The HGA project, which was announced last year, is a net zero energy, carbon neutral and LEED platinum house on Long Island. In what is believed to be a first in the Hamptons – if not the nation – this home is being rebuilt from the ashes of a horrific fire.

The presentation, which focused on the planning process for the HGA house project, which followed many of the concepts described in AIA new Integrated Project Delivery forms, also included reviews of the sustainable technologies used to attain the goals of the project as well as those that have been used to create energy in sustainable ways. There was a discussion of how thin film photovoltaic creates electricity with less impact on aesthetics, and a review of the status of residential windmills for this project. Other sustainable technologies required to meet the project’s goals were discussed such as low flow plumbing fixtures, smart home electronic technology, improvement of soil composition organically and reviews of materials to reduce the home’s carbon footprint.

All founding members of the Hamptons Green Alliance were on hand to field questions concerning the technologies that each has brought to the project.

The group, working with the Long Island Chapter of the United States Green Building Council, intends to seek LEED Certified Platinum status for the house, as well as implement a methodology developed by Frank Dalene, president of Telemark, Inc. and a founding member of the Hamptons Green Alliance. In addition to the presentation on the HGA House, Mr. Dalene also presented information on ICEMAN, a mathematical formula that scientifically determines the carbon footprint of any manufactured product. The mechanism is briefly explained on the website: www.carbonfactorindex.com

Contact: Bev Jedynak
Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc.
312-943-1123
bjedynak@janispr.com

Dalene, who is an alumnus of Nyack College, will receive his award during a ceremony honoring individuals from 23 independent institutions on Monday, March 1, at the New York State Capitol in Albany. Presenting the awards will be Senator William T. Stachowski, Chair of the New York State Senate Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business Committee and Assemblyman Robin Schimminger, Chair of the New York State Assembly Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry Committee.

Dr. Michael G. Scales, president of Nyack College/Alliance Theological Seminary, said that Dalene’s contributions to the small business community in the Hamptons through his work with Telemark, Hamptons Luxury Homes, Inc., and the Hamptons Green Alliance, “have been very important in the economic health of small business in the area for the past several decades. He is truly an outstanding alumnus of Nyack College, Class of 1977, and well-deserving of this distinction.”

Dalene, who received the 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year for New York State award last fall from The American Business Defense and Advisory Council, headed by former Republican Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, has journeyed a long way since he started his career in the building industry working alongside his father.

A native of Telemark, a county in Norway, Dalene has lived on Long Island for most of his life. The one-time pre-med major transferred from Stony Brook University to Nyack College. After his 1977 graduation with a Bachelor of Arts in religion, he joined forces with his father, a master builder, and founded Telemark, Inc., a nationally known and award-winning construction services company based in the Hamptons.

Dalene said: “Attending a Christian college like Nyack, taught me to set priorities and focus on goals. It taught me mental discipline and the ability tor reason accurately. Above all, it taught me the love of learning and continuous self-education.”

That continuing self-education has resulted in a successful career that is still evolving. After founding Telemark, Inc. with his father Hugo, Frank, along with his brother Roy, also founded Hamptons Luxury Homes, Inc. (HLXH:PINK). In 2008, Frank saw that the environmental movement was gaining steam among the public and was a leader in forming Hamptons Green Alliance, a non-profit association of building industry professionals who promote “green building” technologies.

Then, last year as he delved into extensive research in green building, he developed a market driven mechanism that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by identifying the embodied carbon footprint of manufactured products and mathematically converting the carbon footprint measurement into a simple-to- understand indexing system that can be placed on labels and packaging.

Largely self-taught beyond his undergraduate studies, Dalene’s “International Carbon Equivalent Mechanism Attributed to Neutrality” (ICEMAN™) earned him a spot in November 2009 as a panelist with scientists from around the world at New York State’s premiere 2009 Advanced Energy Conference held in Hauppauge.

