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Architecture
Year established: 1995
Total personnel: 6 to 10
Contact: cbenedict@chrisbenedictra.com
Chris Benedict, R.A. is the leader in healthy, durable, multifamily buildings in New York City. Awarded Environmental Professional of the Year by the International Association of Energy Engineers in 1999 for her work, her buildings out-perform all other multi-family buildings in the New York area and have measured results. Chris thinks outside the "green box". Her buildings feature innovative exterior wall and roof systems that exploit thermal mass to save energy and improve comfort. She invented a new type of ventilation system that will change NYC code. Chris incorporates affordable rain water mangement and mold proofing, provides passive solar heating with room by room temperature controls, assures good indoor air quality with fresh air management and incorporates extensive soundproofing. Her buildings use 85% less energy for heat and hot water than a typical building and 50% less electricity than a typical building. All of this done for the same price as typical construction! Chris' buildings are a joy to live in and to maintain. Come tour one of her buildings under construction: Sunday, 25 June 2006 at 2PM 227 East Third Street New York, New York Please wear sensible shoes! A release form must be signed by all who enter the building.
