Paul Duane, Planning and Development Mgr. Business Energy Services, VEIC/Efficiency Vermont

Founded in 1994, my architectural firm specializes in traditional and ecologically sound design. I create settings for meaningful public and private life by celebrating craftsmanship, the human spirit, and our connections to family, community, place, and nature.

About two-thirds of my practice is residential and one-third is civic or commercial. While most of my work is architectural, I also do village planning, landscape, and furniture design.

E-mail: vitzthum@sover.net

Board of Directors

Robert Patterson, Deputy Director, State of Vermont Division of Fire Safety

Bob is Deputy Director for the Vermont Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire Safety. Bob began his career with the division in 1982, serving as Regional Manager.  He is involved with the development and enforcement of the numerous codes adopted by the department and related education and training programs. He chairs several board’s and is on the state fire investigation unit.

E-mail: rpatter@dps.state.vt.us

Ward A. Smyth, Head Turtle, Turtle Creek Builders Ltd.

Ward is President and Head Turtle of Turtle Creek Builders, a mid-sized custom homebuilding and remodeling company based in Waitsfield, Vermont. He is the Immediate Past President of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Vermont as well as Vice President of the Vermont Festival of the Arts. Ward serves on the boards of the Vermont Green Home Alliance and the Vermont Registered Builder/Remodeler program.

2011 Treasurer

E-mail: wsmyth@turtlecreekbuilders.com

Glenn Moore, Assistant Building Inspector, The City of Montpelier, http://www.montpelier-vt.org/page/374.html

After 25 years on the Montpelier Fire Department (MFD), Glenn was promoted to Montpelier Assistant Building Inspector.  Currently, he also serves on the Vermont Hazardous Materials Response Team and instructs for the Vermont Fire Academy.  While working with the MFD, Glenn also served as the Assistant State Fire Marshall, working out of the Rutland, Burlington and Montpelier/Barre offices.  Glenn has been an ICC member since 2006 and has attended ICC annual events.  He was instrumental in Montpelier’s adoption of the International Residential Code (IRC), one of only six jurisdictions in VT doing residential inspections.

E-mail: gmoore@montpelier-vt.org

Sandra Vitzthum, Sandra Vitzthum Architect, LLC

Alan Brown, Advance Testing Company

Alan is Vice President of Advance Testing Company in Enfield, NH and lives in Wilder, VT with his wife and 2 daughters.   He has been working in the construction materials testing and inspection field for over 25 years.

He holds certificates of Special Inspection through ICC in Reinforced Concrete, Masonry, Structural Steel, and Fireproofing and has a Master of Special Inspection designation. He holds various certifications through ACI, ASTN, AWS, PCI, and NETTCP.  Alan is particularly interested in promoting and enforcing Chapter 17 (Special Inspections) of the IBC.

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Ryan Borkowski, Town of Hanover, NH Building Official

Ryan Borkowski is  the Building Official for Hanover ,New Hampshire. He also works as a consultant for a variety of building code related concerns in NH and VT. His affinity to  the built environment may have started with that first set of Lincoln Logs…But whatever it was, he has spent nearly twenty years in building code enforcement. Ryan has a  broad knowledge of the construction process and the application of applicable building and safety code requirements. He carries a deep appreciation that the built environment  is a collective process that involves numerous individuals, trades, and interests. Further, he strongly believes that continuous education is a vital key to successful compliance in the regulatory environment. He is certified as an ICC residential and commercial inspector and an active member of several professional organizations including NFPA, ICC, IAEI,NHBOA, ICC, and ICC BSA-VT.  

E-mail: rnbork@myfairpoint.net

Working to improve public health and safety throughout Vermont —

An ICC Professional Chapter since March 2009

ICC Building Safety Association of Vermont

Rob Pickett, Owner, RobPickett &Associates, LLC & TimberLogic LLC

Rob is a technical consultant specializing in log and timber construction.  He is chair of the ICC IS-LOG Committee responsible for the ICC400 Standard on the Design & Construction of Log Structures, technical advisor for the Log Homes Council of NAHB, and has held many chairs in that organization when in the industry.  Rob is a 3rd party inspector for the Log Homes Council Log Grading Program.  In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the ICC Building Safety Association of Vermont, Rob is a Charter Member of the Build Green NH Council of the Home Builders & Remodelers Assoc. of NH, now serving his second year as Treasurer.

E-mail: robpickett@vermontel.net

President

2010-2012

Vice President

2010-2011

E-mail: abrown@advancetesting.com

Chip LaPointe

Chip is a retired Building Official and holds ICC certifications for residential and commercial inspections. He is a former Board member of the Northeast Building Code Association and Northeast Regional Coalition (ICC Region 6). He was an officer for 10 years with the Building Officials of Western Massachusetts and active in code development serving on a residential code adoption committee.

E-mail: chiplapointe@gmail.com

Founding President

2007-2010

Paul is the Planning and Development Manager for commercial new construction in Business Energy Services at the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC), a non-profit consulting firm based in Burlington, Vermont. VEIC provides energy efficiency program planning, evaluation, and implementation services to utility, government, and business clients across the US and Canada. The largest of these contracts is Efficiency Vermont, the first statewide energy efficiency utility established in 2000. Paul is a LEED Accredited Professional and Lighting Certified (LC) with a background in mechanical engineering, product design and development, and project management.

E-mail: pduane@veic.org

Paul Bick

E-mail: paulcbick@netscape.net

Secretary

2011-2012