His accomplishments to date are quite extensive and among his professional, social, and civic involvements they include:

• President and CEO, Telemark, Inc.
• Vice President and CFO, Hamptons Luxury Homes, Inc.
• Founder of Carbon Factor, Inc. and ICEMAN™
• Co-Founder of the Dalene Family Foundation
• Co-Founder of the Kris Dalene Music Scholarship Fund in memory of his son
• Board of Directors, Lions Eye Bank for Long Island, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System
• Immediate Past President, East Hampton Lions Club, and co-chair of the Health and Sight Committee
• Co-founder, Hamptons Green Alliance
• Member, Long Island Chapter of United States Green Building Council
• Member, New York State Builders Association
• Member, National Association of Home Builders
• Member, East Hampton Town Energy and Sustainability Committee
• Member, American Solution’s The American Business Defense and Advisory Council.

In addition to those honors, Dalene has been quoted and Telemark’s work has been featured in the following publications, Architectural Digest, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, New York Post, The New York Daily News, Newsday, The East Hampton Star, The East Hampton Press, The Southampton Press, The East Hampton Independent, The Southampton Independent, Dan’s Paper, Builder/Architect Magazine, Custom Builder Magazine, Custom Home Magazine, EcoHome Magazine, House Magazine, Builder Magazine, Builder & Remodeler, Long Island Business Journal, Classic Home Magazine, Hammer Magazine, Robert A.M. Stern Buildings and Projects 1987-1992, and The House of The Architect. Dalene has written articles that have been published in Custom Builder Magazine, Builder & Remodeler Magazine and Builder/Architect Magazine. Among the numerous awards he has received are the 2000 Republican of the Year Award, 2004 Ronald Reagan Republican Gold Medal Award, and the 2008 Congressional Medal of Distinction from the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Contact: Bev Jedynak
Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc.
312-943-1123
bjedynak@janispr.com

Bridgehampton, NY (January 11, 2011) – Hamptons Luxury Homes (PINK:HLXH) today announced that for a second consecutive year, it has offset 100 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions generated by the company and all of its subsidiaries, including Telemark, Inc., the ultra-luxury builder on Long Island. The announcement was made by Frank Dalene, president of Telemark, who is also VP and CFO of Hamptons Luxury Homes.

“Continuing to be carbon neutral is extremely important for us and reflects our commitment to improving our environment and we believe it is the only way to scientifically define a business as green,” said Dalene, who has been a leader in the green building movement, initially in the Hamptons where he was the driving force behind the formation of the Hamptons Green Alliance (www.hamptonsgreenalliance.org) and later as a spokesperson for the green movement as it relates to building practices through his presentations throughout Europe and the Far East. Dalene, the developer of a unique methodology that can calculate and index the embodied carbon footprint of manufactured products and buildings by the application of sciences established as a result of the Kyoto Protocol, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and other similar efforts, called ICEMAN (International Carbon Equivalent Mechanism Attributed to Neutrality), noted that this is the second year in a row that the company has offset its carbon footprint to become carbon neutral. “As a result, we continue to support important environmental initiatives.”

Hamptons Luxury Homes again retained the firm of Verus Carbon Neutral of Atlanta, to conduct an audit of its business and to calculate the Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO2e) footprint of the company and its subsidiaries. Based on the information that the company provided to Verus Carbon Neutral, the annual Scope 1 – Scope 3 CO2e footprint for Hamptons Luxury Homes is 142 metric tons, a decrease from last year’s 156 metric tons. Twenty four percent of the emissions came from the burning of fossil fuels, which was 35 metric tons of CO2e, primarily from the use of 3,046 gallons of heating oil, common in the northeastern U.S. The company’s electricity use resulted in only 19 metric tons, a significantly lower level than average for an office of Hamptons’ size and its location in a lower carbon electric grid. And the largest contributor, transportation, at 72 metric tons, was the same as it was last year.

