NY-GEO Top Job Award 2024 – The Smith House

The GEOSTAR Top Job Competition aims to celebrate and showcase the incredible talent, creativity, and innovation of geothermal system designers and installers. It also serves as a platform to demonstrate to the broader audience the versatility and potential of geothermal heat pump technology. This year, the award winners have risen to the occasion, and Halco Home Solutions is honored to be recognized as the Residential Job Awardee.

Our team tackled a complex retrofit project, integrating cutting-edge geothermal technology to address the significant demand for retrofitting older homes—a task far more prevalent than building new ones. Halco Home Solutions successfully completed a comprehensive whole-home transformation, adhering to strict historical guidelines and navigating the rigorous village application process for the horizontal ground loop installation.

The project also included major shell work on the home. Originally powered by a coal-fired, two-pipe steam boiler, the Smith House was reimagined and upgraded to operate entirely on clean energy. At the heart of this transformation is the LG Quasi-Commercial System, delivering a 20-Ton, 3-Phase VRF with heat recovery. The system features 30 ductless heads and a Hydro Kit, ensuring efficient domestic hot water production.

This achievement underscores our team’s commitment to innovation and sustainable energy solutions. We are proud to bring clean, modern technology into the homes of today while respecting their history.

Whole-Home Comfort, Health, and Energy Efficiency

With heating, cooling, electrical, solar, plumbing, insulation, healthy home services and (much) more, Halco’s in‑house team delivers complete, high‑performance solutions across the Finger Lakes.

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Our Service Area

Halco proudly serves homeowners across the Finger Lakes, with teams based in Phelps, Ithaca, Syracuse, and Rochester. No matter where you are, you can count on fast response times and a friendly, local team that knows your community.

Allegany

  • Alfred
  • Allentown
  • Alma
  • Almond
  • Andover
  • Angelica
  • Belfast
  • Belmont
  • Black Creek
  • Bolivar
  • Canaseraga
  • Caneadea
  • Centerville
  • Ceres
  • Cuba
  • Fillmore
  • Friendship
  • Houghton
  • Hume
  • Little Genesee
  • Richburg
  • Rushford
  • Scio
  • Swain
  • Wellsville
  • West Clarksville
  • Whitesville

Broome

  • Bible School Park
  • Binghamton
  • Castle Creek
  • Chenango Bridge
  • Chenango Forks
  • Conklin
  • Corbettsville
  • Deposit
  • Endicott
  • Endwell
  • Glen Aubrey
  • Harpursville
  • Johnson City
  • Killawog
  • Kirkwood
  • Lisle
  • Maine
  • Nineveh
  • Ouaquaga
  • Port Crane
  • Tunnel
  • Vestal
  • Whitney Point
  • Windsor

Chemung

  • Big Flats
  • Elmira
  • Horseheads
  • Pine City
  • Van Etten
  • Breesport
  • Chemung
  • Erin
  • Lowman
  • Millport
  • Pine Valley
  • Wellsburg

Chenango

  • Afton
  • Bainbridge
  • Earlville
  • East Pharsalia
  • Greene
  • Guilford
  • Mc Donough
  • Mount Upton
  • New Berlin
  • North Norwich
  • North Pitcher
  • Norwich
  • Oxford
  • Pitcher
  • Plymouth
  • Sherburne
  • Smithville Flats
  • Smyrna
  • South New Berlin
  • South Otselic
  • South Plymouth

Genesee

  • Alexander
  • Basom
  • Batavia
  • Bergen
  • Byron
  • Corfu
  • Darien Center
  • East Bethany
  • East Pembroke
  • Elba
  • Le Roy
  • Linwood
  • Oakfield
  • Pavilion
  • South Byron
  • Stafford

Madison

  • Bouckville
  • Brookfield
  • Canastota
  • Cazenovia
  • Chittenango
  • Clockville
  • De Ruyter
  • Eaton
  • Erieville
  • Georgetown
  • Hamilton
  • Hubbardsville
  • Leonardsville
  • Madison
  • Morrisville
  • Munnsville
  • New Woodstock
  • North Brookfield
  • Oneida
  • Peterboro
  • Solsville
  • Wampsville
  • West Eaton
  • West Edmeston

Oneida

  • Alder Creek
  • Ava
  • Barneveld
  • Blossvale
  • Boonville
  • Bridgewater
  • Camden
  • Cassville
  • Chadwicks
  • Clark Mills
  • Clayville
  • Clinton
  • Deansboro
  • Durhamville
  • Forestport
  • Franklin Springs
  • Hinckley
  • Holland Patent
  • Knoxboro
  • Lee Center
  • Marcy
  • Mc Connellsville
  • New Hartford
  • New York Mills
  • North Bay
  • Oriskany
  • Oriskany Falls
  • Prospect
  • Remsen
  • Rome
  • Sangerfield
  • Sauquoit
  • Sherrill
  • Stittville
  • Sylvan Beach
  • Taberg
  • Utica
  • Vernon
  • Vernon Center
  • Verona
  • Verona Beach
  • Washington Mills
  • Waterville
  • Westdale
  • Westernville
  • Westmoreland
  • Whitesboro
  • Woodgate
  • Yorkville

Orleans

  • Albion
  • Clarendon
  • Fancher
  • Holley
  • Kendall
  • Kent
  • Knowlesville
  • Lyndonville
  • Medina
  • Waterport

Steuben

  • Bath
  • Corning
  • Hammondsport
  • Painted Post
  • Prattsburgh
  • Wayland
  • Addison
  • Arkport
  • Atlanta
  • Avoca
  • Cameron
  • Cameron Mills
  • Campbell
  • Canisteo
  • Cohocton
  • Coopers Plains
  • Greenwood
  • Hornell
  • Jasper
  • Kanona
  • Lindley
  • Perkinsville
  • Pulteney
  • Rexville
  • Savona
  • Troupsburg
  • Woodhull

Tioga

  • Berkshire
  • Nichols
  • Owego
  • Richford
  • Spencer
  • Tioga Center
  • Waverly
  • Willseyville
  • Apalachin
  • Barton
  • Candor
  • Lockwood
  • Newark Valley
  • Smithboro

Wyoming

  • Arcade
  • Attica
  • Bliss
  • Castile
  • Cowlesville
  • Dale
  • Gainesville
  • Java Center
  • Java Village
  • North Java
  • Perry
  • Pike
  • Portageville
  • Silver Lake
  • Silver Springs
  • Strykersville
  • Varysburg
  • Warsaw
  • Wyoming