Couple shows others how to go solar, cut electric costs
August 28,2007 - Kathy and Peter Brennan are proof that you don't have to resort to whale-oil lamps to cut electricity use -- and expenses.
The Newark Valley couple has an array of solar panels and a solar-powered water heater. During the summer, they actually produce more electricity than they use, making the power meter run backward as their solar array puts more power into the grid than their appliances take out. Their net electricity purchase: zero... Read more.
Growth on Horizon for Ithaca Home Performance Firm
August 22, 2007 - Greg Thomas, president of Performance Systems Development and Performance Systems Contracting, announced today a financial partnership that will allow the Ithaca company to grow in response to expanding opportunities in the green energy industry. Performance Systems recently reached an agreement with Laurel Ridge Asset Management, a New York City-based firm that manages over $120 million in investment funds...Read More
TREAT Software Receives R&D100 Award as One of the Most Innovative Products of the Year!
July, 2005 - Taitem Engineering and Performance Systems Development recently won the prestigious R&D 100 Award. R&D 100 is the award that the Chicago Tribune has called "The Oscars of Invention." Others have referred to the R&D 100 Award as the "Nobel Prize of Applied Research." ...Read More
Energy Efficiency Powers Performance Systems
July 2005 - Greg Thomas, Performance Systems Contracting president and owner, shares the past, present, and the future of Performance Systems with the Central New York Business Journal,... Read more (14KB, Adobe PDF)
The EPA recognizes Performance Systems Contracting for outstanding Quality and Money-Saving Home Improvements
July 2005 - EPA has prepared and published on its website a case study of a home where Performance Systems Contracting used the 'whole house' performance tested approach to treat a 1930s era colonial home and achieved a 60% reduction in utility bills. In addition, many of the comfort issues commonly associated with having an older home were reduced or completely removed. To learn more about how Performance Systems Contracting solved the issues in this home and what they can do for your home regardless of age or size,
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Performance Systems Featured in Home Energy Magazine
May, 2005, Ithaca, NY - Greg Thomas, Jon Harrod and Caleb Crow of Performance Systems Development, discuss the consequences and benefits of running a green contracting company.
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Many ways to reduce water use
April 16, 2004 - The Ithaca Journal and Performance Systems Contracting present a variety of cost effective ways to reduce water consumption in your home.
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Jon Harrod Featured in Home Energy Magazine
April 8, 2004 - Jon Harrod of Performance Systems Contracting was recently featured in Home Energy Magazine.
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PSC moves into new facilities
PSC moved into new facilities on March 5. We have a new mailing and physical address:
Performance Systems Contracting
124 Brindley St
Ste 4
Ithaca, NY 14850
Jon Harrod quoted in Energy Design Update
Jon Harrod, PSC's Senior Technical Analyst, is quoted in the December issue of
Energy Design Update. View the Article
