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		<title>Franzoso Contracting Gets a New Solar Roof System</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Westchester county based Franzoso Contracting recently went solar at their headquarters in Croton on Hudson NY. Have a look at the installation process from installing a new roof to installing a state of the art solar system. &#160;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Westchester county based Franzoso Contracting recently went solar at their headquarters in Croton on Hudson NY. Have a look at the installation process from installing a new roof to installing a state of the art solar system.</p>
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		<title>Facebook</title>
		<link>http://franzoso.com/blog/?p=221</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jaime</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; In case you haven’t noticed lately, Franzoso Contracting has a great Facebook page with lots of interesting links, comments and photos to share about us and our work around Westchester and Putnam county. To stay in tune with special events, additional announcements and even more news, please go tohttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Franzoso-Contracting-Westchester-Roofing-Siding-Windows-Gutters-Doors/263358425219. If you’re a Facebook user [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://franzoso.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/truck2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-227" title="truck" src="http://franzoso.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/truck2-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>In case you haven’t noticed lately, Franzoso Contracting has a great Facebook page with lots of interesting links, comments and photos to share about us and our work around Westchester and Putnam county.</p>
<p>To stay in tune with special events, additional announcements and even more news, please go to<a href="http://www.facebook.com/Glassburycourtcoldspring"></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Franzoso-Contracting-Westchester-Roofing-Siding-Windows-Gutters-Doors/263358425219">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Franzoso-Contracting-Westchester-Roofing-Siding-Windows-Gutters-Doors/263358425219</a>.</p>
<p>If you’re a Facebook user please “like” us there and recommend us to your Facebook friends too!</p>
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		<title>Westchester county NY Fall Home Show 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jaime</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Franzoso Contracting will be exhibiting this coming weekend (Oct 29-30) at the County Center in White Plains at the 2011 Fall Home Show. Please stop by our booth #114 &#8211; we&#8217;d love to meet you! http://www.jenksproductions.com/westfall.html]]></description>
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<p>Franzoso Contracting will be exhibiting this coming weekend (Oct 29-30) at the County Center in White Plains at the 2011 Fall Home Show. Please stop by our booth #114 &#8211; we&#8217;d love to meet you! <a rel="nofollow nofollow" href="http://www.jenksproductions.com/westfall.html" target="_blank">http://www.jenksproductions.com/westfall.html</a></p>
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		<title>Our 1930s Chevrolet Truck</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jaime</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a few photos of the Franzoso Chevrolet truck at a recent event in Westchester over the weekend. Boy, it was great Fall weather to be outdoors and we thank all that stopped by to visit with us!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a few photos of the Franzoso Chevrolet truck at a recent event in Westchester over the weekend. Boy, it was great Fall weather to be outdoors and we thank all that stopped by to visit with us!
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		<title>Vanguard Windows President discusses Franzoso Contracting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jaime</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[See what the president of Vanguard Windows has to say about Franzoso Contracting. Vanguard Windows President]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_179" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://franzoso.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/vanguardWindows_ipod.mov" target="_blank"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-179  " title="Vanguard Windows" src="http://franzoso.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Screen-shot-2011-08-18-at-11.51.27-AM-150x150.png" alt="Vanguard Windows" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Vanguard Windows President</p></div>
<p>See what the president of Vanguard Windows has to say about Franzoso Contracting.</p>
<p><a href="http://franzoso.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/vanguardWindows_ipod.mov" target="_blank">Vanguard Windows President</a></p>
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		<title>Three questions your contractor shouldn&#8217;t ask</title>
		<link>http://franzoso.com/blog/?p=170</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jaime</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a great article that all homeowners should read: http://magazine.angieslist.com/contractors/articles/3-questions-your-contractor-shouldn-t-ask.aspx?cid=520110516&#38;RefID=EML:998]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is a great article that all homeowners should read:<a title="3 Questions your contractor should'nt ask" href="http://magazine.angieslist.com/contractors/articles/3-questions-your-contractor-shouldn-t-ask.aspx?cid=520110516&amp;RefID=EML:998" target="_blank"> http://magazine.angieslist.com/contractors/articles/3-questions-your-contractor-shouldn-t-ask.aspx?cid=520110516&amp;RefID=EML:998</a></p>
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		<title>Croton&#8217;s Franzoso Contracting Garners Three Top Industry Awards</title>
		<link>http://franzoso.com/blog/?p=166</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 16:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Croton-on-Hudson-based Franzoso Contracting, Inc. recently received all three of the prestigious Master Elite Excellence Awards presented by Wayne, NJ-based GAF, North America’s largest roofing manufacturer. These coveted industry awards recognize Franzoso Contracting’s dedication to quality roof installations as well as the company’s commitment to superior customer service. Franzoso Contracting has been carefully prescreened by GAF [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://franzoso.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bdd772645b08737656af5a1b6357f07.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-162" title="Franzoso Contracting" src="http://franzoso.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bdd772645b08737656af5a1b6357f07.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></a>Croton-on-Hudson-based Franzoso Contracting, Inc. recently received all three of the prestigious Master Elite Excellence Awards presented by Wayne, NJ-based GAF, North America’s largest roofing manufacturer. These coveted industry awards recognize Franzoso Contracting’s dedication to quality roof installations as well as the company’s commitment to superior customer service.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Franzoso Contracting has been carefully prescreened by GAF and is a factory-certified Master Elite contractor&#8211;a distinction that only 2% of the roofing contractors nation-wide have earned. Of the many thousands of roofing contractors across the country, Franzoso was one of 56 roofing companies to receive the designation this year.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">“It is our primary objective to meet all of our customer’s expectations in Westchester and Putnam counties. Our conscientious craftsmanship and superior customer service are designed to help every customer make the best-informed home improvement decisions. Whether it’s a new roof on a new building or a replacement roof on an existing structure, we have the experience, training and credentials to back our superior service,” said Mark Franzoso, President, Franzoso Contracting.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Franzoso Contracting, the premiere home improvement and remodeling contractor in Westchester and Putnam Counties, has been providing superior customer service, installations and repairs for more than 30 years. The company specializes in siding, roofing, windows, gutters, and doors, and prides itself on green building and Energy Star alternatives. Franzoso Contracting supports many local charitable and community groups including Support Connection, the Paramount Center for the Arts, the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce and the Croton-on-Hudson Rotary Club.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Thanks for this article goes to <a href="http://peekskill.patch.com/announcements/crotons-franzoso-contracting-garners-three-top-industry-awards">The Patch</a>.</p>
