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 […]
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Emerson Resort & Spa, Mount Trempor, NY – Project Summary
Naomi Umhey – Client The Emerson Resort & Spa features twenty-five luxury guest rooms, five of which are two-story suites with views of both the Catskill Mountains and the Esopus Creek. The mechanical system includes a 200-ton ground source (geo-thermal) heating and cooling system. The facility consists of 30,000 sq. ft. of new construction including approximately […]
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 […]
Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Rock Tavern, NY – Case Study
View of sanctuary facing windows and gallery space looking towards back of the property. Athena Drewes – Unitarian Universalist Congregation Building & Capitol Campaign Chairperson “We love our space. It has really been enjoyable both spiritually and visually, having the benefits of all the things that we ever hoped for.” Short written testimonial by Athena Drewes […]