The brewery’s construction manager brought the VHV Company in as their design/build contractor based on the company’s knowledge of the brewery process, and experience with brewery applications. “The kind of place where you want to be, from everyone’s point of view." Solution “We wanted to create a comfortable atmosphere,” said John Kimmich, co-owner and head brewer at The Alchemist. To live up to their environmental responsibility, owners sought to make the facility as efficient as possible, and also adhere to the town's odor control and waste handling requirements. Comfort was also key, with the brewery wishing to maintain a 74 degree indoor temperature and proper ventilation in the open floor plan. It was critical to control humidity for the space and to keep the process equipment and floors as dry as possible for safety purposes. With a number of wash down and boiling procedures inherent in the beer brewing process, humidity control was a top priority as The Alchemist planned construction of its new Stowe facility. View Legislation and Incentives Resource Center.Legislation and Incentives Resource Center.Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC).Engineers Newsletters & Engineers Newsletters Live!.Trane®/Mitsubishi VRF Diamond System Builder™.Trane® Select Assist™ (Formerly known as TOPSS™).Controls Solutions for Light Commercial Contractors.Controls for Large Buildings & Campuses.CoolSense® Integrated Outdoor Air Systems.Financing & Energy Services Contracting.Energy Conservation Measures (energy efficiency).Renewable Energy & Distributed Energy Resources.It's too soon to say whether the declaration will drive real change or merely hop up eco-minded beer-lovers. For us, we've really been focused on side-streaming as much waste water – tank wash, the liquids and the bio-solids from the bottom of our fermenters – as much as possible, and we compost an incredible amount of water," she said. The brewery is also planning a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment system for its forthcoming brewery in Stowe, according to Kimmich, and is "close to zero waste" at its current operation. That’s just really important, because beer production is high impact." for the acceleration and adoption of sustainable bus practices. "I think together as breweries we can advocate. "This brewery collation that Ceres has created is really important for the future of sustainable brewing," Alchemist co-founder Jen Kimmich said by phone Tuesday. The Alchemist, for its part, lowers its carbon footprint by sourcing U.S.-grown hops and distributing locally (their rare, flagship Heady Topper has become a Holy Grail for connoisseurs and neophytes alike), sends spent grain to local farmers and offers a blunt directive on its cans: "Don't be a D-bag. That's just really important, because beer production is high impact." - Jen Kimmich, The Alchemist But there are plenty of creative ways to mitigate the threats. Brewing the beverage can be water and energy intensive, and relies upon crops such as hops and barley that are susceptible to intensifying floods, droughts and generally warming temps. The declaration is grounded in the premise that climate change poses both risk and opportunity to the $246 billion beer industry. The breweries' pledge is a companion to a larger Climate Declaration, a call-to-action organized by the sustainable business group Ceres, and was highlighted by the Huffington Poston Tuesday. The Waterbury-based brewery has joined its New England compatriots Smuttynose Brewing Company (New Hampshire), Red Hook Brewing Company (New Hampshire and Washington) and Allagash Brewing Company (Maine) and Aeronaut Brewing Company (Massachussets) in signing the Brewery Climate Declaration, which emphasizes "using less energy, choosing clean energy and investing in new technologies" and recognizes that environmental stewardship and business acumen are not mutually exclusive. The Alchemist brewery has joined 23 breweries across the country in a pledge to reduce their operations' greenhouse emissions and to join the call for substantive action on climate change.
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