The Vermont Environmental Consortium & Vermont Technical College are excited to announce their upcoming Fall conference!

Designing a Closed Loop Campus: Carbon Flow on the Vermont Tech Campus
Thursday, November 13, 2014
VT Technical College
Judd Hall
Randolph, VT

This year’s Fall conference will focus on components of the carbon cycle on Vermont Tech’s Randolph Center campus. It will include discussion of Big Bertha, VTC’s biodigester, the campus’s carbon foot print and food systems, and other renewable and sustainable practices conducted on site. The day’s events will include tours of the facility and VTC’s future visions for building more carbon conscious communities.

Invited Guest: Senator Patrick Leahy

Please mark your calendars and SAVE THE DATE!

Attendee, exhibitor and sponsor opportunities to follow!

VEC Welcomes Jared Duval, Vermont Economic Development Director, as New Board Member

Jared Duval, a newly hired Economic Development Director in Vermont’s Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD), is VEC’s newest Board member. In his work for the Department of Economic Development, Jared will be focusing on supporting four key sectors of the Vermont economy, all of which flow directly from the State’s recently completed Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). Those sectors are: Environmental Consulting, Green Business, and Green Building; Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Electricity Innovation; Forest Products; and Food Systems. In coordination with the Regional Development Corporations, Jared will conduct visits to better understand and support businesses in these sectors. Please feel free to contact him to set up a visit at jared.duval@state.vt.us or 802 272 2461.