The new Friary is attached to St Francis Chapel, and the original St Paul Friary. Together, the three buildings create a private courtyard for the Friars at the heart of the Graymoor Mountain. The private dining room, serving as one of the three tables for Franciscan life, is sympathetic in style to the shape and […]
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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 […]
New Energy Star Home – Warwick, NY – Case Study
Gail Buckland – Client “I have a beautiful house and people love it. I love it.” The home is an early energy star rated home. Very low energy use, passive solar design, super insulated with energy recovery ventilation. Additional features include solar domestic hot water and solar electric systems. See this house in dirt Magazine Backstory […]
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 the winter. I think some of the happiest years of my life were the two years I spent going up there three […]
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 […]