Hamptons Luxury Homes decided to offset that footprint with the purchase of 142 metric tons of CO2e offsets through Verus, in effect offsetting 100% of their carbon dioxide equivalent emissions and becoming carbon neutral. “We decided this year to do this through the purchase of offsets from the Rocky Reach Hydro Project, located in north central Washington State on the Columbia River,” explained Dalene. He noted that this run-of-river project is one in which people throughout the Northwest benefit from clean, renewable energy produced at Rocky Reach. “The project is a first-of-its-kind juvenile fish bypass system completed in 2003 to help young salmon and steelhead on their way to the ocean. The environmental differences between a run-of-river and conventional hydroelectric power are dramatic.” According to Dalene, conventional dams create methane, a potent greenhouse gas that backs up organic matter and floods huge tracts of land that were once home to CO2-absorbing trees. “Run-of-river projects use the natural flow of water caused by changes in elevation, thereby eliminating greenhouse gas creation.”

Hamptons Luxury Homes and its subsidiaries are national leaders in the construction industry by becoming carbon neutral two consecutive years with a commitment to continue doing so. As a result of this and awards received for green building projects, the company is at the forefront of green building in the New York area.

About Hamptons Luxury Homes

Hamptons Luxury Homes (www.hlxhomes.com) is a regional construction services company that builds and maintains custom homes, luxury vacation homes and ultra-luxury estate homes throughout the eastern end of Long Island, New York, with its principal offices located in Bridgehampton, New York. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Telemark Inc., is a nationally recognized and award-winning ultra-luxury homebuilder. The Company maintains an industry leading reputation for construction of luxury vacation homes from foundation to completion, with values ranging up to $60 million. Hamptons Luxury Homes combined ultra-high quality materials with old-world craftsmanship to create the ultimate in luxury homes with outstanding aesthetic appeal. Already a recognized and well-established entity in the exclusive environs of the Hamptons on Long Island, the company intends to expand into similar luxury markets in the United States. The Company’s other wholly-owned subsidiaries include: Telemark Service and Maintenance, Inc., which provides ongoing property management, maintenance and services; Bridgehampton Millwork, Inc., which manufactures and installs custom millwork, customer cabinetry, custom built-ins and furniture.

Contact: Beverly Jedynak
Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc.
312-943-1123
bjedynak@janispr.com

At the recent black tie Archi Gala Awards, held at The Inn at New Hyde Park, sponsored by the AIA Long Island Chapter, Flynn + Stott was awarded twice. One award, sponsored by the LIPA and Green Logic, was for “Residential Sustainability” while the other award was an “ARCHI AWARD COMMENTATION” from the Long Island Chapter of the AIA. According to Architect Ric Stott, AIA, LEED AP, of Steelbone Design Company and Flynn + Stott Architects, PC, the jury determining the awards commented that the project was “…a beautiful blend of sustainability and craftsmanship.”

The house, known as the HGA House because of the group’s effort to completely rebuild it from the ground up using the latest technologies and practices in “green” building, was recently awarded LEED platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for achievement in green homebuilding and design. It is believed that at 4,800 square feet, the home is one of the largest luxury residences to achieve LEED platinum status in the country.

In the spring of this year the members of the HGA presented the Dubins with a technologically advanced home that features green innovations such as a super insulated shell, geothermal heating and cooling, evacuated tube solar thermal hot water, thin film photovoltaic solar power, LED lighting, and a rain water harvesting system. The house received the NetZero Building Award from the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) earlier this year.

“The HGA House represents a remarkable team effort that heralds a new paradigm for building in that it was more than a project – it was an opportunity for experimental practices to take hold to bring out the best outcome in the final project, with each member of the team contributing both their own knowledge and expertise as well as suggestions to the process,” said Frank Dalene, President of Telemark, Inc., one of the founding members of the HGA and developer of ICEMAN, a solution to the problem of defining carbon neutrality by providing a mathematical formula to compute a carbon footprint.

About Richard F. Stott

Richard F. Stott, AIA, LEED AP, has practiced architecture for the past 25 years in the eastern US, serving individual, corporate, healthcare and governmental clients. He holds a Master of Architecture Degree from California Polytechnic State University and is a LEED Accredited professional. He is the founding president of AIA Peconic, a local chapter of the American Institute of Architects and sits on the board of directors for New York State AIA. A member of the Southampton Town Sustainable Energy Committee, he is actively rewriting the wind energy code and assisting Southampton define and implement a sustainability plan. He particularly is interested in wind and solar energy design, which is an outgrowth of his interests in sailing and flying.

