ABODE Chosen to Participate in Prestigious Babson College Program

ABODE was recently chosen as a participating sponsor company for the prestigious Babson College Management Consulting Field Experience (MCFE) program. Babson student teams have been consulting with Boston area businesses since 1976, analyzing and responding to problems ranging from inventory control to market penetration. MCFE sponsor companies have included Fortune 500 companies, nonprofit organizations, new ventures and privately held firms, and ABODE is very proud to have been selected. During the 12-week program, the ABODE student team has been tasked with developing a strategic marketing plan that will support ABODE's expansion into the Greater Boston region.

Babson was recently selected as the #1 school with the “Entrepreneurial Edge” by Entrepreneur Magazine and The Princeton Review. In the seventh annual survey, Babson became the first college to take the top categories for both undergraduate and graduate programs.

ABODE WINS NATIONAL DESIGN AWARD!

ABODE was a multiple winner at the Best in American Living Awards (BALA), announced yesterday during the 66th NAHB International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, NV. The BALA awards are considered the most prestigious new-home design competition in the building industry, with judging conducted by an expert panel of builders, design professionals, land planners and interior designers.

ABODE’s model home in Plymouth, NH, garnered a national Gold Award for Best Green-Built Home, a category recognizing new homes that meet green certification standards and achieve high design excellence. ABODE also took top honors in the North Atlantic Region for the same category, bringing the home’s overall award total to nine in the past twelve months.

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Home Energy Savings Workshop

The Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative (PAREI) will be hosting a Home Energy Savings Workshop on Thursday, January 28th, from 6:45 - 9:00pm at the Pease Public Library in Plymouth, NH. This free workshop will be presented by Bob Walker of the Sustainable Energy Resource Group, and will introduce homeowners to the value of home weatherization. The workshop will include info on how simple household adjustments and modest investments can lead to significant energy savings over the long haul.

PAREI was formed in 2004 with a simple mission - to encourage energy conservation, energy efficiency practices and to promote the use of renewable energy at the residential level in the Plymouth area. The organization is comprised of over 225 local families & businesses and promotes itself through a pragmatic approach to education, community building and an increased accessibility to renewable energy.

For more information or to RSVP for the workshop, call 603-254-7924 or email weatherize@plymouthenergy.org.

ABODE is in the News Once Again

ABODE has just learned that our award-winning model home will be prominently featured in author Sheri Koones' new book titled Prefabulous + Sustainable, scheduled to hit bookstores in April 2010. Sherri's new book focuses on building and customizing affordable, energy efficient homes in an effort to inspire homeowners to consider more environmentally friendly options for their home. She does a great job of profiling homes that are true inspirations because they were built with great forethought, sensitivity and practicality. All of the homeowners, builders and architects not only considered environmental issues in building these houses, but also budgetary issues - in all cases attempting to build the houses for the least amount of money with the least amount of waste and the most efficiency. And to top it off, the foreword is written by Robert Redford himself! This is sure to be a great read.