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		<title>Mark Franzoso Appearing on ConEd Commercial</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 15:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jaime</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enjoy watching this video taken in our Croton on Hudson Showroom. Con Edison gave us a free energy audit, free motion sensors and a lighting upgrade. We&#8217;re now saving 15-20% on our energy bills!]]></description>
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<p>Enjoy watching this video taken in our Croton on Hudson Showroom. Con Edison gave us a free energy audit, free motion sensors and a lighting upgrade. We&#8217;re now saving 15-20% on our energy bills!</p>
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		<title>The Westchester Home Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jaime</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s some of the Franzoso Sales Team at the recent Westchester Home Show held January 22-23rd at Pace University in Pleasantville NY. Although it was a cold couple of days in Westchester, we were pleased with the turnout from the public for this annual consumer event. We also took this opportunity to introduce our new [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s some of the Franzoso Sales Team at the recent Westchester Home Show held January 22-23rd at Pace University in Pleasantville NY.</p>
<div id="attachment_150" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-150  " title="Franzoso Sales Staff" src="http://franzoso.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/franz-300x230.jpg" alt="Franzoso Sales Staff" width="300" height="230" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Pictured in this photo from left to right are: Jack Rohlman, Michael Babit, Richard Byington, Mark Sackerson and Glenn Martin.</p></div>
<p>Although it was a cold couple of days in Westchester, we were pleased with the turnout from the public for this annual consumer event. We also took this opportunity to introduce our new energy savings program, eShield insulation, that can save up to 30% on energy bills!</p>
<p>For more information on eShield please contact Mark Sackerson, our eShield specialist at 914-271-4572, or visit our website at: www.franzoso.com.</p>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-151 alignleft" title="_MG_8240" src="http://franzoso.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/MG_8240-300x209.jpg" alt="_MG_8240" width="300" height="209" /></p>
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		<title>Helping Save Energy Costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jaime</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Westchester County is launching a new program that will offer free home energy assessments to homeowners who want to learn how they can make their homes more energy efficient and, of course, save money.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">Westchester County is launching a new program that will offer free home energy assessments to homeowners who want to learn how they can make their homes more energy efficient and, of course, save money.</p>
<div id="attachment_124" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 272px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-124" title="Mark Franzoso" src="http://franzoso.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/franzenrgypic-300x187.jpg" alt="Contractor Mark Franzoso gives tips to Ossining homeowner Lori Damato about how she can save energy when using her fireplace or video system" width="262" height="187" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Contractor Mark Franzoso gives tips to Ossining homeowner Lori Damato about how she can save energy.</p></div>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Home Energy Assessment Program &#8211; sponsored by Westchester County, the Workforce Investment Board and the Business Council of Westchester &#8211; will be offering free home energy assessments for 2,000 county residents on a first-come first-served basis.  The assessments will be offered by professional contractors and the homeowner can decide whether or not to go forward with more comprehensive testing and repairs if needed.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“These assessments are free, come with no obligations and may help homeowners save money in the long run,” said County Executive Robert P. Astorino. “Wasted energy costs money and hurts the environment, and this program can help on both fronts.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">”  Homeowners can call 211 to set up an appointment with an authorized contractor. A representative will screen the caller to determine whether they qualify for a free assessment and answer any questions.  An authorized contractor will then call the homeowner directly within 24 hours to schedule an appointment.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The following contractors have been hired by the county with the help of a $200,000 federal grant: Bright Homes Energy Ideas, Comfort Solutions, Green Star Energy Solutions, All HVAC Service, Bright Home Energy Solutions and Franszoso Contracting. The participating contractors (who responded to a bid request by the county) are being reimbursed $100 for each audit they complete.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">To be eligible for the program, the homeowner’s property must be located in Westchester County; the person contacting the Call Center must be the owner of the property; and the prospective client’s dwelling must by 4,000 square feet or less. The program will run through May 31, 2011 (or until 2,000 audits are conducted – whichever comes first).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Homeowners will get the results of the complimentary assessment immediately after the contractor’s visit. At that point, homeowners can decide whether they should follow up &#8212; at their own expense &#8212; by hiring that contractor, or another, for a more comprehensive assessment, which usually involves several diagnostic tools and specialized computer software. At that point, if additional repairs are needed, the homeowner would need to arrange for those independently.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Call takers at the 211 Call Center can also help homeowners learn about federal grants or state incentive programs that could help with any needed repair costs.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Thanks to Westchestergov.com for this article. The article can be found here: </em><a href="http://www3.westchestergov.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=2794:new-program-to-help-homeowners-save-on-energy-costs&amp;catid=74:news&amp;Itemid=300137" target="_blank">http://www3.westchestergov.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=2794:new-program-to-help-homeowners-save-on-energy-costs&amp;catid=74:news&amp;Itemid=300137</a></p>
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