About The Hamptons Green Alliance

The Hamptons Green Alliance (HGA) is an association of building and related-service professionals in the Hamptons on Long Island organized to promote green building and maintenance practices. The brain-child of Hamptons-based Telemark, a high quality, well respected builder and organized with fellow tradesmen committed to green building practices from the area, HGA provides information on materials, systems and best-practices for building and maintaining carbon-neutral , zero-energy homes and ecological landscapes via its website and other public forums. Members are leaders in their respective fields. HGA’s goal is to be a resource for proven green and ecological practices and is driven by a commitment to use the Alliance’s combined expertise to make the planet greener. For more information, visit www.hamptonsgreenalliance.org.

Contact: Bev Jedynak, Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc., 312-943-1123

December 1, 2010 – (Southampton, New York) Today, 37 Parkside Avenue in Southampton, known as “HGA House” was awarded LEED platinum certification by U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for achievement in green homebuilding and design. The HGA House is owned by David and Saundra Dubin, who were devastated when their original home was destroyed by fire in late 2009. Today, they are thrilled that their home may be among the top largest green homes in the country.

The Dubins will have architects Ric Stott, Craig Lee and the Hamptons Green Alliance (HGA) to thank for their newly rebuilt and designed home, which has risen from the ashes to become a model of net zero energy carbon neutral green building.

“In combination with architects Stott and Lee, we, at the Hamptons Green Alliance, are very proud to have been a part of such an inspiring project,” says Frank Dalene, who is the co-founder of the HGA and the president of Telemark. “Innovative green building is transforming the world for a better future and we are doing it one home at a time.” Telemark served as general contractor for the project.

“As a LEED-certified home, HGA House serves as a model of greener living for the entire community,” said Nate Kredich, Vice President of Residential Market Development for the USGBC. “The home sets the example that we can all live better by reducing our environmental footprint, cutting our utility bills, and coming home to a greener place to live.”

What sets HGA House apart is its size. The HGA House combines LEED Platinum, net zero energy, and carbon neutral building in a 4,800 square foot luxury home renovation. The home’s carbon footprint was successfully measured by ICEMAN, which was developed by Frank Dalene to provide a possible solution to the challenge of quantifying carbon neutrality.

Along with Telemark, HGA assembled a team of green craftsmen and suppliers to develop a plan for the HGA House. The team integrated multiple means, methods of design and construction to achieve maximum efficiencies – a term that they have coined, “Systems Integrated Home.” Implementing the team’s Systems Integrated Home approach, HGA House achieved a 104 Home Energy Rating System score from the USGBC. For a home to be rated as LEED-Platinum, the highest award offered, it must score at least 90 points.

Dalene recently discussed the HGA House’s Systems Integrated Home approach in a presentation before the influential Zero Emmissions Conference 2010 in Oslo, Norway in November. Norway has declared it will be carbon neutral by 2030 and is recognized as one of the most advanced countries in the green building sector.

Among the aspects of the HGA House Dalene discussed were:

• Passive features from the architect’s design such as increased soffits to maximize solar gain in winter and maximize shading in summer
• A south facing orientation
• High efficiency windows
• Spray foam insulation – low expansion foam around windows, doors
• HERS Rating 25 was achieved – tests check for air leakage in ducts and the house; all ductwork in conditioned space and sealed; all joints caulked to decrease air infiltration
• Low Flow fixtures and dual flush toilets
• A rainwater harvesting tank to collect rainwater from gutters for irrigation
• LED lighting using 85% less energy than conventional bulbs and designed to last for 50,000 hours
• Smart house technology including LED screens on first and second floor to monitor house readings; programmable systems that turn on and off should an alarm sound; all rooms pre-wired for future programming; home energy monitoring
• A high efficiency wood burning fireplace to provide clean and efficient burning to minimize heat loss – the fireplace produces 50,000 BUT/hr.
• Energy Star appliances and electrical systems
• Geothermal system – open loop, two stage, variable speed with all ductwork insulated and sealed
• Solar thin film on the south facing part of house
• Solar panels on the east and west facing roof
• Solar thermal – for summer mode to provide domestic hot water and heat dump for pool heat mixing with the return water from the pool; the winter mode also supplies domestic hot water with the excess hot water going through hot water heating coils to distribute heat through the ductwork to heat the house as a primary heat source.

