In 2019, the NCC Team reflected on our Company’s earliest Historic Preservation efforts: Our work to preserve, restore, and repurpose some of our region’s most significant Historic buildings on the Shelburne Farm Campus. At the time, we wrote about the synergy between Historic Preservation and Sustainability, encouraged by an increasing trend to push the boundaries…
Celebrating the Completion of the Vergennes Community Housing Project
NCC is pleased to announce the completion of the Vergennes Community Housing Project. A collaborative CM project approach brought the entire project team: Addison County Community Trust, Evernorth, Vermont Integrated Architecture and their Design Team, and the NCC Project Team to the table early, maximizing project value and delivering a durable, beautiful and energy efficient…
NCC Announces Launch of Special Projects Team
Special Projects Team: We focus on the details so you can focus on your business. Led by NCC Project Manager Chris Minadeo, NCC’s Special Projects Team was created in response to an increased demand to support expansions and modifications to our region’s manufacturing industry facilities. Decades of experience in manufacturing and process construction provides this…
Shelburne Pierson Library & Town Hall Project Wins Efficiency Vermont’s “Best of the Best Buildings” and “People’s Choice” Awards
NCC is proud to announce that the recently completed Shelburne Pierson Library & Town Center Project was awarded the “Best of the Best” Honor Award in Large Commercial Building Design & Construction. The awards were presented to the Project Team at Efficiency Vermont’s annual Better Buildings by Design Conference. These awards recognize the innovation and…
Caledonia Spirits Project Receives 2019 AIA VT Excellence in Architecture Award & Peers’ Choice Award
NCC is proud to announce that the Barr Hill Distillery project, constructed in Montpelier, VT for Caledonia Spirits, was recently awarded the AIA VT Citation Award for its design and project execution. A Citation Award in the Commercial category was received by Wiemann Lamphere Architects with Jury comments including: “The use of modest materials…
Historic Preservation and Sustainability – A Perfect Partnership
More than 35 years ago, the roots of Neagley & Chase Construction took hold during the transformation of several of the prominent structures on the Shelburne Farms campus. Campus-wide infrastructure upgrades and three award-winning Historic Preservation projects: The Shelburne House, The Farm Barn and The Breeding Barn, spanned several years and focused on both the…
NCC Named Top Brewery Contractor
NCC is proud to be named a top brewery contractor by General Contractors Magazine The beautiful von Trapp Brewery and Bierhall is featured in this article, while NCC’s Food & Beverage portfolio continues to expand further with the recent completion of the new Caledonia Spirits Distillery, Runamok Maple, and Lake Champlain Chocolates projects. Vermont certainly…
North Country School Performing Arts Center Final Blower Door Test Results
The Neagley & Chase Construction Team is proud to announce the results of the final envelope commissioning report for the North Country School Performing Arts Project. The following quote sums up the entire team’s efforts and results to a tee. “The Neagley & Chase team was committed to the Performance Center meeting the Passive House…
NCC Welcomes Newest Team Member Kyle Curry
Please join us in welcoming our newest NCC team member – Kyle Curry. Kyle has jumped feet first onto the NCC Project Engineer team and comes to us with a great blend of background and education to support his career in Construction Management. Kyle not only grew up on job sites with his family-run construction…
North Country School’s Performing Arts Center Nearing Completion
Neagley & Chase Construction Co. is thrilled to be nearing the finish line on the beautiful new Walter Breeman Performing Arts Center for the North Country School in Lake Placid, NY. This past week, the North Country School Community and the Walter Breeman Performing Arts Center Project team celebrated this unique facility’s heartfelt dedication: https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2019/08/north-country-school-performing-arts-center-almost-done/…
Building Office Spaces to Meet the Needs of Today’s Businesses
Neagley & Chase Construction recently turned over another renovation and fit-up project for one of Vermont’s growing companies: iMarket Solutions’ new downtown Burlington space is open, daylit, and filled with beautiful materials and details. A backdrop of gapped softwood boards and hot-rolled steel wall panels, a ping pong table that doubles as a conference room…
The Value of an Exterior Wall Mock-up in High Performance Building Enclosures
As the Shelburne Community Center & Library project enters its final months of construction, the Neagley & Chase Construction crew recently dismantled the full-scale exterior wall mock-up that was built when the project first began. NCC constructed the mock-up in the large community space of the Town Hall portion of the project. Positioned nearly center…
NCC Co-Presenting Webinar on Food & Beverage Facility Construction
Join us! NCC is proud to be a presenting panelist for UVM Extension’s Upcoming Webinar: Food Safety During Planning & Construction of Food & Beverage Facilities: A Road Map DATE & TIME: May 16, 2019 9:00 AM-10:00 AM COST: Free DESCRIPTION: Join our panel of industry specialists from the Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC), VIS…
Delivering a High-Performance Envelope
Neagley & Chase Construction is pleased to have recently completed, and to be nearing completion, on several innovative high-performance and sustainable projects, including Vermont Public Radio, the North Country School Walter P. Breeman Performing Arts Center, and the Shelburne Community Library. Key to the success of these energy efficient facilities has been the emphasis placed…
