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2011 Recipient
On December 6, 2011, the 3rd
annual Albemarle Stewardship
Development Program award was
presented to the Aquariums
Division of the NC Department of
Environment and Natural
Resources for incorporating
renewable energy and ecofriendly
features in the construction of
the new Jennette's Pier.
Michael Remige, Pier Manager,
accepted the Outstanding
Stewardship Award at the event
held at the Vernon James Center.
Jennette's Pier, which
reopened in 2011 after being
destroyed by Hurricane Isabel,
was redesigned to include
renewable energy features, such
as solar panels for pier
lighting three 90'wind turbines
that generate up to 50% of the
power used by the pier,
geothermal heating and cooling,
and a wastewater treatment
system that treats, reclaims and
returns 60-80% of wastewater to
toilets. Other ecofriendly
features include two cisterms
which collect rainwater for
cleaning decks and watering
plants, south facing windows
which allow passive solar
heating and pervious pavers that
reduce runoff from the parking
lot.
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2010
Recipients
The
second annual Albemarle
Stewardship Development Program
awards were presented on
December 14, 2010 at the
Albemarle RC&D Council
annual awards banquet at the
Vernon James Research Center in
Plymouth, NC.
Outer Banks Brewing Station
Eric Reece and Aubrey Davis,
co-owners of a 200 seat brewpub
in Kill Devil Hills, received
the Outstanding Stewardship
Award as pioneers in
demonstrating the impact of wind
energy in a small business.
In 2007, Reece and Davis
installed a 10kw wind turbine as
one of many environmentally
friendly building and "green"
business practices at the
brewpub. This was the
first turbine to be installed
on-site at any restaurant or
brewpub in the US. Data
collection is shared statewide
with students through the Green
Research for Incorporating Data
into the Classroom (GRIDc)
project. To date, the
turbine has produced over 23.6
MW-h of electricity which
environmentally has offset
approximately 200 lbs of air
pollutants and tons of
greenhouse gases.
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Currituck County
Holly
White, Currituck County Planning
Department, and Currituck County
Commissioner Owen Etheridge
accepted the Albemarle
Stewardship Program Outstanding
Stewardship Award for the
county's "Currituck Goes Green"
initiative that was initiated in
2008. The county was
recognized for its commitment to
implementing green development
and sustainability strategies,
including its "Going Green"
trade show that featured
environmental resources and an
environmental education
demonstration site that
incorporates natural landscaping
features and native plants in a
redesigned and retrofitted
stormwater retention pond.
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Holly White, Currituck
County Planning
Department, and Owen
Etheridge, Currituck
County Commissioner |
The Chowan/Edenton Environmental
Group (CEEG)
was also awarded the Outstanding
Stewardship Award for its
grassroots effort to promote
environmental education and
stewardship through the use of
volunteers. Since 2007,
CEEG has conducted a local Green
Energy Fair to raise the
awareness of environmental
alternatives for local
residents. A Farmer's
Market was initiated in 2010 to
promote consumption of local
produce and to reduce the carbon
footprint of both farmers and
consumers. Through
partnerships with Live Green, a
John A. Holmes environmental
club, and Operation Clean Sweet
and the Edenton Boy Scouts, CEEG
has also educated students about
environmental issues and local
environmental projects.
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Dennis Robison, CEEG
Chairman, Vero Brentjens
and John A. Holmes
student, Wilson Greene |
2009
Recipients
The
first annual Albemarle
Stewardship Development Program
awards were presented on
December 8, 2009 at the
Albemarle RC&D Council
annual awards banquet at the
Vernon James Research Center in
Plymouth, NC.
Merchants Millpond State Park
Located
in Gates County, Merchants
Millpond State Park received the
first annual Albemarle
Stewardship Program Outstanding
Stewardship Award for the recent
completion of the Leadership in
Energy & Environmental Design (LEED)
certified Visitors Center. The
presentation highlighted
environmentally sensitive
features of the project,
including minimal impact to the
original site, use of recycled
materials, recycling of
construction waste, use of water
cisterns, passive solar design
and geothermal heating and
cooling.
Adrian O’Neal,
East District Superintendant for
the NC Division of Parks and
Recreation, was also recognized
by the Council for his support
of LEED certified projects in
the state park system.
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Jay Greenwood, Park
Superintendant
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Adrian O'Neal, NC Parks
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Dare County
was presented the Outstanding
Stewardship Award for the
innovative waste water treatment
system in Stumpy Point that will
improve the water quality of
Stumpy Point Bay and the Pamlico
Sound. The high water table had
damaged septic systems on over
60 lots in the community and two
sections of the Stumpy Point Bay
had been closed to shellfishing
because of high levels of fecal
coliform bacteria. Using a
combination of bond and grant
funding from the state, the
county installed dual chamber
step tanks and connected 134
lots to a state-of-the-art
wastewater treatment system.
Lee Wrenn, Dare
County Special Projects Manager
Justin and Kim Old, Quality
Homes of Currituck, LLC,
received the Outstanding
Stewardship Award for the design
and construction of a LEED
certified single family home in
Currituck County. When his
father said “it couldn’t be
done”, Justin Old rose to the
challenge and proved that an
energy efficient,
environmentally friendly
single-family home could be
built in the comparable price
range of surrounding homes.
Construction features included
recycled stone and fiber cement
siding, energy efficient
windows, bamboo flooring,
advanced energy star lighting,
energy star appliances, oak
cabinets milled from local trees
felled by storms and a 2.4 kw
wind turbine.
Kim
and Justin Old, Quality Homes of
Currituck, LLC
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