About the project… We have prepared plans for a new, zero net energy home hidden in High Falls, New York. This home is designed for a 4 acre property just seven miles away from New Paltz. In the house, we have included 3 bedrooms with 2.5 bathrooms, plus a recreation room in the basement that […]
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New Residence, Mohegan Lake, NY – Case Study
About the project… We have completed building this new, zero energy ready house located directly on the lake. The lake was the main factor of this design. We wanted to be sure we were able to get the best views of the lake for the living areas and bedrooms. The property of this new […]
Residential Addition, New Paltz, NY – Case Study
About the project… We designed an addition and renovation to a house that looks towards the Mohonk Preserve and Ridge, which was one of the drivers of this project. We not only designed this renovation to capture the view, but we also designed around a new in-ground pool which faces the same direction. The pool […]
Net Zero Energy Office Building, New Paltz, NY – Case Study
Click Button to Play Video About the project… “We designed and built our office building located on Main Street in New Paltz, New York. The building received LEED Platinum certification in 2015 and again in 2019 and is Net Zero Energy verified. We have been certified LEED Zero Energy and LEED Zero Water. Meanwhile, the […]
New Residence, Gardiner, NY – Project Summary
Project Summary We designed a stunning, three-story house which included highly insulated walls and a geothermal system controlled online. The house was a passive solar design where the windows, walls and floors were designed to collect, store, reflect and distribute solar energy in the form of heat in the winter and reject the solar heat […]
High-Performance Earth-Sheltered Home Inspired by Kingston, NY’s Rondout Historic District
Project Summary Designed to blend with the natural surroundings and topography of the site, this earth-sheltered home was constructed using insulated concrete form walls and precast concrete roof panels. Almost the entire roof is covered with soil and is a planted landscape. The design aesthetic is reflective of the architecture of Kingston’s Rondout Historic District. […]