This is a dynamic contact list for GB&R professionals in the Hudson Valley. We will update this list periodically.

Architects & Designers

Rick Alfandre, AIA, LEED
Alfandre Architecture
7 Innis Ave., New Paltz, NY 12561
(845) 255-4774, RAlfandre (at) Alfandre.com, http://www.alfandre.com/
Also, Jordan Valdina: jvaldina (at) alfandre.org

David W. Daub, RA, Architect & Planner
124 Main St., New Paltz, NY 12561
(845) 255-8455, dwdaub (at) verizon.net

Khader Humied, Green Architect and Furniture Designer
Alternative eco-positive architecture that is practical, organic, and poetic. Furniture and lights are made from recycled materials.
PMB 151 222 Route 9W, Haverstraw, NY 10927
(845) 947-9023, metaformstudio (at) aol.com, http://www.metaformstudio.com/

Michael McDonough Architect, AIA, NCARB
Award-winning architect with 30 years custom residential and commercial experience including green and high performance buildings; writer; lecturer.
NYC Offices: 131 Spring St., NY, NY 10012
(212) 431-3723, Hudson Valley Offices: (845) 657-6308, mail (at) michaelmcdonough.com, www.michaelmcdonough.com.

Richard Miller, Architect, Sustainable Design, Planning, and Historic Preservation
3 Locust Lane, New Paltz, NY 12561
(845) 255-4480, Ecoarc (at) aol.com

Peter Reynolds, Architect
Ashokan Architecture & Planning
3780 Main St., Stone Ridge NY 12484
845-687-9829, preynolds (at) ashokanarchitecture.com
Also, Simon Stein: sstein (at) ashokanarchitecture.com
Kim Sullivan, Drafter: calikimk (at) aol.com
Brad Will, bwill (at) ashokanarchitecture.com

Claude Samton, Architect
84 Mercer St., NYC
(212) 966-6691, szama (at) aol.com, www.claudesamton.com

Chuck Silver, Environmental Designer
Hudson River Design
P.O. Box 370, New Paltz, NY 12561
(845) 256-9895

Jason Spiotta
Remodeling and furniture work using sustainable/renewable, recycled and local materials; no VOC paints; trained in solar and wind technologies; incorporates passive solar into building designs whenever possible.
(845) 688-5291, spiottadesign (at) yahoo.com

David Walsh, AIA, Director of Architecture
Spectra Engineering, Architecture and Survey P.C.
One Civic Center Plaza, Suite 401, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3156
(845) 454-9440, Fax: (845) 454-9206, dwalsh (at) spectraenv.com, http://www.spectraenv.com/

Janus Welton, AIA, BBEI, Architect
EcoArchitect DesignWorks
Architecture, planning, and interiors, specializing in environmental and conscious design (incorporating sustainability, healthy building biology, solar design, with Feng Shui)
PO Box 86, Woodstock, NY 12498
(845) 247-4620, ecoarchitect (at) hvc.rr.com, http://www.janusweltondesignworks.com/


Builders/Contractors

Steve Cornacchini
Cornacchini Construction, Inc.
Builder of Performance Homes including green building and design. HERS rater for new construction with the NYS Energy Star Labeled Homes program. Accredited Home Performance with Energy Star Contractor for renovations and energy improvements at existing homes.
88 Ackert Hook Rd., Rhinebeck, NY 12572
(845) 876-8023, Fax: (845) 876-8026, Steve (at) ccihomes.com, www.ccihomes.com

Andi Feron
Eco-Logical Insulation
Cellulose insulation contractor and air sealer; building "shell" specialist and trainer; teaches contractors and home owner do-it-yourselfers in dry blown cellulose and air sealing.
(518) 943-1929, eicoinsulation (at) yahoo.com or margomul (at) yahoo.com

Carole Furman
Octagon Builders
301 Van Vlierden Rd. Saugerties, NY 12477
(845) 246-4668, (518) 392-4905, octagon (at) ulster.net

Lloyd Hamilton, HVAC, IAQ, HERS rater
Hudson Valley Clean Energy
Green building, design and installation of geothermal systems, Zero-Energy Homes.
24 Close Drive, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
(845) 876-3767, Lloyd (at) hvce.com

Douglas Hoffman
Eco-Con Building Systems Inc.
LEED for homes builder, Energy Star Partner; A complete sustainable concept for home building. Specializing in Net Zero Energy consumption homes, on grid, New Construction, Renovation, Construction Management and Consulting.
(845) 657 8032, doug (at) ecoconbuilding.com

