Long Island green architecture firm Paul Cataldo Architecture & Planning, PC has relocated to a new office building at 646 Main Street, Suite 202, in the pedestrian-friendly midtown area of Port Jefferson. In addition to the new office, the firm has expanded its...
Paul Cataldo To Serve on Advisory Panel of Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe on Long Island
Paul Cataldo, of Paul Cataldo Architecture & Planning PC, has been asked by the board of directors at the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe to serve on the Advisory Panel for the museum buildings and grounds, located in Shoreham, Long Island, NY. "I am...
Springtime Is A Time For New Beginnings, Growth, and…. Construction Starts!
[soliloquy id="422"] As an architect firm, after a long winter here on Long Island, we couldn't be any more excited for spring and all the new construction that comes with warmer weather. Here are the latest photos for an addition we're designing to a very unique...
Paul Cataldo Speaks At Sierra Club Green Building Lecture
On January 13th, 2014, green architect Paul Cataldo gave a lecture to the Long Island Sierra Club about green home design. Some of the topics covered were thermal mass, passive solar home design, green urban planning on Long Island, insulated concrete forms (ICF),...
The Value of Continuous Insulation
The lines of lower level of snow in the photo are the lines of the wood structure below, in this case wood trusses. Building heat conducts through the wood to melt some of the snow on the roof above. The higher lines of snow are areas where below is attic air. This...
What Are Structurally Insulated Panels (SIPs)?
Besides insulated concrete forms (ICFs), the other extremely effective system for green home design and commercial green building is structurally insulated panels (SIPs). SIPs consist of two layers of a structural skin sandwiching a rigid foam panel in the middle. SIP...
What Are Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF)?
The best option for new green home design and commercial green buildings is insulated concrete forms (ICF). An ICF is a sandwich of expanded polystyrene foam on both sides which create the forms for the concrete. Then the concrete is poured into the forms. The foam...
Green Building: Why Long Island Should Build it Back Better After Sandy
It's been exactly a year today since Superstorm Sandy ravaged Long Island, becoming the largest Atlantic hurricane on record. In it's wake, 68 New Yorkers lost their lives and U.S. damage was estimated at over $65 billion. South Shore residents, like those in Long...
New Green Building Architect Opens On Long Island, NY
Paul Cataldo Architecture & Planning PC has officially launched as a premier Long Island-based architectural firm that brings a “green” edge and personal level of service to the industry. Owned by Paul Cataldo and based in Sound Beach, the business specializes in...