Project Summary The preservation and restoration of the Historic Friary and Saint Francis Chapel at Graymoor integrated our project goals with a sustainable vision to respect what has come before us while embracing the future. During the first phase of the project, we created a building assessment to help understand what work was required in […]
Design & Build
LEED Gold Certified Home in High Falls, NY – Project Summary
Project Summary Certified Gold under the USGBC LEED for Homes program. This light and sun-filled single family residence exceeds current energy code requirements by more than 60%. The house is oriented to provide the main living spaces with abundant light all year long. Deep overhangs are used to control solar gain in the summertime. Equipped […]
Energy Star Home in Putnam County, NY – Case Study Part 2 (Home Owner’s Rep.)
Tom Kelly – (Client’s Representative) “From design to build, was less than 18 months … and on budget — that’s impressive.” Tom with the EcoBuilders team, enjoying the sun deck in the middle of winter. I think some of the happiest years of my life were the two years I spent going up there three times […]
Energy Star Home in Putnam County, NY – Case Study Part 1 (Home Owner)
Martina Leonard – Client “I don’t think a day goes by that we don’t get up in the morning and think of how lucky we are to be living in this beautiful house.” Sunrise, viewed from the expansive deck by the pool. From The Client … Before Rick, we were working with another architect and […]
P.O.A. Design & Build Project, Middletown, NY – Case Study
Tom Passero – Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates Business Owner “I love this building… it’s my home away from home.” Backstory I had a 20-year-old growing business in Orange County, Middletown New York. I’d been a tenant for 20 years, and decided that I wanted my own building. Having no […]
Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale, NY Project
Project Summary This renovation consisted of façade and accessibility improvements while incorporating building styles traditional to the area. The goal of this project was to facilitate a responsible and sustainable restoration, preservation, and enhancement of the historic theatre. This project dealt with repairs to the existing foundations and first floor structure, and the addition […]