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Minot A. Frye Appointed President and CEO of E/CON Building Systems

Minot A. Frye, former senior executive in the financial services and real estate industries, has been appointed President and CEO of E/CON Building Systems LLC, a new company founded to design and develop very low-energy commercial housing. E/CON is an affiliate of EGA Architects, a nationally recognized leader in the planning and design of senior living facilities.

“EGA has earned a reputation as an innovator in senior living design,” notes EGA Chairman, Charles Griffin. “Our association with E/CON enables us to actively advance innovations in energy efficiency. This is important on many levels to us, to our clients and to the residents of the communities we design.”

E/CON’s objective is to build commercial housing that earns an energy ranking 60-75 percent lower than the industry standard, that is competitively priced and designed for a mainstream market.
One of the nationally recognized standards in energy rating is the HERS Index, a scoring system established by the Residential Energy Services Network. A home built exactly to 2006 building-code would earn a HERS Index ranking of 100. Industry estimates suggest that the average ranking for residential buildings built prior to 2006 is about 140-150. The lower the HERS Index rating, the better the energy efficiency.

“E/CON’s target HERS Index ranking,” notes Frye, “is 20-30.” To achieve this, the firm has developed a unique model to measure and evaluate the prospective energy efficiency of a building during design. Says Frye, “We’ve developed a predictive model that illustrates how a building will use energy. It analyzes a tremendous amount of data to produce a very detailed view of the building before we build it.”

The result is that E/CON can determine the best construction method, materials and process for building a very energy- efficient house at the lowest cost. E/CON’s first- generation products target the needs of senior living communities.

In keeping with the firm’s objective of appealing to a mainstream market, E/CON’s commercial housing reflects a traditional design aesthetic. “What we seek to provide,” says Frye, “is a “triple-play”—a conventional-looking house, with a very competitive price and very low energy consumption.”

About E/CON
Founded in 2009, E/CON Building Systems, an affiliate of EGA, PC, designs and develops of very low energy housing for the commercial market. The firm also sources debt and equity financing for low energy housing projects.

About EGA
EGA, PC is a nationally recognized and award-winning architectural design and planning firm specializing in senior living facilities. Founded 43 years ago, the firm has completed over 120 senior living projects and developed prototypes for both large companies and non-profit organizations. EGA has received numerous awards for design from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

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