Requests for Qualifications: See Who Is Qualified

Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc. (FAC) 

Adam Phillips                      Colleen Patterson
[email protected]        [email protected]      
212-287-4870                      212-287-4837

Service Area

New York State Regions

• New York City

Portfolio Size (Units)

741

Why We Participated

FAC is committed to housing low-income New Yorkers in safe, affordable, and comfortable homes.  Our participation in RetrofitNY is a key component to upgrading our existing portfolio and improving tenant comfort while reducing our environmental impact and operating costs.  We hope through our participation in RetrofitNY we will be able to learn new strategies for tenant in place rehabilitation that meets deeper energy efficiency standards and expand our knowledge throughout our entire portfolio.

The Kraus Organization - Roosevelt Gardens, Inc.

Mitchell Kraus                      
[email protected]             
718-274-5000 (ext. 210)          

Service Area

New York State Regions

• New York City

Portfolio Size (Units)

~2500

Why We Participated

With funds resulting from a recent refinancing of the property’s debt, we had  already been planning major renovation work. However, to meet our more ambitious low carbon emissions retrofit and climate legislation compliance goals, it has been determined that an insulated external wall upgrade, the cost of which exceeds our current capital limits, must be implemented in concert with our other energy efficiency measures. Hence, our keen interest in RetrofitNY.     

Marathon Development Group

Matthew Judge

Service Area

New York State Regions

• Long Island
• Mid-Hudson
• New York City

Portfolio Size (Units)

+1,000

Why We Participated

We hope to gain experience with state-of-the-art materials and technologies in order to incorporate energy saving measures for ongoing building renovations as the portfolio ages and becomes eligible for re-syndication and/or refinancing.

A high-performance retrofit will provide the ability to control and reduce utility costs so that the buildings may remain financially viable over a longer period of time.

Omni New York, LLC

Elizabet Moronta
206-456-6948

Service Area

New York State Regions

• Finger Lakes
• Long Island
• Mid-Hudson
• New York City

Outside New York State

• New Jersey- Atlantic City, Newark
• Maryland- District Heights
• Wyoming- Gillette
• Florida, Jacksonville, Pensacola
• Massachusetts- Jamaica Plain, Lawrence, New Bedford, Roslindale
• Rhode Island- Providence

Portfolio Size (Units)

13,069

Why We Participated

Omni’s goal for sustainability is in line with New York State and NYC’s aim for Carbon Neutrality. We understand that the future economic and physical health of our properties will be contingent on moving towards a greener building and our goal is to focus on green initiatives that bring us closer to carbon neutrality.

Riseboro Community Partnership

Kate Brash
[email protected]
347-563-6254

Service Area

New York State Regions

• New York City

Portfolio Size (Units)

>2,378

Why We Participated

We want to create a replicable model for high performance passive house rehab for our buildings that are reaching the end of their 15-year tax credit cycle and will be refinanced.

The principles of energy efficiency, improved health outcomes, reduced consumption, and responsible use of natural resources are core beliefs of the Riseboro as an organization.

St. Nicks Alliance

Charlie Stewart
[email protected]
718-388-5454 Ext. 170

Service Area

New York State Regions

• New York City

Portfolio Size (Units)

1,400

Why We Participated

• Leveraging the expertise our team will gain from the NYSERDA RetrofitNY program at other operating properties in St. Nicks’ portfolios
• Creating a replicable model that we can apply at other St. Nicks or joint venture properties
• Reducing our portfolio’s reliance on fossil fuels and reducing our operating costs to maintain our deep affordability through increased efficiencies.  

Vaya Development, LLC

Melissa Bindra
[email protected]
646-653-4573

Service Area

New York State Regions

• New York City 

Portfolio Size (Units)

6,000+

Why We Participated

Participating in the RetrofitNY pilot allows us to form partnerships that promote the adoption of clean energy solutions in our industry and contribute to the development of a more resilient future. This facilitates Vaya’s mission of preserving affordable housing while creating a positive impact on disadvantaged communities, which bear the greatest burden of climate change.

