Contest Entries

Below are the entrants in our first Best in Green Building Competition. The finalists and winner will be announced in the New York House Magazine November 2008 issue. More about the competition

Columbia County

Claverack: Sun Farm, Daniela Bortol and David Foell
A post-and-beam, passive-solar house and property

Canaan: Trina Porte and Kristine Cottom / builder Jason Smith
An Energy Star-labeled home

Dutchess County

Milan: Trevor Burgess and Gary Hess / David Borenstein
An Energy Star-labeled house

Milan: David Borenstein Architect
The Farmhouse, an Energy Star-labeled spec house

Milan: David Borenstein Architect
The Red House, a spec house that exceeds Energy Star standards

Ulster County

Esopus: Anthony Abei / Greenhill Contracting, Inc.
Two net-zero-energy houses

High Falls: Alfandre/Koenig / Mountain Valley Builders
An Energy Star-rated house, submitted to USGBC for LEED for Homes certification

Kerhonkson: Peggy Atwood
A super-insulated, Monolithic Dome house

Rosendale: Lois and Peter Heymann / Bolder Design/Build, LLC
*A renovated, super-insulated, 150-year-old house

Gardiner: David and Paula Kucera / David Kucera Inc.
A net-zero-energy, Energy Star-rated house built using a repurposed timber-frame barn

New Paltz: Hamilton Stapell and Ana Fuentes / Kniffen Builders
An Energy Star-rated house and a Green Building Demonstration Home, sponsored by NAHB Research Center and NYSERDA

Westchester County

South Salem: Sylvain and Tisa Cote / Absolute Remodeling
*A gut-renovated, Energy Star-labeled house

*Renovated houses are not eligible, according to original submissions guidelines. However we wanted to show all the projects submitted.

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Mohonk Mountain House, a 137-year old Victorian castle resort with an eco-friendly Spa wing, is proud to offer the winner of the Best in Green Building Competition a weekend retreat.

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