New technologies were integrated into the house including:

• LED lighting – CREE LR-6 high hats using only 12.5 watts of input power to deliver 1000 lumens, the LR6-DR1000 has unmatched fixture efficacy of up to 80 lumens per watt. It consumes half the energy of a typical CFL down light while delivering the same light output.
• Micro inverters for solar thin film photovoltaic
• Building integrated photovoltaics
• Solar thermal winter mode heat dump
• Whole house monitoring system.

About the Hamptons Green Alliance
The Hamptons Green Alliance (HGA) is an association of building and related-service professionals in the Hamptons on Long Island organized to promote green building and maintenance practices. The brain-child of Hamptons-based Telemark, a high quality, well respected builder and organized with fellow tradesmen committed to green building practices from the area, HGA provides information on materials, systems and best-practices for building and maintaining carbon-neutral , zero-energy homes and ecological landscapes via its website and other public forums. Members are leaders in their respective fields. HGA’s goal is to be a resource for proven green and ecological practices and is driven by a commitment to use the Alliance’s combined expertise to make the planet greener. For more information, visit www.hamptonsgreenalliance.org.

About USGBC
The U.S. Green Building Council is a nonprofit membership organization whose vision is a sustainable built environment within a generation. Since USGBC’s founding in 1993, USGBC has grown to more than 18,000 member companies and organizations and a comprehensive suite of LEED green building certification systems. Its membership includes corporations, builders, universities, government agencies, and other nonprofit organizations all sharing USGBC commitment to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. Visit www.usgbc.org for more information.

About LEED for Homes
LEED for Homes is a third-party certification system for building and designing high-performance green homes that are energy-and-resource-efficient and healthy for its occupants. Developed and administered by USGBC, LEED for Homes awards points to projects in eight categories of environmental performance: Innovation & Design Process, Location & Linkages, Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Indoor Environmental Quality, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, and Awareness & Education. To date, more than 5,000 homes have achieved certification with LEED for Homes program, and over 20,000 have registered and are in process. For more information, visit www.usgbc.org/homes.

Contact:
Laura Grock
Vice President
Martin Janis & Company, Inc.
(312) 943-1106

Bridgehampton, NY (November 16, 2010) – Telemark, Inc. president Frank Dalene, who was the visionary behind the formation of the Hamptons Green Alliance, an association of building and related-service professionals in the Hamptons who promote green building and maintenance practices, is sharing his unique perspective on moving toward a low carbon society as it relates to the building industry in two conferences – one in the US held earlier this month in New York and the second to be held in Norway at the end of the month

Dalene recently participated in a session led by Dr. Nay Htun of Stony Brook University and Advanced Energy Center, “Innovative Pathways toward Low Carbon Society: Policy and Technologies” during the recent 2010 Advanced Energy Conference at the New York Hilton. The conference is recognized as New York State’s premiere conference for advanced energy and brings together thousands of individuals from academia, business, and government to discuss a wide variety of issues in the energy field. Dalene’s presentation described “Functional Net Zero, Carbon Neutral Technologies” as they relate to the conversion of an existing home into a high performance ultra-green home.

Dalene will be presenting similar information later this month at The Zero Emissions Conference 2010 (ZERO10) in Oslo, Norway, where he was invited at the request of Einar Håndlykken, the CEO of ZERO (Zero Emissions Resource Organisation). ZERO is a non- profit foundation with a vision of “a modern world where carbon emissions cause no threat to nature and environment”. Norway has declared it will be carbon neutral by 2030 and is recognized as one of the most advanced countries in this area. The Oslo conference will bring together experts from around the world to discuss the latest in sustainable energy practices and technologies.

