Balts Construction

Of the Chippewa Valley, inc.

1766 Hallie Road

Chippewa Falls, WI 54729

715-830-7465

    February 22, 2007

 

Governor’s Awards Recognize Contributions to Energy-Efficient Homes

 

Award Presented to Local Chippewa Falls Construction Company

 

Chippewa Falls – At the Better Buildings, Better Business conference in Wisconsin Dells, on behalf of Governor Doyle, Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton presented five businesses with the 2007 Governor’s Awards for their contributions to making homes in Wisconsin more energy and resource efficient.

 

”These companies are leaders committed to high quality, energy-efficient, sustainable housing. They understand that how we house our citizens is a key indicator of how we treat our world, that the right thing to do can be the profitable thing as well,” said Lieutenant Governor Lawton.  

“These companies have made Wisconsin a leader in the construction of homes that are safe, comfortable, durable and affordable,” said Lieutenant Governor Lawton.

 

This is the fourth year that Governor’s Awards were presented at this conference. Winners were selected based on the following criteria:

 

• Technical excellence in residential construction and remodeling,
• Involvement, dedication, and commitment to high performance construction,
• Continual improvement of products and processes,
• Willingness to provide leadership to the building construction industry through activities that improve the quality of Wisconsin’s labor force, and
• Effective work with contractors, trade partners and allies that provide materials and expertise and make it possible for Wisconsin building professionals to produce better high-performance homes.

 

 

This year’s local winner was:

 

 

Industry Partner:

Balts Construction of the Chippewa Valley, Inc.
Chippewa Falls, WI

Balts Construction of the Chippewa Valley, Inc. (Balts Construction) is owned and operated by Shannon and Kevin Balts, strong supporters of Home Performance with ENERGY STAR and Wisconsin ENERGY STAR Homes.  The company started out doing small remodeling projects and it did not take long for their reputation of good quality and fair prices to change all that.  Customers impressed with their knowledge of the work as well as their personal integrity have helped the company grow in size and services in the last five years.  Balts Construction is open to new ideas and places a high priority on building performance testing to ensure the health and safety for the occupants and to avoid liability problems.  Balts Construction realizes the importance of educating consumers on the benefits of building performance and the whole building approach and they conduct an interactive weekly radio talk-show to discuss home performance problems.  Balts Construction is a member of the Chippewa Valley Home Builders Association and Kevin has served as chair of the Education Committee.

 

The Better Buildings: Better Business Conference took place February 5 and 6 in Wisconsin Dells. The conference offers attendees more than 40 sessions and in-field tours on building science and improving business practices and features a trade show. The conference is organized by the Energy Center of Wisconsin and sponsors include the Wisconsin Division of Energy, Focus on Energy, Alliant Energy, WE Energies, Xcel Energy, the Wisconsin Building America Initiative and the Builders Journal. Over 700 attendees were at the event. More information on the conference is available at www.ecw.org/betterbuildings/  or by calling 608-238-4601, Ext. 0.