NSB Operations Center
Berlin, VT
Size20,800 sf
Category Sustainability Features•PV solar panels
•High performance building envelope
•Triple glazed windows
•LED lighting
Baseline: 77 kBtu/ft2/yr
Target: 41.58 kBtu/ft2/yr
AGC Best Builders – Award for Specialty New Construction
Efficiency Vermont Design Award
- DuBois & King, Civil & Electrical
- Knight Consulting Engineers, Structural
- John F. Penney Consulting Services, Mechanical
- Efficiency Vermont, Energy
Geer Sound & Communications, Audio & Visual
- White & Burke, Owners Representative
- Hallam-ICS, Commissioning
Chenette Associates, P.C., Clerks of the Works
- E. F. Wall & Associates, General Contractor
Gary Hall Photography
A New Home for a Vermont Bank
Northfield Savings Bank was founded in a small town in Central Vermont in 1967. Having expanded and outgrown their original operations center, NSB was looking for a new place to call home.
One of the main criteria was a functional and flexible work environment for a banking institution’s central operations. The program included offices for human resources, marketing, accounting, credit administration, loan and deposit operations, consumer lending, and training, as well as a data and IT center and a call center.
A site was selected close to the interstate to better service their expanded business area and also to allow easier access for their employees. Much attention was paid to detailing an energy efficient facility. Some of the efficiency measures include a high performance building envelope, triple glazed windows, LED lighting, and PV panels to provide solar power. The building is expected to use at least 50% less energy than the same building built to minimum code standards.