In the presentation, Dalene described the Net Zero technologies that have been included in the HGA House, a home that was completely rebuilt by members of the Hamptons Green Alliance following a devastating fire that destroyed the home. Known as the HGA House, the team integrated multiple means, methods of design and construction to achieve maximum efficiencies – a term that they have coined: Systems Integrated Home. Included in this home are:

• Passive features from the architect’s design such as increased soffits to maximize solar gain in winter and maximize shading in summer
• A south facing orientation
• High efficiency windows
• Spray foam insulation – low expansion foam around windows, doors
• HERS Rating 25 was achieved – tests check for air leakage in ducts and the house; all ductwork in conditioned space and sealed; all joints caulked to decrease air infiltration
• Low Flow fixtures and dual flush toilets
• A rainwater harvesting tank to collect rainwater from gutters for irrigation
• LED lighting using 85% less energy than conventional bulbs and designed to last for 50,000 hours
• Smart house technology including LED screens on first and second floor to monitor house readings; programmable systems that turn on and off should an alarm sound; all rooms pre-wired for future programming; home energy monitoring
• A high efficiency wood burning fireplace to provide clean and efficient burning to minimize heat loss – the fireplace produces 50,000 BUT/hr.
• Energy Star appliances and electrical systems
• Geothermal system – open loop, two stage, variable speed with all ductwork insulated and sealed
• Solar thin film on the south facing part of house
• Solar panels on the east and west facing roof
• Solar thermal – for summer mode to provide domestic hot water and heat dump for pool heat mixing with the return water from the pool; the winter mode also supplies domestic hot water with the excess hot water going through hot water heating coils to distribute heat through the ductwork to heat the house as a primary heat source.

New technologies were integrated into the house including:

• LED lighting – CREE LR-6 high hats using only 12.5 watts of input power to deliver 1000 lumens, the LR6-DR1000 has unmatched fixture efficacy of up to 84 lumens per watt. It consumes half the energy of a typical CFL down light while delivering the same light output.
• Micro inverters for solar thin film photovoltaic
• Building integrated photovoltaics
• Solar thermal winter mode heat dump
• Whole house monitoring system.

Dalene also described in his presentation development of The International Carbon Equivalent Mechanism Attributed to Neutrality, (ICEMAN), which enables a Carbon Factor Index to be computed for any manufactured product, including an entire home. According to Dalene, the HGA House is certified carbon negative under his ICEMAN Carbon Factor Index in that it reduces more carbon emissions than the carbon emitted, achieving a CFI of 396, (The lower the number the more carbon is emitted – 100 is considered carbon neutral). The project earned carbon credits as a result of a mitigation effort defined by the EPA Waste Reduction Model, (WARM). As a result of recycling construction waste by landfill avoidance the HGA House reduced greenhouse gases, by almost four fold, than was emitted during construction including the embodied carbon footprint of the materials used. Even though the HGA House used several means to mitigate and reduce its embodied carbon footprint Dalene believes a significant discovery has been made by understanding the importance of recycling of construction materials in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

About the Hamptons Green Alliance

The Hamptons Green Alliance (HGA) is an association of building and related-service professionals in the Hamptons on Long Island organized to promote green building and maintenance practices. The brain-child of Hamptons-based Telemark, a high quality, well respected builder and organized with fellow tradesmen committed to green building practices from the area, HGA provides information on materials, systems and best-practices for building and maintaining carbon-neutral , zero-energy homes and ecological landscapes via its website and other public forums. Members are leaders in their respective fields. HGA’s goal is to be a resource for proven green and ecological practices and is driven by a commitment to use the Alliance’s combined expertise to make the planet greener. For more information, visit www.hamptonsgreenalliance.org.