Floyd Kniffen
(845) 255 6363, (845) 255-7097 (home), fkniffen (at) msn.com. Russell Ley
Creator of unique, energy-efficient, environmentally sensitive, vintage timber framed living environments, using the latest and best building sciences and technology available with an emphasis on the use of recycled materials.
P.O. Box 2175, Scotia, NY 12302
(518) 370-3600, unclerussell (at) usadatanet.net

Todd Pascarella
Catskill Windmill
Certified Home Performance with Energy Star Energy Auditor and Insulation Contractor
(845) 254-6599, catskillwindmill (at) yahoo.com

Bruce Pileggi, Builder
(845) 255-1722

Shawn Rosacker, Contractor
4 Lookout Ave., New Paltz, NY 1256
(845) 532 9313, srosack (at) yahoo.com

Brian Santora
I.S.E. Contracting, Plumbing & Heating
(845) 463-2610

Gabe Schaftlein
Northeast Natural Builders
123 Union St., Hudson, NY 12534
(518) 822-9869, gabe (at) mhcable.com

Jesse JW Selman
Consulting and contracting for sustainable infrastructure; agricultural, residential, and community space.
(914) 204.2785, jabbe (at) goatweb.com

Ben Simpson, Contractor
Growing Places
Specializes in alternative building materials and straw bale construction.
Rosendale, NY 12472
(845) 658-7022, growingplaces (at) hvi.net

Kevin Skvorak
Carpentry, renovation, and custom work with emphasis in sustainable, natural, recycled, nontoxic, and local materials.
(917) 753-8973, k.skvorak (at) verizon.net

Frederick Tartter
Hudson Valley Green Builders, Inc.
Energy efficient, green, sustainable and high performance buildings and additions for residential and light commercial. Home Performance Contractors for existing structures.
PO Box 253, LaGrangeville NY 12540
(845) 226-7616, frederick (at) hudsonvalleygreenbuilders.com

Dave Vicary
Gifford Quality Insulation
Specializes in cellulose insulation.
(845) 383-6642, (845) 246-1246.

Paul Waddington
CM Solutions
Providing residential and commercial construction management services.
(845) 943-8208, pwaddington (at) fastmail.fm


Engineers

John Calhoun, PE
Consulting engineer specializing in solar and renewable energy
191 Otens Road, Ellenville, NY 12428
(845) 647-3205, jcpe1 (at) msn.com


Home Energy Raters (HERS)

Mike Kocsmiersky
GreenStreet Energy Services
Residential and commercial solar electric; home energy audits; HERS rating and home energy performance. GreenStreet larger division manages building renovation using green materials.
630 9th Ave Suite 213, New York, NY 10036
(212) 265-5179, Fax: (212) 265-5775, Cell: (917) 468-1513, Mike (at) Greenstreetinc.com

Pasquale Strocchia
Cornacchini Construction, Inc.
BPI certified shell specialist to perform Comprehensive Home Assessments for NYS Home Performance with Energy Star program for existing homes. NYS approved HERS rater for new construction with the NYS Energy Star Labeled Homes program.
88 Ackert Hook Rd., Rhinebeck, NY 12572
(845) 876-8023, Fax: (845) 876-8026, http://www.ccihomes.com/.

Todd Pascarella
Catskill Windmill
Certified Home Performance with Energy Star Energy Auditor and Insulation Contractor
(845) 254-6599, catskillwindmill (at) yahoo.com

Lloyd Hamilton, HVAC, IAQ, HERS rater
Hudson Valley Clean Energy
Green building, design and installation of geothermal systems, Zero-Energy Homes.
24 Close Drive., Rhinebeck, NY 12572
(845) 876-3767, Lloyd (at) hvce.com


Installers

Geothermal
Lloyd Hamilton, HVAC, IAQ, HERS rater
Hudson Valley Clean Energy
Green building, design and installation of geothermal systems, Zero-Energy Homes.
24 Close Drive., Rhinebeck, NY 12572
(845) 876-3767, Lloyd (at) hvce.com

Charles Lazin, BS EE, IGSHPA Certified, EPA Certified
Altren Consulting and Contracting, Inc.
Alternative Renewable Energy; residential and commercial geothermal and alternative energy engineering and consulting; complete HVAC systems design and installations: Ultra high efficiency geothermal heating/cooling, hydro-air / radiant heat distribution systems, heat recovery ventilation and humidification systems, solar thermal and on-demand domestic water heating systems.PO Box 396, Rifton NY 12471
(845) 658-7116, (845) 235-1028, charles (at) altren.net, http://www.altren.net/

