That warm summer sun may be the perfect backdrop for a day of barbecuing, hiking or swimming – but can it help you save for the future, too? With some home-renovation projects, it’s easy to calculate a return on your investment: More square footage, an extra bathroom and a finished basement almost always add value [...]
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Is solar really worth doing?
Thursday, June 13th, 2013Happy National Weatherization Day!
Friday, January 14th, 2011Did you know there was such a day as National Weatherization day? Well, there is! The last weekend in October marked its celebration in which the nation highlighted the energy saving work going on around the country. Thanks to the Recovery Act passed in 2009, low-income communities around America are being positively impacted by an [...]
Know Your Boiler
Saturday, October 30th, 2010Have you hugged your boiler today? Well, that may be taking things a bit far, but are you at least familiar with your boiler? Do you know where it is located in your house? Let’s go even further than that – do you even know what a boiler is? Don’t be ashamed if you can’t [...]
How Malcarne Helped a Senior Facility Achieve the Highest Level of LEED Certification
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010On July 8, our very own Joseph Malcarne (President of Malcarne Contracting) attended the dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the beautiful Birches at Chambers apartment complex. The 66-unit development not only helps to quell an undeniable need for affordable senior-living housing in the Hudson Valley area, but, thanks to Steve Aaron and the Birchez Associates, [...]
Hudson Valley Energy Efficiency Through Solar
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010Way back in 1839, a french physicist by the name of Antoine Cesar Becquerel discovered that voltage developed when light fell upon an electrode – otherwise known as the “photovoltaic effect”. This single observation changed the face of energy forever. From this, came the development of the solar cell which, in turn, led to the [...]