Contact:
Bev Jedynak,
Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc.,
312-943-1123

Contact: Beverly Jedynak
Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc.
312-943-1123
bjedynak@janispr.com

“LEED Certification for Existing Buildings and New Construction – Process, Procedures, Pitfalls”

Sponsored by the Asian Development Bank,* whose overarching goal is poverty reduction by building upon success in the Asia Pacific region, the Workshop brought together experts in the area of energy conservation and green building that included the Dalenes as well as Professor Nay Htun, Research Professor of the Department of Technology and Society and the Advanced Energy Center, and Professor Lin-Shu Wang, of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Stony Brook. These four individuals discussed a variety of green building technologies, newest trends in energy efficient equipment and low carbon infrastructure. The Dalenes led presentations that focused on “LEED Certification for Existing Buildings and New Construction – Process, Procedures, Pitfalls” and “Conversion of an Existing Home to High Performance Ultra Green – LEED Platinum and Beyond; Construction of Sustainable Buildings”. Professor Nay Htun, together with Frank Dalene, presented on the topic of “Emerging Trends in US and ISO Green Building Standards”. Frank also specifically led a session on the subject of Low Carbon Infrastructure – An Indexing Mechanism, where he discussed his development of the International Carbon Equivalent Mechanism Attributed to Neutrality (ICEMAN) that can calculate and index the carbon neutrality associated with the production of materials products and buildings by the application of sciences established as a result of the Kyoto Protocol, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, and other similar efforts.

Professor Nay Htun presented a session on “Sustainable Buildings and Low Carbon Energy Pathways” and Professor Lin-Shu Wang presented on “Distributed Dynamic Storage for Solar Cooling and Heating of Buildings”.
“We were honored to be included with Professors Htun and Wang as invited participants in this conference,” said Frank Dalene. “The Asian Development Bank is pursuing LEED certification as it embarks on an extension of its headquarters building. Their
commitment to the inclusion of green elements in the design and construction of these facilities enabled us to have a mutually beneficial exchange of ideas and discussion during this meeting.”

The ADB asked the four participants to share their knowledge and expertise with them because they are viewed as experts in their respective fields.

Hamptons Luxury Homes:
Hamptons Luxury Homes, Inc. (www.hlxhomes.com) is a regional construction services company that builds and maintains custom homes, luxury vacation homes and ultra-luxury estate homes throughout the eastern end of Long Island, New York, with its principal offices located in Bridgehampton, New York. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Telemark Inc. is a nationally recognized and award winning ultra-luxury homebuilder. The Company maintains an industry leading reputation for construction of luxury vacation homes from foundation to completion, with values ranging up to $60 million. Hamptons Luxury Homes combines ultra-high quality materials with superb old-world craftsmanship to create the ultimate in luxury homes with outstanding aesthetic appeal. Already a recognized and well-established entity in the exclusive environs of the Hamptons on Long Island, the company intends to expand into similar luxury markets in the United States. The Company’s other wholly-owned subsidiaries include: Telemark Service and Maintenance, Inc., which provide ongoing property management, maintenance and service; Bridgehampton Millwork, Inc which manufactures and installs custom millwork, custom cabinetry, custom built-ins and furniture.

*The Asian Development Bank:
ADB’s overall operations of $16.1 billion in 2009, comprised of loans and grants of $14.3 billion, guarantees amounting to $397 million, $850 million for a trade finance facilitation program, $220 million in equity investments, and $267 million in technical assistance.

ADB also mobilized cofinancing amounting to $3.2 billion.

ADB is working with shareholders and partners to spread the benefits of recovery more widely as the region emerges from a time of crisis, with renewed determination to tackle the causes of poverty and raise Asia’s standards of living, especially for the poor.

Contacts
Beverly Jedynak
Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc.
312-943-1123
bjedynak@janispr.com
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The resolution, number 6087 in the NY Senate and number 1553 in the Assembly, honors the architects and members of the HGA for the work done on the Dubin house in Southampton. This renovation of what had been a completely destroyed-by-fire residence, incorporates ground-breaking “green” innovations that make the home one of the first measurable, energy efficient, net zero structures in the country.

