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Collecting Rainwater from Roofs 04.16.17. by OnTheHouse. At the Absolute Green Home in South Salem, N.Y. (which won the “Best Renovation of the Year Award” in 2015 from Green Builder® Media), when it comes to rainwater collection, the owners have their neighbors over a barrel. Literally. |
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Step Inside a 1930s Beach House Revamped for the 21st Century 09.20.16. by Donna Boyle Schwartz. A beautiful weekend home uses sustainable building practices to earn Energy Star and LEED Platinum certifications; features an energy-efficient, thoroughly modern heating and cooling system. |
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The Beach House Wins An Award! 01.23.16 by Sylvain Côté - Green Builder® Media, the leading media company in North America focusing on green building and sustainable living, recently announced the winners of its 8th Annual Green Home of the Year Awards. The Beach House won Best Renovation Of The Year. |
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Green & Cozy: Renovated Lakefront Cottage 08.25.15. by Bill Cary. Builder and designer Sylvain Côté has taken a rundown early 1930s beach house on Lake Truesdale and turned it into a stylish showpiece of environmental efficiency and good design. The green bona fides include Energy Star and platinum-level LEED certification and a HERS (Home Energy Rating System) rating of 30. - Lots of pictures here! I counted 33 of them. |
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From Plain Jane To Knockout 06.07.14. by Karen Croke. A modest cottage has been remade into an elegant, environmentally friendly beach house. For more than two years, Sylvain Côté has been painstakingly rethinking, redesigning and rebuilding a beach cottage on the shores of Lake Truesdale. The online version sports a different headline than the one above...Otherwise same article. |
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Transformation, Revisited 06.03.14. by Natalie Wightman. This existing octagon house has been transformed into a multiple Award Winning green home. It is a blueprint for healthy, comfortable, and sustainable living. - This project was originally completed and photographed in 2008, but we felt the pictures didn't do justice to the space, so we re-photographed the entire home (actually the upper floor has yet to be re-shoot). Enjoy. |
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Beach House Dreams Come True March & April 2014 Issue. by Elyse Cooper, Roofing Magazine. Smart Roofing Selection Helps A New York House Beach Lofty Sustainability Goals. If you are using a mobile device, for some reasons, the spread may not display properly. Please try again with your desktop! Nice quotes here and overall an informative article. Gotta love the two page spread! |
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An Unfinished Basement in Bedford Transformed 03.12.14. by Nancy L. Claus. An unfinished basement in Bedford was transformed into a 2,200-square-foot family retreat at a fraction of the cost of a similar-sized addition. “It is far cheaper to heat and cool a basement than an addition,” says South Salem designer Sylvain Côté. “Plus, property taxes on a finished basement are 50 percent less than space above ground.” |
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Curb-Less Appeal 02.28.14. by Jenny Higgons. "A shower style that was conceived more than 50 years ago for the physically disabled has evolved into one of today's hottest bathroom-design trends." |
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Seeing Green: Environmentally Sound Home Design Gains Momentum
08.18.13.
by Karen Roberts.
Green Houses - Our project is
featured in this online article. The printed version (Sunday August 18th) is
even nicer, showing the house as the cover photo, as you can see here with
our thumbnail. |
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Green Builder Spotlight: Absolute Green Homes |
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Two Homes Get A Friendly Makeover |
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Passive Wine Cellars |
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(formerly) Ugly Ceilings ... in White Plains, N.Y. |
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Sustainability is the new
buzzword in the homebuilding industry. |
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The larger picture on the right is featuring one of our basement. But don't look for any additional pictures from any of our projects here - The book is part of a "Build Like A Pro" series published by Taunton Press that are aimed to homeowners who feel they can be handy enough to tackle such extensive projects. - To see this outstanding lower level, click here |
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Local pros reveal how to keep your home up-to-date and market ready. "Markets are depressed, your
mutual funds tanked, and you’re considering having your mattress double as a
safety-deposit box spring. If you think of your home as your most reliable
asset—at least in the long haul—you may be..."
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If you are contemplating hydronic heating systems, this article published by Professional Remodeler, February 2009 edition will certainly be of interest to you. More - We are quoted in all the paragraphs here - Ironically, we just don't know who's the dude in the picture.. |
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Homes to Follow Cars |
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Catch Us on TV Planet Green, which was owned by Discovery Communications, featured our Award Winning Project on their show 'The Worlds Greenest Homes' back in 2008. |
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"Sustainable In South Salem"
- Westchester builder Sylvain Côté rights a dated upside-down
contemporary, transforming it into an award-winning eco-friendly home. |
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"How are we going to do all that?" - Not the most
inspiring of words, but designer Lois Horan, of Crown Point Cabinetry in
Claremont, New Hampshire, admits that it's just what she wondered while
standing in the tiny kitchen of Gina and Ian Smith's 1920s cottage-style
home... |
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Partner Named "Best of the Best" |
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With a record 235 entries, this
year's competition was the most competitive ever, according to the
publishers. |
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House lends foundation to enviro-friendly remake |
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Basement - Ideas That Work
Oct. 8, 2007. "Your
dream addition is right under your feet" |
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"Westchester builder Sylvain
Côté turns his expertise to his own home, creating a model for green
building design and energy efficiency." |
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...Is the title of the article, and is about friendly houses that slash energy costs and provide a healthier environment. Three local homes are featured. Published by Hudson Valley Magazine, April 2006 Edition, page 44. By Valerie Havas |
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The Westchester County Times, By Eve Marx |
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The Lewisboro Ledger, By Elena Sorokin |
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Eight
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'H O T T E S T H O M E I M P R O V E M E N T S'
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'L O O K S L I K E A M I L L I O N'
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'K I T C H E N T H A T ' S C O O K I N'
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The Journal News Look for our quotes in italic and/or bold letters. |
'R E M O D E L I N G P A Y S O F F'
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" B E S T C O N T R A C T O R S I T E "
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Published on Sunday,
July 26th, 1998, on the front page of the Real Estate section, in The Gannett Suburban Newspaper® publication. |
'H O M E O W N E R S H O L D K E Y'
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Published on Sunday, July 12th, 1998, on the front page of the Real Estate section, in The Gannett Suburban Newspaper® publication. By Noreen Seebacher. Look for our quotes in italic and/or bold letters. |
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This article is the second one written by Sylvain Côté, President of Absolute Remodeling Corp., reprinted in Home Improver Magazine, a Westchester monthly publication with a circulation of 100,000. This one is in the April 1998 issue. |
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"The elements that make up a professional-looking Web site are much like those of a well-run job site. It should be clean and organized, with tools and materials that are readily at hand and clearly labeled." March 10, 1998. By Ann Marie Moriarty, senior editor, Remodeling Magazine, Hanley-Wood Online. |
'V I R T U A L R E M O D E L I N G'
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Published on Sunday, March 17, 1996 on the front page of the real estate section, in The Reporter Dispatch™, a Gannett Suburban Newspaper® publication. By Karen Tensa. |
'S T E A L I N G A T T E N T I O N'
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Published in May, 1995 issue, in Remodeling Magazine©, a Hanley-Wood publication. |
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