Vendors

Most of the building materials for our home were supplied by the modular manufacturer (Penn Lyon) including the SIPs. We sub-contracted much of the finish work in order to build this house within our budget. Here are the folks we used from start to finish. I will be providing a personal review of each company's work when the project is complete.

Primary:

Modular Dealer / GC – Avalon Building Systems - http://www.avalonbuildingsystems.com

Modular Manufacturer – Penn Lyon Homes - http://www.pennlyon.com/
SIPs – The Murus Company - http://www.murus.com/

Windows / Slider– Alpen - http://www.alpeninc.com/

Modular Foundation – Oasis - http://www.oasiswall.com/

Concrete Flatwork (basement/garage floor) - Quaboag Construction - Jim Vail - 508-347-2714 / 413-575-4243

HVAC – SouthEastern Heating & Air Conditioning - http://www.southeasterngeothermal.com/
GSHP – Climate Master - http://www.climatemaster.com (Tranquility 27)
ERV – UltimateAir - http://www.ultimateair.com/ (200DX)

Well Design & Drilling – Scales Well & Pump - Bob Scales - http://www.scaleswellpump.com/

Affordable Septic & Excavation – Bob & Dianne Miller - 508-865-1050

Granite Countertops – The Stone Cobblers - http://www.thestonecobblers.com/

Siding, Window Installation, and Gutters – MTS Siding and Roofing – Matt Sicard – 774-535-1307

* Electrical – Alfonso Electrical Services - http://www.alfonsoelectrical.com/

* Plumbing - Steve Hogan

Hot Water - desuperheater with 50 gallon storage tank coupled to a 94% efficient Noritz on demand propane hot water heater - http://www.noritz.com

Carpentry, Drywall, Painting - PRO Painting - Chris Lavoie – 508-835-4946 / 774-535-1564

Carpentry - Russ Collette – 508-864-3408

Spray Foam Insulation – Freedom Foam - http://www.freedomfoam.com installed by Think Green, LLC.

Paving -

Energy Efficient Products - Energy Federation Inc. - http://www.efi.org/

Other Necessities:

Financing - Salem Five - http://www.salemfive.com/

LEED Certification - Steven Winter Associates, Inc. - http://www.swinter.com/

Energy Star Certification - GDS Associates - http://www.gdsassociates.com/

Builder's Risk Insurance - Flagship Insurance - Bruce A Kestenbaum - http://www.flagshipins.com

Home Owner's Insurance - State Farm Insurance - http://www.statefarm.com/

Legal - SKM Title & Closing Services - http://www.weclosetheloan.com/

Site Engineering / Septic Design - Guerriere & Halnon - http://www.guerriereandhalnon.com/

Dumpster / Disposal Service - YES Disposal - http://www.yesdisposal.com/

Porta-Potti - Alm & Son - http://www.almandson.com/

Portable Onsite Storage -

Honorable Mention:

JEP Contracting - Patrick Perkins - http://www.jepcontracting.com/
Patrick built my in-law's house less than 300 feet from ours. Patrick took the time to understand what my in-laws wanted, and built their house exactly as they envisioned it. While Patrick didn't receive a penny from us, he was always generous with his time by allowing Melissa and I to bounce ideas off of him. While I can't vouch for his "green" building, I can vouch for his skill as a custom builder who knows how to make customer's very happy. Perhaps I can win him over on green building when my low energy bills start arriving.

* Hired By Avalon (General Contractor)