Text of the resolution is as follows:

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that the quality and character of life in the communities across New York State are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of those organization and individuals that are devoted to the welfare of the community and its citizenry; and

WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor architects Richard Stott and Craig Lee, and the Hamptons Green Alliance, upon the occasion of their designation for special recognition for the construction of a “net zero” green home; and

WHEREAS, In December 2008, the family home of David and Saundra Dubin of Southampton, New York, was destroyed by fire; this tragic occurrence attracted the attention and volunteer assistance of architects Richard Stott and Craig Lee, and the Hamptons Green Alliance; and

WHEREAS, Richard F. Stott, AIA, LEED AP, is the owner of Steelbone Design Company and Flynn Stott Architects, P.C., located in Southampton, New York; and

WHEREAS, Craig Lee is the owner of Lee Architecture, PC, a residential architecture firm established in 1991 and located in Sag Harbor, New York, and

WHEREAS, The Hamptons Green Alliance is an association of building and related-service professionals in the Hamptons on Long Island organized to promote green building and maintenance practices; its goal is to be a resource for proven green and ecological practices; it is driven by a commitment to use its expertise in making our planet greener; and

WHEREAS, With the support of the Hamptons Green Alliance, architects Richard Stott and Craig Lee undertook to design a replacement home for the Dubin family that would be one of the first models of net zero, carbon neutral green living; and

WHEREAS, In spring 2010, a new home was presented to the Dubins; this technologically-advanced home featured green innovations such as a super insulated shell, geothermal heating and cooling, evacuated tube solar thermal hot water, thin film photovoltaic solar power, LED lighting, and a rain water harvesting system; and

WHEREAS, On May 13, 2010, the Dubin family’s new home received the NetZero Building Award by the Long Island Power Authority; and

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to recognize and pay tribute to architects Richard Stott and Craig Lee, and the Hamptons Green Alliance; and

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when organizations and individuals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our attention, they should be recognized by all the citizens of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to honor architects Richard Stott and Craig Lee, and the Hamptons Green Alliance, upon the occasion of their designation for special recognition for the construction of a “net zero” green home; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Richard Stott, Craig Lee, and the Hamptons Green Alliance.”

ABOUT THE HAMPTONS GREEN ALLIANCE

The Hamptons Green Alliance (HGA) is a not-for-profit association of building and related-service professionals in the Hamptons on Long Island organized to promote green building and maintenance practices. The brain-child of Hamptons-based Telemark, a high quality, well respected builder and organized with fellow tradesman committed to green building practices from the area, HGA provides information on materials, systems and best-practices for building and maintaining carbon-neutral, zero-energy homes and ecological landscapes via its website and other public forums. Members are leaders in their respective fields. HGA’s goal is to be a resource for proven green and ecological practices and is driven by a commitment to use the Alliance’s combined expertise to make the planet greener. For more information, visit www.hamptonsgreenalliance.org.

ABOUT RICHARD F. STOTT

Richard F. Stott, AIA, LEED AP, has practiced architecture for the past 25 years in the eastern US, serving individual, corporate, healthcare and governmental clients. He holds a Master of Architecture Degree from California Polytechnic State University and is a LEED Accredited professional. He is the founding president of AIA Peconic, a local chapter of the American Institute of Architects and sits on the board of directors for New York State AIA. A member of the Southampton Town Sustainable energy Committee, he is actively rewriting the wind energy code and assisting Southampton to define and implement a sustainability plan. He particularly interested in wind and solar energy design, which is an outgrowth of his interests in sailing and flying.

ABOUT LEE ARCHITECTURE, PC

Lee Architecture, PC, is a small Residential Architecture firm established in 1991 located in Sag Harbor, New York, by Craig Lee. The practice is dedicated to the craft of architecture and sustainability, and takes particular pride in satisfying the individual needs of each of its varied and valued clients. The wide array of residential projects includes additions, renovations, and new homes. Craig Lee is a member of the American Institute of Architects and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University (1981) and a Masters in Architecture from Syracuse University (1985).

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