently awarded Middlebury’s Bread Loaf Corporation the 2021 Best Builders Award for Outstanding Quality of Work and Effort for the Putnam Block Redevelopment in Bennington.
Bread Loaf excelled in managing this complex project, which involved the renovation and historic preservation of three historic buildings in the heart of downtown Bennington, the association said. The renovation consisted of 81,000 square feet of blighted buildings that were mostly unoccupied for 40 years and included the restoration of historic plaster, woodwork, tin ceilings and historic storefronts.
Some of the challenges that this project presented were managing construction work alongside ongoing business operations both within the building and adjacent to the site, maintaining access to the site in a busy downtown setting for deliveries, accomplishing complex structural and mechanical upgrades to bring the historic buildings up to code, increasing energy efficiency without changing the appearance of the buildings, and performing a review of historic preservation on an ongoing basis to ensure tax credit compliance
Another big challenge was the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused labor shortages and material delays, and required adjustments to construction protocol. Bread Loaf provided on-site training to the local workforce, which included COVID-19 protocol and safety training.
This project created housing and commercial space in a walkable downtown, incorporated the use of energy-conserving plumbing fixtures, appliances, windows and HVAC systems, managed storm water to meet state regulations, and increased green space by the planting of grass and trees in an area that had been completely paved. By preserving these historic buildings in the heart of Bennington, the project’s carbon footprint was cut immensely by reusing the existing, embodied energy already expended in the original construction.
The Putnam Block project succeeded because of the exceptional commitment of time and financial support by the Bennington community. Economic impacts included hundreds of construction jobs, job growth and increased spending by project residents and workers. This project created 30 new apartments, including 12 units of affordable housing.
The project team included the building owners, M&S Development and the Bennington Redevelopment Group, Stevens & Associates for architectural services, Bread Loaf Corp. for construction management services, and MSK Engineering & Design, Inc., Dubois & King, Inc. and John F. Penney Consulting Services for engineering services.
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