We have been doing green building projects since 1998. Carpistry’s existence evolved as we sought solutions to health issues in Tom’s family.

Tom’s own family home was Carpistry’s first green project in 2000, designed to alleviate his wife’s mold allergies. This is a 2,000 sq ft engineered log chalet on a mountain top in North Carolina, utilizing unused skyscraper parts collected in NYC (such as oversized windows, 8’ doors, slabs of granite, marble flooring, cherry flooring). The house was built as an exercise in mold-free living for $160/sq ft.  A whole house fan on a timer replaced AC by exaggerating mountain breezes and being 6’ in the air on sonotubes insured no basement mold.

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Manhattan, Westchester

David Bergman is a licensed architect and LEED Accredited Professional, with more than a decade of green design experience. A recent green project was the gut renovation of a NoHo/Greenwich Village loft space utilizing eco materials, energy efficient lighting and a removable fabric duct system. 

In addition to his practice, David currently teaches sustainable design at Parsons School of Design, has taught at Yale and lectures frequently. He is a board member of o2NYC, the NY chapter of an international organization of ecodesigners, and is also on the boards of several other design organizations.

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NYC, Westchester, Fairfield, Long Island, northern New Jersey

Design Solutions is a full service residential and commercial design-build firm specializing in sustainable design and remodeling. Since 2005, we have completed four “green” residential remodels and incorporated green features into dozens of others. We recently designed and built the first sustainable nail spa in San Francisco, with green finishes including Kirei Board, 3Form resin panels and Plyboo floors. We are Certified Green Building Professionals (CGBP) and a dealer of certified green cabinets and countertops. We are affiliated with the U.S. Green Building Council, Build It Green, the Green Remodelers Guild, and Co-op America.

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San Francisco

Carolyn has been certified by the Green Advantage program and is currently completing her first green project.

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New York City, Westchester NY, Dutchess County NY, Fairfield County CT, New Jersey

Geoffrey Holton and Associates have been advocates and practitioners of sustainable design for over ten years. GHA has completed a number of projects which made careful use of recycled, renewable and salvaged materials.  These include the Berkeley Youth Alternatives propagation greenhouses and outdoor classroom, and the Fruitvale Avenue Homes in Oakland for East Bay Habitat. The latter received a 2004 Phoenix Award from the Environmental Protection Agency for community achievement in redevelopment of urban brownfield sites. Our staff includes three Certified Green Building Professionals.

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Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Mendocino, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma

Go Green Construction was founded on the concept of using an ecologically conscious approach to building to help preserve our environment. We have extensive experience with most green building materials and techniques. In 2007, Go Green began a case study project we call Playa in the Westchester area of Los Angeles. This project has been pre-rated LEED Platinum, the highest rating awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council.  So far we have deconstructed the existing single-family home—taking it apart board by board, nail by nail; diverting 95% of the material from landfills.  Go Green is a member of the USGBC, Build it Green, and Global Green, and is an Energy Star Partner, and an AIA affiliate.

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Westside, San Fernando Valley, Central LA

Since 2005, Harrell Remodeling has made a substantial commitment to green building and its practices, however they were employing sustainable solutions long before then just as a matter of routine service for their clients. When the Build It Green Certified Green Builder Program (CGBP) was developed, the entire staff, including designers, builders, and sales people all completed the certification and continue to maintain it. Harrell Remodeling is also affiliated with the USGBC, Santa Clara County Green Business Program, and Build It Green.

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San Mateo, Santa Clara

Jeff King (CEO and Founder) and Will Gunderman (Production Manager) are NARI Certified Green Building Professionals and members of the Green Remodelers Guild.

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San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo

Susan Linares is a Certified Green Building Professional through Build-It-Green and is working towards her LEED Accreditation. Linares Design’s largest and most green project to date is an environmentally conscious development of six luxury estates. We were privileged to work alongside a team of professionals both experienced in and committed to green design.

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Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara

Maggie Wood Design has completed over a dozen green home projects.  Our first green home consulting project was completed in 2003, and today we work on a diverse set of projects, ranging from small renovations and interiors, to full-scale home additions and new construction. 

Maggie Wood, founder of Maggie Wood Design, holds an undergraduate degree in Architecture from Smith College and a Master of Science in Design from the University of Massachusetts, where she concentrated in sustainable design.

Maggie is a LEED Accredited Professional and has a research background in environmental health and the built environment.

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Long Island, Westchester County, Southern Connecticut, NYC, Northern NJ & beyond!