Ameresco, Inc

Lillian Kamalay
[email protected]
508-661-2277

Tony Rinaldi
[email protected]
508-598-3150

Service Area

All of New York State

Solutions Offered

A whole building retrofit solution with a fully electrified mechanical system and a high- performance envelope system. With decades of multifamily housing experience, Ameresco understands the complexities of working in multi-family units, and with solution developers and manufacturers to coordinate installations that adapt the solution for the greatest customer benefit.

Company Description

Ameresco is a cleantech integrator that works to meet the energy and sustainability goals of our clients and stakeholders across North America and Europe. Since our founding in 2000, Ameresco is relentless in the pursuit of a sustainable future. Our ESG mantra of Doing Well by Doing Good reflects the inherent and grounded purpose behind the company’s success in delivering solutions that enable a low carbon future.

Building Typology Application

Low-rise (1-3 stories)

• Type 1: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 2: Wood Frame, built pre-1940
• Type 4: Wood Frame, built 1940-1978
• Type 5: Masonry, built 1940-1978
• Type 6: Wood Frame, built 1979-2006
• Type 7: Masonry, built 1979-2006

Mid-rise (4-7 stories)

• Type 3: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 8: Concrete and Steel, built 1940-1978

Navillus Contracting

Peter Downes
[email protected] 
212-750-1808

Service Area

New York State Regions

• Long Island
• New York City

Solutions Offered

Our Net Zero Solution will consist of a prefabricated exterior envelope system composed of plug and play MEP & renewables that can be installed with residents in place. The NZE solution will result in a fully electrified high-performance building.  

Company Description

Our team members have experience with deep energy retrofits and specialize in feasibility studies to determine cost-effective energy conservation strategies like employing renewable energy and innovative building system technologies to reach higher levels of sustainability, with a guiding goal of reaching net zero or net positive energy consumption to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and counteract climate change.  

Building Typology Application

Low-rise (1-3 stories)

• Type 1: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 2: Wood Frame, built pre-1940
• Type 4: Wood Frame, built 1940-1978
• Type 5: Masonry, built 1940-1978
• Type 6: Wood Frame, built 1979-2006
• Type 7:  Masonry, built 1979-2006

Mid-rise (4-7 stories)

• Type 3: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 8: Concrete and Steel, built 1940-1978

NZE Retrofits, LLC

Tony Daniels, RA
[email protected]
646-670-6405

Service Area

All of New York State

Solutions Offered

A whole building retrofit solution with a fully electrified mechanical system and a high performance envelope system. Including insulated, panelized cladding with integrated windows, unitized heat-pumps, and ERVs, a new roof, DHW plant, and lighting replacements; solar/battery storage, commissioning, engagement, training, and monitoring.

Anticipated EUI is ~30kBtuh/SF/yr, or roughly equivalent to the Passive House standard.

Company Description

We integrate resilient, innovative technologies and processes to transform residential buildings in a way that reduces carbon, while preserving and regenerating communities for the people who live in them. We’re a full-service design and construction company that performs deep energy building retrofit projects from concept to occupancy. We design, construct, engage and coordinate with residents, and manage design, construction, and post-occupancy services for deep energy retrofits.

Building Typology Application

• Type 1: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 5: Masonry, built 1940-1978
• Type 7: Masonry, built 1979-2006

Mid-rise (4-7 stories)

• Type 3: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 8: Concrete and Steel, built 1940-1978

Paul A. Castrucci, Architects PLLC

Grayson Jordan, RA
[email protected]
212-254-7060

Service Area

New York State Regions

• Capital Region
• Central New York
• Finger Lakes
• Mid-Hudson
• Long Island
• New York City
• Mohawk Valley
• North Country
• Southern Tier
• Western New York

Solutions Offered

A whole building retrofit solution with a fully electrified mechanical system and a high-performance envelope system that delivers Passive House level performance (50% energy reduction and best practice indoor air quality and comfort). The solution utilizes pre-fabricated exterior wall panels and is adaptable to localized building needs.

Company Description

We seek to provide resident-in-place building retrofits that are affordable, durable and provide Net Zero capable performance. 

Our Whole Building Retrofit Solution seeks Net Zero Capable performance paired with embodied carbon modeling in order to maximally decarbonize the retrofit.

