About Us - Building Energy

For over 25 years, Northeast Construction has been a leader in the design and construction of energy efficient buildings. We created Building Energy to focus this experience into a comprehensive building & energy services company. From conservation and weatherization to the installation of solar lighting and solar power systems, we look at the entire picture to provide solutions for your building.

Our mission: We are committed to reducing the carbon footprint of buildings and converting to clean renewable energy.

Our goal is to provide comprehensive solutions to complex energy problems by providing a wide range of building services.

Scott Gardner, founder of Building Energy, has been building and remodeling energy efficient homes and businesses in the Northeast for more than thirty years. He has national training and has earned certification in sound building practices and energy conservation technologies. Scott’s peers and clients acknowledge him as a leader in environmentally responsible construction. He created the Building Energy team to carry forward his unsurpassed commitment to environmentally responsible building practices, energy efficiency, and customer satisfaction. Scott has built a team of Building Energy professionals with solid track records and years of experience with energy conservation technologies and products.

Nik Ponzio was raised in an off-grid 1800’s farmhouse in the backwoods of Vermont, so he appreciates Vermonters’ commitment to the land and resources that sustain us all. “I got excited about the magical properties of solar energy when I first saw a radiometer, or solar engine, as a child. There's something very mystical and satisfying about harnessing the energy of the Sun.”
Since 2001, Nik has been designing and installing solar systems throughout Vermont, New Hampshire and New York. Nik has an electrical engineering degree from the University of Vermont and is nationally certified as a solar PV installer. With a highly detail-oriented approach to design and an engineer’s insight into problem-solving, Nik brings a disciplined creativity to challenges in new and existing systems.

Brian Hurley has been professionally involved in the Green Building and Renewable Energy industry since his graduation from the University of Vermont in 2001. Before graduating, Brian created and launched the first edition of the Green Mountain Green Pages in conjunction with Co-op America. Brian started his career in the Renewable Energy industry in 2002 as a marketing specialist with NativeEnergy, a Renewable Energy Credit (REC) marketing firm located in Ferrisburgh, Vermont. During this time frame, Brian worked on his first solar PV installation.
Active in green organizations, Brian served a year and half as the Executive Director of Building for Social Responsibility, a local organization promoting green building. He still holds a position on the Board of Directors.
In 2005, Brian started New Leaf Energy, LLC, an Energy Services company specializing in PV and Solar Hot Water system design and installation. In the fall of 2007, New Leaf Energy merged with Building Energy.