Joe Spoleti and Kirk Bellanca, IGSHPA Certified
Envirotech, Inc.
1800 Rte. 9G, Staatsburg NY 12580
(845) 229-6855, envirotec (at) optonline.net

Radiant
John Abularrage
Advanced Radiant Design, Inc.
Complete radiant heating design & installation services, and intelligent energy management control systems.
96 Vly Atwood Rd., Stone Ridge, NY 12484
(845) 687-0044, Fax: (845) 687-0229, john (at) radiant-design.com, www.advancedradiantdesign.com

Bruce Duffy, Builder
Specializes in radiant floor heating.
4597 Atwood Rd. Stone Ridge NY 12484
(845) 657-3327, eh2000 (at) earthlink.net

Lloyd Hamilton, HVAC, IAQ, HERS rater
Hudson Valley Clean Energy
Green building, design and installation of geothermal systems, Zero-Energy Homes.
24 Close Drive., Rhinebeck, NY 12572
(845) 876-3767, Lloyd (at) hvce.com

Charles Lazin, BS EE, IGSHPA Certified, EPA Certified
Altren Consulting and Contracting, Inc.
Alternative Renewable Energy; residential and commercial geothermal and alternative energy engineering and consulting; complete HVAC systems design and installations: Ultra high efficiency geothermal heating/cooling, hydro-air / radiant heat distribution systems, heat recovery ventilation and humidification systems, solar thermal and on-demand domestic water heating systems.PO Box 396, Rifton NY 12471
(845) 658-7116, (845) 235-1028, charles (at) altren.net, http://www.altren.net/

Solar
Pat Biglane
SolarSavvy
Installation, and design of solar thermal hot water systems.
50 Patton Rd., Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 566-0598, PatBig845 (at) aol.com, www.solarsavvy.com

Larry Brown, Solar Contractor
Sun Mountain
PO Box 1364 Olive Bridge, NY 12461
(845) 657-8096, sunmountain (at) netstep.net

John Calhoun, PE
Consulting engineer specializing in solar and renewable energy.
191 Otens Road, Ellenville, NY 12428
(845) 647-3205, jcpe1 (at) msn.com

Dr. Gay Canough
ETM Solar Works
Design and installation of photovoltaics, solar hot water and wind energy systems.
533 Woodford Av, Endicott NY 13760.
Toll free: (877) 785-6498, info (at) etmsolar.com, http://www.etmsolar.com/

Glenn Hirsch, Photovoltaic Installer
P.O. Box 418, Rosendale, NY 12472

Lloyd Hoffstatter
Sunstruck Design
Offers consultation, system design, installation and maintenance of both on and off-grid solar electric and renewable energy systems.
202 Mill Rd., Olive Bridge, NY 12461
(845) 657-8132, sunstruk (at) surferz.net

Jeff Irish, P.E. and John Wright
Hudson Valley Clean Energy, Inc
Designs and installs solar electric (photovoltaic) generating systems for homes and businesses. Eligible Installer under NYSERDA's small PV system funding program (PON-716).
5 Bollenbecker Rd., Rhinebeck, NY 12572
(845) 876-3767, info (at) hvce.com, www.hvce.com

Mike Kocsmiersky
GreenStreet Energy Services
Residential and commercial solar electric; home energy audits; HERS rating and home energy performance. GreenStreet larger division manages building renovation using green materials.
630 9th Ave Suite 213, New York, NY 10036
(212) 265-5179, Fax: (212) 265-5775, Cell: (917) 468-1513, Mike (at) Greenstreetinc.com

Charles Lazin, BS EE, IGSHPA Certified, EPA Certified
Altren Consulting and Contracting, Inc.
Alternative Renewable Energy; residential and commercial geothermal and alternative energy engineering and consulting; complete HVAC systems design and installations: Ultra high efficiency geothermal heating/cooling, hydro-air / radiant heat distribution systems, heat recovery ventilation and humidification systems, solar thermal and on-demand domestic water heating systems.PO Box 396, Rifton NY 12471
(845) 658-7116, (845) 235-1028, charles (at) altren.net, http://www.altren.net/

Ron Leonard
Renewable NRG, LLC
Green Building, Renewable Energy Systems, Chair NYS Renewable Energy Coalition; eco-industrial development, cogeneration DG power systems, wind, PV, biofuels and product development funding for large commercial applications.
Box 1117, Woodstock, NY 12494
(845) 657-6655, nrggreen (at) aol.com , www.econrg.com

Rick Lewandowski, Solar Energy Consultant (not installer)
Direct Global Power, Inc.
P.O. Box 630, Stone Ridge, NY 12484.
845-687-2406; Fax: 845-687-2408; Rick.lewandowski (at) att.net , http://www.directglobalpower.com/