Our approach seeks contextually appropriate exterior retrofits that are responsive to the local context and client needs. The holistic retrofit solution will also prioritize resident. 

Building Typology Application

Low-rise (1-3 stories)

• Type 1: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 2: Wood Frame, built pre-1940
• Type 4: Wood Frame, built 1940-1978
• Type 5: Masonry, built 1940-1978
• Type 6: Wood Frame, built 1979-2006
• Type 7:  Masonry, built 1979-2006

Mid-rise (4-7 stories)

• Type 3: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 8: Concrete and Steel, built 1940-1978

Technico Construction Services, Inc.

Stylianos Aniftos
[email protected]
718-937-3800

Service Area

New York State Regions

• Long Island
• New York City
• Mid-Hudson 

Solutions Offered

A whole building retrofit solution with a fully electrified mechanical system and a high-performance envelope system that will deliver up to 50% energy savings using a lightweight prefabricated insulated metal framed panel, and energy efficient mechanical systems.   

Company Description

Our goal is to provide a Whole Building Retrofit Solution that will be affordable, sustainable, and minimal resident impact in the build phase.

We seek to transform the buildings to net zero energy, reduce carbon, and minimize cost and maintenance. 

Building Typology Application

Low-rise (1-3 stories)

• Type 1: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 5: Masonry, built 1940-1978
• Type 7:  Masonry, built 1979-2006

Mid-rise (4-7 stories)

• Type 3: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 8: Concrete and Steel, built 1940-1978

Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc (WTI)

Brian Gagne
330-242-4422

Service Area

New York State Regions

• Capital Region
• Central New York
• Finger Lakes
• Mid-Hudson
• Long Island
• New York City
• Mohawk Valley
• North Country
• Southern Tier
• Western New York

Outside New York State

• Ohio- Beachwood

Solutions Offered

A whole building retrofit solution with a mechanical system and a high-performance building envelope system. Utilizing a high-performance insulated panel (walls) including the fenestrations for speed of construction. This includes roofing restoration and IAQ systems. This provides updates aesthetics and energy efficiency up to R-30, depending on the energy modeling.

Company Description

WTI and the broader Tremco CPG companies recognize the importance of reducing its carbon footprint.  Healthy buildings contribute to producing healthier and more productive people.  Concurrently, high-performance buildings help mitigate the risks of increased energy and operational costs.  As a testimony to our commitment to producing healthy buildings and people, we renovated  Tremco’s Global headquarters (Video) in 2008.

Building Typology Application

Low-rise (1-3 stories)

• Type 1: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 2: Wood Frame, built pre-1940
• Type 4: Wood Frame, built 1940-1978
• Type 5: Masonry, built 1940-1978
• Type 6: Wood Frame, built 1979-2006
• Type 7:  Masonry, built 1979-2006

Mid-rise (4-7 stories)

• Type 3: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 8: Concrete and Steel, built 1940-1978

Advanced Building Solutions, Inc.

Peter LaBonte
[email protected]
718-715-0545
917-509-2200

Component Category

Envelope system

Approved Components

Our panel system is a prefab off-site building solution that helps maintain architectural integrity while providing superior performance over other solutions in the market. Our panel is airtight, moisture-resistant and has a high R value. 

The panels are built with 5 layers:  polyester, OSB, EPS in different thicknesses, polyester and a finishing layer. Thanks to our unique gluing process, we are able to reach performance levels not seen with other off-site solutions. The adhesive penetrates deeply into the insulation panel and ensures an optimal connection between the insulating layers and the building. Our Net-Zero panel can also be designed and fabricated in order to adopt to the contour of exterior wall.  It was developed in Europe and is one the most cost effective well tested solution on the market.

Building Typology Application

Low-rise (1-3 stories)

• Type 1: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 2: Wood Frame, built pre-1940
• Type 4: Wood Frame, built 1940-1978
• Type 5: Masonry, built 1940-1978
• Type 6: Wood Frame, built 1979-2006
• Type 7:  Masonry, built 1979-2006

Mid-rise (4-7 stories)

• Type 3: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 8: Concrete and Steel, built 1940-1978

Dextall, Inc.

