2/25/10

Merit Awards Dinner to be held Wednesday, March 31, at The Derryfield in Manchest

Save the Date! This year’s Merit Awards will be given on March 31 at The Derryfield in Manchester. Details and registration information to follow.

2/25/10

Plan NH After Hours to be held March 3 in Hanover

UK Architects and Engineering Ventures will co-host the March After Hours at the offices of UK Architects, 23 South Main Street, Suite 2A in Hanover on Wednesday, March 3, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. $20 for Plan NH members, $25 for non-members includes all refreshments. This is a good opportunity for socializing and networking – with old friends and new contacts, all with an interest in the built environment. You may register in advance by sending us an email – or you may simply show up. We hope to see you there!

1/22/10

Scholarship and Fellowship Applications now being sought. Due Date is April 7

Students from NH studying Architecture, Interior Design, Studio Art, Mechanical Engineering OR a field related to planning, design and development of the built environment are invited to apply for a Plan NH Fellowship or Scholarship. Last year, Plan NH gave $22,000 (total) to five undergraduates and two graduate students in these fields. For more information, as well as an application form and a copy of the form to be completed for references, go to our Scholarship and Fellowship pages. Applications are due no later than April 7. Recipients will be awarded at a reception to be held in late May.

1/22/10

Submissions for Merit Awards are due March 3, 2010

Have you worked on, or do you know of, a project that you believe embodies the spirit of Plan NH’s mission?

If so, please consider submitting it for the 2010 Merit Awards program. Projects must be located in NH and have been completed since 2005. The judging will be based on the project’s fulfillment of the Mission of Plan NH, which is to enhance the built environment and improve the quality of life in New Hampshire by incorporating the principles of

• Smart Growth;

• Sustainability;

• Social Responsibility; and

• Creative approaches to partnership and collaboration

Note: Although design is important, this is about the principles listed above. In addition, it is not a contest—we will recognize any project that meets the criteria. All submissions are due no later than March 3. Winning projects will be recognized at a dinner to be held on March 31 at the Derryfield Country Club in Manchester.

For complete application information, go to our Awards page.

1/6/10

Plan NH to present Sustainability 101: Seeing the Forest and the Trees workshop on January 19

Each of us who works within the built environment has an idea of what sustainability is. Most of us think of air quality, green building materials, saving wetlands, protecting wildlife … but is that enough? If New Hampshire’s built environment is to be truly sustainable, what does that mean?

Please join Plan New Hampshire as we engage in a fun, interactive workshop designed to help us think comprehensively about this critical issue. Led by Bert Cohen,

• Participants will be introduced to the framework of sustainability, and the notion of it as a system. What are the basic conditions of the framework that we need to take into consideration for a sustainable state?

• Collectively gauge where we are – as individuals, as professions – within this system and where we need to go;
• Through small group discussions, assess existing personal and professional skills and knowledge that do and could contribute to a sustainable built environment;
• Determine, from the system point of view, which of those skills and knowledge bases can be leverage points to move forward the mission of a sustainable built environment.

At the end of this introductory workshop, participants will have a cohesive – personal and collective- view of what sustainability means here in New Hampshire as well as a renewed sense of purpose for our work within the built environment.

TO REGISTER, PLEASE CONTACT US AT INFO@PLANNH.ORG.