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Two More Added to LEED Roster Press Release

Bread Loaf is pleased to announce that Jim Pulver, Vice President of Architecture, and Joe Lattuca, Superintendent, have become LEED Accredited Professionals, assuring clients that every Bread Loaf project is assigned at least one accredited professional. LEED is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings and sustainable design. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.

Jim Pulver

Jim Pulver, Vice President of Architecture

Jim has been with Bread Loaf since 1992, starting as an architect and moving to Vice President of Architecture in 2001.  Jim received his Associates Degree in Applied Arts, Architectural & Building Engineering at Vermont Technical College and earned his Bachelor of Architecture Degree from the University of Minnesota.  He has worked on such notable projects as the Dartmouth Tennis Center, Hanover, New Hampshire; The Equinox Hotel Spa, Pool and Banquet Facilities, Manchester, Vermont and is currently designing the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company’s Walker Farm Studio Theatre in Weston, Vermont.

Joe Lattuca

Joe Lattuca, Project Superintendent

Joe joined Bread Loaf in 1993 as a tradesperson and has since become Foreman, and Superintendent.  Joe is Bread Loaf’s first Superintendent to become LEED accredited.  He has worked on our Okemo Jackson Gore Resort Adams House Condominiums, Ludlow, Vermont; Montshire Museum Science Water Park, Norwich, Vermont and is now Superintendent on the Vermont Veterans Home Renovations in Bennington, Vermont.

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Two Added to BLC LEED Roster Jim Pulver, VIce President of Architecture, and Joe Lattuca, Superintendent, joined Bread Loaf’s distinguished list of LEED Accredited Professionals.
Green Aspirations: LEED Classes Tout Sustainable Buildings Bread Loaf's Jim Pulver is cited in this Rutland Business Journal article. The article discusses Green Building practices and the importance of the LEED program.