Aurimas Sabulis
[email protected]
202-701-3208

Component Category

Envelope system

Approved Components

Dextall’s factory assembled unitized exterior walls are ready to be installed with windows and cladding materials already in place. The installation process is easy – panels are stacked like building blocks, eliminating scaffolding. This process allows for faster Installation, fewer mistakes, fewer laborers onsite, leading to cost savings and increased product finished product quality. 

 Trained and certified installation partners install Dextall unitized panels.

Dextall walls are 40% more energy efficient than standard, building code-compliant onsite built walls. Dextall walls can help buildings achieve Net-Zero or Passive house standard certifications in retrofit and new construction applications. A mechanical system can also be integrated into Dextall prefab walls.  

Dextall integrates proprietary digital tools to optimize design processes, eliminating 24 months of unnecessary coordination and speeding up the exterior design process by up to 20 times. Clients know exact costs using “Dextall Studio” at the earliest design stages.

Building Typology Application

Low-rise (1-3 stories)

• Type 1: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 5: Masonry, built 1940-1978
• Type 7:  Masonry, built 1979-2006

Mid-rise (4-7 stories)

• Type 3: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 8: Concrete and Steel, built 1940-1978

Firomar Inc.

Mary Higgins
[email protected]
212-500-1306

Component Category

Envelope system 

Approved Components

FIROTHERM is a structurally sound, energy-efficient, lightweight EPS/GPS panel system that does not degrade with time. Firomar owns the largest EPS/GPS mold in the world, providing the most efficient exterior envelope system available on the market.  The Firomar plant is modeled directly after the retrofitting initiatives underway in Europe; custom built in Europe for the North American market. 

FIROTEHRM panels come with a patent-pending overburden, bonding EPS/GPS with any frame to create lightweight retrofit envelope solutions. The overburden is the first of its kind, providing extra insulation without additional steel framing; guaranteeing the panels remain lightweight and affordable. 

FIROTHERM panels are pre-engineered and manufactured in a quality-controlled environment to exact standards, delivered for installation. Any doors, windows, or finishes arrive ready for simple installation. Firomar follows our in-house Survey-Design-Model philosophy, which further simplifies installation using lasers and BIM software from the concept stage and into installation.  

Building Typology Application

Low-rise (1-3 stories)

• Type 1: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 2: Wood Frame, built pre-1940
• Type 4: Wood Frame, built 1940-1978
• Type 5: Masonry, built 1940-1978
• Type 6: Wood Frame, built 1979-2006
• Type 7:  Masonry, built 1979-2006

Mid-rise (4-7 stories)

• Type 3: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 8: Concrete and Steel, built 1940-1978

Sto Corp.

Tim Salerno 
[email protected] 
407-466-5371

Component Category

Envelope system

Approved Components

StoPanel® Classic NExT ci   is a prefabricated exterior wall panels complete with continuous insulation and StoGuard® air & moisture barrier for airtightness used frequently in Passive House design. StoPanel systems can be manufactured to incorporate high-performance glazing, different insulation types, and virtually any desired aesthetic.

Building Typology Application

Low-rise (1-3 stories)

• Type 1: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 5: Masonry, built 1940-1978
• Type 7:Masonry, built 1979-2006

Mid-rise (4-7 stories)

• Type 3: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 8: Concrete and Steel, built 1940-1978

Tremco CPG, Inc.

David Hutchinson
[email protected]
212-967-2734

Component Category

Envelope system

Approved Components

Tremco CPG Inc’s newly developed Revitalite panel was specifically engineered to upgrade the performance of existing buildings. The unique prefabricated panel combines a proprietary attachment method, wide range of aesthetic options and reduced tenant disruption to create a unique offering to building owners and design professionals. The Revitalite panel also allows for integration of high performing windows and mechanical solutions. Tremco CPG uses the products and expertise from its industry leading subsidiaries to bring not only a panel solution, but the unique connections and ancillary products required to create a highly insulated and weathertight offering to the market.  

Building Typology Application

Low-rise (1-3 stories)

• Type 1: Masonry, built pre-1940
• Type 5: Masonry, built 1940-1978
• Type 7:Masonry, built 1979-2006

Mid-rise (4-7 stories)

• Type 3: Masonry, built pre-1940