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Coldham&Hartman Architects signs 2030 Pledge
May 18: Adopting Architecture 2030's Challenge to create low energy buildings and mitigate the worst effects of climate change.
Coldham&Hartman Architects Wins 1st Place in Pioneer Valley Ideas Competition
Apr. 27: Coldham & Hartman Architects were named 1st Place Winners for the Palmer, Energy Thorndike Site design in the Ideas Competition for the Pioneer Valley.
IDID: Coldham&Hartman Architects Wins 2010 Excellence in Sustainable Design Award
Apr. 16: Coldham&Hartman wins Merit Award from NHAIA for the Davis Student Village at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, ME.
Bruce Coldham named to the College of Fellows
Mar. 1. Bruce joins the ranks of the AIA's' most respected members in recognition of his contribution to the practice of Architecture.
Public Forum at NESEA: Case Studies of the Way Forward
Mar. 9 Coldham&Hartman Architects has organized the (free) Public Forum, on the eve of NESEA's Building Energy conference, at the Seaport World Trade Center. Planning for the next decade.
Thomas RC Hartman's TV debut - Making It Here
Feb. 22 Before his ascendancy to the Western Mass AIA Presidency, Hartman makes small screen debut on Public Television. With Sandy Thomas at WGBY, Springfield.
Amherst Project accepted into DER Pilot Program, passes blower door with flying colors
Feb. 2: Western Mass Electric provides funding for residential renovation that demonstrates large scale energy reductions.
Union Crossing in the News
Jan. 14: Maggie Super Church, of Lawrence Community Works, and Lydia Taveras highlighted in piece focused on "closing the economic divide".
Hartman elected President of Western Mass AIA
Jan. 04: Western Mass Architects, at annual meeting, inaugurate President Thomas RC Hartman, AIA. Hartman outlines strategic goals, boogies.
Energy Free, Homes for a Small Planet
Dec. 31: LEED for Homes author, GreenBuildingAdvisor, and one-time BAC student of ours publishes the first full book in the US on Zero Energy Residential Design.
Coldham's Wall Systems in Fine Homebuilding
Dec. 10: Six techniques for R-40 Whole Wall values - including Double Stud Walls, TJI and Exterior Foam solutions.
Acoustic Mock-ups Tested at Union Crossing
With Chris Savereid of Accentech, proposed wall constructions are tested for acoustic resistance.
Coldham Vice-Chairs Building Energy 2010
Bruce Coldham begins first year of two-part commitment to leadership at Building Energy, NESEA's annual conference by acting as Vice-Chair for 2010. Up Next: Chair of the 2011 conference.
Solar Powered Office- Update
Results from the past year on our pv system. Calculated building energy consumption for the Coldham & Hartman Architects offices. Interesting.
College of the Atlantic a Sierra Club Cool School
Each year, the Sierra Club rates the environmental qualities of US colleges and universities. This year, College of the Atlantic made the grade, and scored 97 of 100 , winning the top score for energy.
Coldham and Hartman Architects go Web 2.0
Short and sweet news on design and energy, retrofits and renewables. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
Deep Energy Retrofit !
Residential consumption accounts for nearly 40% of energy usage nationwide. C&H Architects designs for deep reductions at home.
Coldham&Hartman wins AIA Honor Award for design excellence
Honor Award for Design Excellence from the Western Mass chapter of the American Institute of Architects for work at Rocky Hill Cohousing, in Florence, MA.
Making Choices Instead of Paying Premiums
Bruce Coldham's examination of the costs associated with "green building", reprinted from the Northeast Sun.
College of the Atlantic Opens Student Housing
Coldham&Hartman Architects design "smart investment" in the future - new student housing with no fossil fuel inputs, as part of a drive to make the campus carbon neutral by 2015.
What Needs To Be Done
Bruce Coldham illustrates the choices before us as we enter uncertain economic times, with fuel price volatility the only constant.
Mount Desert Neighborhood looking for residents
Energy-efficient affordable housing in Bar Harbor, ME.