NCC Welcomes Newest Team Member Ryan Ose
Please join us in welcoming our newest NCC team member – Ryan Ose. Ryan has joined our talented crew of Project Engineers, bringing with him a strong list of technical, professional and technology skills. He is a graduate of VTC’s Bachelors of Science in Architectural Engineering Technology program with several years of field and office…
NCC’s Matt Tanneberger Receives BPI Certification: Building Analyst & Envelope Professional
Neagley & Chase Construction is pleased to announce that team member Matt Tanneberger was recently certified by the Building Performance Institute (BPI) as a Building Analyst & Envelope Professional. The Building Performance Institute (BPI) is an organization accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), that provides training, testing and certifications to our Industry’s…
Implant Dental Project Receives AIA CNY Merit Award
NCC is proud to announce that the Plattsburgh, NY Implant Dental Project was recently awarded an AIA CNY Merit Award for its design and project execution. Project Architect, Beardsley Architects + Engineers, submitted the project in the Commercial/Industrial Design Category and were very pleased to receive one of the select annual awards. A project description…
Developing Creative Solutions for a Challenging Site
Getting to the first concrete pour earlier this month on the new Caledonia Spirits Distillery was sweeter than usual for the Neagley & Chase team. Caledonia Spirit’s triangular building site is located on the Eastern end of the City of Montpelier, bordered on one side by the Winooski River and on the other by an…
LEED Gold Certification for Ben & Jerry’s Burlington Scoop Shop
NCC’s renovation of Ben & Jerry’s downtown Burlington ‘Scoop Shop’ was recently certified a LEED Gold Commercial Interior. Congratulations to the entire project team on this achievement! LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a green building rating system that is recognized around the world as a symbol of sustainability achievement. Designations range from…
Working on a new home for Runamok Maple
NCC has recently begun work on an exciting and challenging multi-phase project for the team at Runamok Maple. In late 2017, with space maxed out at their original headquarters in Cambridge, Runamok purchased a 50,000 sf industrial facility down the road in Fairfax. The pre-engineered metal building comes with an interesting Vermont Industry history, having…
Air Barrier Performance at the Philo Ridge Farm
NCC is pleased to report that the air infiltration testing recently completed at the Philo Ridge Farm, has placed the facility’s envelope well within the category of ‘High Performance Air Barrier’. This 7,200 sf project’s continuous air barrier is hosted by taped plywood air barriers on the walls and roof, rigid insulation at foundation walls,…
New Life for the Historic Lake Placid Pharmacy Building
Neagley & Chase Construction is delighted to have been recently chosen to act as CM on an exciting historic renovation project for the historic ‘Meyer Block’ Building in downtown Lake Placid, NY. Formerly known as the ‘Madden Block’, the neoclassical building was originally built in 1917 as home for the Lake Placid Pharmacy. It has…
Neagley & Chase Construction Promotes Rob Higgins to Vice President
Neagley & Chase Construction is pleased to announce that Rob Higgins has been promoted to the role of company Vice President. Mr. Higgins joined the Neagley & Chase team in 2001. With 15 years prior experience, he steadily progressed from Field Engineer to his most recent Senior Project Manager role, and contributed to…
A Time to Celebrate: The 2017 Awards Season
A busy and exciting time for NCC as we celebrate with many of our valued Clients and Project Teams on the announcement of several prominent 2017 awards. Up first, the distinguished 2017 AIAVT Excellence in Architecture Design Merit Award recently went to Wiemann Lamphere Architects (WLA) for their beautiful Vermont Public Radio project – and…
New Project: Walter P. Breeman Performing Arts Center
NCC has recently been selected by Camp Treetops and the North Country School as the CM on this sustainably focused project located in Lake Placid, NY. NCC’s interest and experience in high performance and sustainable construction is perfectly matched with the team at Maclay Architects and the North Country School, as the project team collectively…
Ben & Jerry’s Renovation
The Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop is getting quite an overhaul! Neagley & Chase Construction is proud to be a part of the team bringing this renovation to life! Here’s a photo of a new feature being installed in the shop!
Neagley & Chase Construction Awarded “Best Builder Award 2016 for Sustainable, Green Construction”
We are excited to announce that we have recently been awarded the Associated General Contractors of Vermont “Best Builders Award 2016 for Sustainable, Green Construction”, for the recently completed Vermont Public Radio Expansion project. Congratulations to NCC and Vermont Public Radio! A special thank you to the entire team of NCC employees, engineers, architects, designers, subcontractors,…
Under Construction: Gifford Independent Living Facility!
Construction of a new 77,000 sf independent living facility in Randolph, Vermont is underway! The (3) story facility will consist of (49) living units and some shared living spaces. A thermally efficient building envelope and highly efficient energy systems will provide comfort throughout both heating and cooling seasons. The facility offers a mix of studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments designed to meet the specific needs of seniors. Shared…
