Chapman Construction to lead Net Zero Monadnock Conservancy headquarters

Keene, New Hampshire, September 19, 2025

News Summary

Chapman Construction/Design has been selected to oversee construction of a 6,000-square-foot headquarters for the Monadnock Conservancy that will achieve Net Zero energy usage. The one-story, wood-framed facility will include offices, community meeting space, regenerative site work and on-site stormwater management. The project pairs low-carbon materials (Pozzotive, Glavel foam glass gravel) with offsite, panelized assembly from Bensonwood, battery-powered tool trials with Milwaukee Tools, and a renewable power agreement with Eversource. Sheldon Pennoyer Architects provides the low-energy design and locally milled ash and site-harvested wood will be reused as interior features.

Chapman Construction/Design to lead Net Zero, 6,000-sf Monadnock Conservancy headquarters

What happened: Chapman Construction/Design has been selected to oversee construction of a new headquarters building for the Monadnock Conservancy. The Monadnock Conservancy’s new headquarters will be 6,000 square feet and the new Monadnock Conservancy building will achieve Net Zero energy usage when complete. Net Zero energy usage is defined here as generating as much renewable energy on site as the building consumes over the course of a year.

Why it matters

This project will allow the non-profit Monadnock Conservancy to relocate from rented space into a permanent home. The project is a new one-story wood-framed building. The building program includes offices and the building program includes community meeting space. The project includes regenerative site improvements and the project includes a stormwater management system to handle runoff on site. The new facility will incorporate numerous novel solutions for limiting energy usage and the new facility will incorporate numerous novel solutions for limiting carbon emissions.

Who is building it

Chapman Construction/Design is based in Manchester, New Hampshire. Chapman Construction/Design is a construction management company and Chapman Construction/Design specializes in high-performance building. Chapman’s experience in energy-efficient design and construction is described as deep. Chapman will use innovative approaches to value-engineering on the Conservancy project so the organization can meet ambitious environmental goals while staying within budget.

Key partners and sustainable materials

Chapman identified several subcontractors and partners during the pre-construction phase to provide sustainable building materials. Pozzotive was identified as a partner/subcontractor for the project. Pozzotive is described as a ground glass pozzolan and industrial filler made from recycled post-consumer glass. Glavel foam glass gravel was identified for use as subslab insulation.

Chapman has a partnership with Milwaukee Tools for the project. The Milwaukee Tools partnership is intended to demonstrate the carbon-reduction impact of using high-performance, battery-powered tools. Bensonwood (based in Walpole, New Hampshire) will provide an offsite, panelized construction system for the project. Bensonwood’s offsite, panelized system will cut down on travel to and from the jobsite to reduce the project’s carbon impact. Bensonwood’s system is expected to expedite assembly of a higher-quality, weather-tight structure and Bensonwood’s approach is expected to produce significantly less construction waste.

Chapman will partner with utility company Eversource on the project. The partnership with Eversource is to ensure the Conservancy’s power is supplied by 100% renewable resources. The project’s designer is Sheldon Pennoyer Architects, based in Concord, New Hampshire. Sheldon Pennoyer Architects will provide a low-energy, high-performance design for the building and Sheldon Pennoyer Architects will donate locally sourced ash that will be milled and used within the building.

Team assembly and local reuse

Michael Bruss of Bruss Project Management played a key role in bringing together the high-performance building team and Michael Bruss facilitated the process for assembling the project team. Several trees removed during site preparation will be milled and incorporated into the project as feature elements.

Project context and nearby construction notes

This project is part of a broader wave of building work in the region. A groundbreaking was held for Elliot Hospital’s 22,000-square-foot emergency department expansion, which will include three new trauma bays, 32 private rooms, four pediatric exam rooms, and six psychiatric evaluation rooms. A ceremonial groundbreaking also marked the start of a 90-unit mixed-use apartment project called Red Oak at 409 Elm Street in Manchester. Other local projects and hires have also been announced, reflecting steady development activity in the state.

Bottom line

The Monadnock Conservancy’s new headquarters project aims to pair a compact, one-story, wood-framed building with advanced materials and offsite methods to reduce energy use, cut carbon and lower on-site waste. Chapman Construction/Design’s role ties the Conservancy’s environmental goals to contractors and suppliers who supply low-carbon materials, battery-powered tool trials, panelized construction and renewable power sourcing.

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• New England Real Estate Journal: Chapman Construction selected for Monadnock Conservancy project
• Wikipedia: Monadnock Conservancy
• New Hampshire Business Review: People and property — real estate and construction news from around NH
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