Coldham&Hartman work highlighted on AIA/Green Building tour on Mount Desert Island
Two of the three standout “green” sites demonstrate work of Coldham&Hartman Architects
Eagle-Tribune article unveils Union Crossing project
Coldham&Hartman Architects led the Master Planning team for affordable housing rehab and retrofit in historic mill complex outside Boston.
Preview Mass features Coldham&Hartman Architects
Berkshire and Pioneer Valley arts magazine chooses to focus on green design.
The Nuts and Bolts of Super-Insulated Homes in Western Mass.
April 25, 2008: Day-long workshop for architects, designers, builders, educators, and students will focus on creation of homes with low energy usage.
Updated Footprint shows benefit of Grease Car and PVs
Grease car and PVs combine to reduce our impact by a third.
Governor Patrick announces Task Force for Net Zero
"Buildings that reduce their energy use by 40% are great, but that is simply not enough," says Patrick.
Come Join the Energy Revolution!
Boston's Green Tea Party: Tues. March 11th, 2008 6-8pm at the Boston's Seaport World Trade Center amphitheater. FREE and open to the public!
Building Information Modeling: From Simulation to Reality
Coldham&Hartman Architects Partner Thomas RC Hartman, AIA, chairs this lively workshop on the future of 3D modeling.
Join Us at Building Energy 2008 this March in Boston
from Environmental Design + Construction. Feb 2008.
Delaware Climate Change conference highlight: Bruce Coldham
At a Sustainable Delaware workshop, Bruce Coldham discusses simple steps toward lower energy usage, and discusses "Zero-Energy" homes.
Moomaw Residence featured on Green Buildings Open House Tour
Coldham&Hartman-designed Zero Net Energy home a highlight of this weekend's house tour.
Extraordinary Air Tightness Achieved by Outstanding Team
Thanks go out to the team at the College of the Atlantic! Latest blower door test at Student Housing demonstrates "world-class results".
Hope Springs Eternal
Despite Industry foot-dragging over tightened standards and increasing chances that the worst predictions of Global Climate Change will prove true, one family puts life, limb, and sleep on the line in the struggle for environmental justice.
Coldham & Hartman Architects speak out
Speaking engagements around the region this fall, for architects, students, and the public.
Coldham & Hartman's Ecological Footprint
As an offshoot of our interest in high-performing buildings, we decided to employ the Ecological Footprinting method to anyalyze our office's resource budget. We found some surprises.
Student Housing - 3D Model Reveals Issues, Helps Avoid Delays?
C&H uses 3D modeling of mechanicals to visualize ductwork at the Student Housing, only to discover (and then eliminate) potential heat loss issues.
CORRECTION—No Freon in Winter Panel's SIPs
Contrary to a note in a C&H handout at the recent NESEA Building Energy conference, Winter Panel have not used Freon for over 15 years.
The Tightest Home in Western Massachusetts?
Williamstown Residence “by far the tightest I’ve tested”, says CET analyst.
Coldham & Hartman Architects at Building Energy 2007
Bruce Coldham, AIA and Thomas RC Hartman, AIA host workshops on conference's opening day.
Energysmiths sponsors Wind Power in the Wild at Building Energy 07
A moderated conversation on the conflict between wilderness preservation and renewable energy, in an attempt to define the environmental community's common ground.
Rocky Hill Cohousing Wins Smart Growth Award
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission and others honor Excellence in Regional Development, citing Rocky Hill Cohousing as an exemplary project in Energy and Environmental concerns.
Coldham Architects has changed its name (and its website).
Thomas RC Hartman has now assumed the role of equal partner with firm founder Bruce Coldham.
We seek residential clients who embrace the notion of green building...
What we look for in a client, and in a project. Our process is thorough and demanding, and we best serve clients who are active and equal partners in the design effort...
C&H Win 1st Place in Pioneer Valley Ideas Competition
Coldham & Hartman Architects were named 1st Place Winners for the Palmer, Energy Throndike Site design in the Ideas Competition for the Pioneer Valley.