Lee Streisfeld-Leitner, Solar Consultant
The Solar Center
Design and installation of grid-tied solar electric (PV) systems, solar emergency backup power systems, and solar thermal systems (domestic hot water, space heating and pool heating). Residential and commercial.
Cell: (914) 373-9486, Fax: (914) 271-8375, Lee (at) TheSolarCenter.com

Brian Wiley
Wiley Electronics LLC
Photovoltaic equipment design and manufacture. Eligible Installer under NYSERDA's small PV system funding program (PON-716).1131 Kings Highway, Saugerties, NY 12477
(845) 247-2875, btw (at) we-llc.com, www.we-llc.com .

Jeff Wolfe
Global Resource Options
Does solar installations in NY.
601 Old River Road Suite 3, White River Junction, VT 05001
10 Hermes Road, Malta, NY 12020
(802) 295-4415 x107, 800-374-494, Jeff (at) GlobalresourceOptions.com , www.globalresourceoptions.com

For more information on NYSERDA Eligible PV installers, please go to: www.powernaturally.org/Programs/Solar/Installerspv_all.asp?i=1

Wind
Keith Christensen
Community Energy
Clean, renewable wind power available to home and business without putting equipment on premise! (not an installer)
Wappingers Falls, NY.
(845) 849-1684, Keith.Christensen (at) NewWindEnergy.com, www.newwindenergy.com

Ron Leonard
Renewable NRG, LLC
Green Building, Renewable Energy Systems, Chair NYS Renewable Energy Coalition; eco-industrial development, cogeneration DG power systems, wind, PV, biofuels and product development funding for large commercial applications.
Box 1117, Woodstock, NY 12494
(845) 657-6655, nrggreen (at) aol.com , www.econrg.com

Building Supplies

Hudson Valley Materials Exchange
A non-profit community warehouse for used/surplus building-arts-education materials gently rescued from the business waste stream.
1101 First Street, New Windsor NY 12553
(845) 567-1445, Fax: (845) 567-1536, hvme (at) hvc.rr.com, www.hvme.com

Sunshine Tartter
J.O.Y. Enterprises
Specializing in sales of Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs), accessories and waterproofing, as well as training and consulting.
admin (at) joyoficf.com, sunshine (at) hudsonvalleygreenbuilders.com, http://www.joyoficf.com/

Other GBR Contacts and Service

Salvatore Cassisi
31 Meadow Av., Chester, NY 10918
(845) 469-5930, cassisi (at) optonline.net

Patrice Courtney, Coordinator, Senior Associate
Mid-Hudson Energy $mart Communities, Bob Lawrence & Associates
3 Field Court, Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 331-2238, Fax: (845) 331-2486, Cell: (914) 388-7412, patcourt (at) aol.com, http://www.bl-a.com/ www.getenergysmart.org, www.nyserda.org
Also, Jessica Barry: jessicabarry (at) planet-save.com

Bob Freeston
Canal Press/Orange Environment
Solar House Tours, speaker on geothermal.
PO Box 252 Rosendale NY 12472
(845) 658-9435

Manna Jo Greene, Owner/builder
Sustainable Living Resource Center, Green Building & Renewables Working Group
148 Cottekill Rd., Cottekill, NY 12419
(845) 687-9253, mannajo (at) aol.com

Simon Gruber
Environmental & Healthy Building Services,
P.O. Box 202, Cornwall NY 12518
(845) 534-5622, sgruber (at) frontiernet.net

Tom Kacandes
Recycling entrepreneur & principal of Knowhow Sustainable Development
22 Hawthorne Street, White Plains, NY 10603
Cell: (845) 750-2915, kacandes (at) yahoo.com

Rich Librizzi
Domus Studios
PO Box 456, New Paltz, 12561
(845) 256-1402, info (at) domusstudios.com

Rick Pilkington
Hudson Valley Biodiesel Coop
(845) 313-2039, RPilkington (at) BiodiselStation.org, www.hvbiodieselcoop@yahoogroups.com

Margo Thompson
National Assoc. of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center
400 Prince George's Blvd., Upper Marlboro, MD 20774;
Green Builders group meets at Builders' Office, 338 Meadow Ave., Newburgh, NY 12550
(301) 430-6308, (800) 638-8556, margot (at) nahbrc.org, www.nahbrc.org

Ethan Zickler, Permaculture specialist
Eden Design
990 Samsonville Rd., Kerhonkson, NY 12446
(845) 626-4296, emaltickler (at) aol.com