Net zero and sustainability
An area leader in energy efficient construction, AHC has built hundreds of ENERGY STAR homes. Our building models range from tract housing to net-zero energy and passive house construction.
Energy Square, Kingston / Net-zero for living
How we build
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An area leader in energy efficient construction, our company has built hundreds of ENERGY STAR homes. We are ENERGY STAR certified Builders and Raters, which means each AHC construction project is designed and built to standards well above most other buildings on the market using comprehensive air sealing, properly installed insulation, and high performance windows.
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As a Rater, or consultant, we use a whole house approach to test the energy efficiency of the building, which includes a blower-door test to measure air leakage and identify opportunities to seal it.
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We are also a Net Zero builder. Net Zero buildings, known as Zero Energy Homes, produce as much energy as they consume, or more. These buildings are built very airtight, highly insulated, and utilize high-efficiency appliances, heating, and lighting. They use solar photovoltaic (PV) collectors, or other renewable sources, to produce sufficient electricity to meet the minimal remaining energy needs.
Proof, in buildings
New Paltz, NY
Completed in 2022, Zero Place won two of the six possible Grand Awards in the U.S. Department of Energy Housing Innovation Awards: “Blazing the Trail” for its innovative use of technologies, and “The Total Package” for the highest overall score. Its strategies include insulated concrete forms, a geothermal heating and cooling system, an onsite solar array, electric car charging, high performance windows and superior insulation.
Kingston, NY
Energy Square meets the “net-zero for living” standard, combining solar panels and energy efficient features in an affordable housing development that produces as much energy as it uses.
Highland, NY
Near Net Zero Energy, with solar electric and solar thermal domestic hot water, and the first implementation of Minotair compact air treatment units in the Northeast: heat recovery ventilation, heat pump, dehumidifier and HEPA filtration in one.
Tappan, NY
Supportive housing for veterans on the historic grounds of Camp Shanks, awarded LEED Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Woodstock, NY
Completed with geothermal construction, and one of the first nine projects in New York registered in the LEED Neighborhood Development Pilot Program. The buildings cover less than a third of the site, the rest remains forest with trails.
Kingston, NY
A 1903 mill restored with thermal heating and cooling, solar panels, energy-efficient lighting and sustainable material sourcing.
Nanuet, NY
Energy efficient HVAC equipment, Energy Star-rated appliances and low flow plumbing fixtures keep energy costs low for 93 affordable homes.
Gardiner, NY
Our own Gardiner headquarters: a warehouse built to LEED specifications, ENERGY STAR rated and a NY Energy Smart building, complete with solar panels.
Sustainability honors
From the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Green Building Council, ENERGY STAR and NYSERDA.
