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Community Building from the Ground Up: Aidan’s Journey at Yestermorrow

August 27, 2024

By Tinder Kiely, Online Curriculum and Communications Coordinator

Aidan Connolly is a believer in the transformative power of community collaboration. An alum of the Tiny House Design/Build Certificate and the 2022 Semester in Design/Build, Aidan reflects on skills gained and the unexpected lessons learned at Yestermorrow that continue to influence his personal and professional life today.

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Building Affordability: Yestermorrow's Spring 2024 Speaker Series Wrap-Up

May 24, 2024

By Sarah Johnson, Outreach and Student Services Manager
This Spring, we welcomed experts in affordable and “missing middle” housing to present on the current issues facing our communities locally and abroad. As Yestermorrow moves through its strategic planning process, we are incorporating educational solutions to the housing crisis in our plans for the organization's future...

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Alumni Impact: Brian Cali's Green Dream

May 1, 2024

By Sarah Johnson, Outreach and Student Services Manager

Brian Cali, a Certificate in Building Science and Net-Zero Design alum, is undertaking a deep energy retrofit of a 1782 farmhouse in Reading, VT, including a panelized addition. Our current cohort of building science students took a trip to Brian's home to see the project in action and inspire their own net-zero designs. Brian has detailed his building process in his blog, Green Dream Stories, and sat down with us for an interview on the power of storytelling, community, and sustainability.

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Alumni Impact: Cassidy Delisle

January 19, 2024

By Sarah Johnson, Outreach and Student Services Manager
At Yestermorrow, we believe in investing in our people. We first met Cassidy Delisle as a student in our weekend Intro to the Woodshop course, and just a couple years later she was already teaching that same course for us. We interviewed Cassidy to learn more about her journey from beginner to mentor in the woodshop, as well as her...

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Yestermorrow Speaker Series Recap: Sustainable Sites

December 1, 2023

By Sarah Johnson, Outreach and Student Services Manager
Above: Landscape designer Holly Greenleaf (Greenleaf Design) gives the first presentation in the series on rain gardens.  This Fall, we welcomed the return of the Yestermorrow Speaker Series! Over five Wednesday evenings, we welcomed folks to the studio to gather beneath the projector’s glow, greet each other, and hear engaging...

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