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About A2E

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Water, Wind and Wood (Residential Energy Products)

A2E is a local family owned business operated out of Wellsboro, PA.  When choosing a name we felt that we would like to be known for what we supply or Affordable Alternative Energy also abbreviated and known as A2E .  Our products are selected with a mind for Green Energy reducing solutions for the homeowner.  We work hard to find the most reasonably priced fully appointed products available on the market to help the homeowner reduce Energy consumption.  This helps us reduce energy costs, and helps us reduce our reliance on foreign oil and Utility Company supplies and helps keep our world Green by using renewable Energy.

The business started out because the owners are very personally interested in residential Energy reduction at their own home and keeping the world Green and they offer the personal experience to their customers.  In exploring their interests they found that there were no real knowledgeable local experts in the field of residential Energy Reduction.  A2E was started and grows to compliment the desire to reduce energy consumption and costs, therefore reduce pollution that affects all of us (see discussion below).

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About A2E "Us", the people :

A2E is run by David and Lynne Zavetsky with installations available by a family run sub-contractor, Shaun Zavetsky. David, Lynne are all natives to PA and moved back to PA from the fast paced world in NJ where they ran a very large and successful business in Environmental Controls.  David was an Application Engineer in Automated Temperature Controls, Project Manager, Sales Engineer in the Environmental Controls Automation industry for 20 years.  David started a business, Building Control Technologies, Inc (BCT, in NJ representing Automated Logic products) and recently sold the business, after 9 years, to an employee and relocated to beautiful Wellsboro, PA.  At the time of Sale BCT had 24 employees and 15 working sub-contract electricians and made $9 million in Sales per year.

Lynne has an Accounting background and supports the business with her financial background and provides financial support to the A2E. This background provides the resources required to run an effective business and support our clients.  David & Lynne also enjoy the entrepreneurial spirit in other endeavors such as fully owned Real Estate Holding Corporations (3DL,llc) and provide Property Management for their own Wellsboro properties (Daly, llc).

Shaun Zavetsky, David's brother, is a local contractor providing full turn key installations of our Woodmaster units and project manages the installation of our residential Windmill Power generators, Micro-Hydro generators, as well as, provides Property Maintenance services.

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Our Products:

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Wood Master™ Outdoor Wood Furnaces
www.woodmaster.com

The Wood Master brand of Outdoor Wood Heat Furnaces is manufactured by Northwest Manufacturing, Inc. in Red Lake Falls, MN. All units are build right here in the U.S. by talented Engineers and skilled craftsmen. The Units are rich with features that separate them from competitors:

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Wood Master PLUS™ Outdoor Bio-mass (Corn & Bio) Furnaces www.woodmasterplus.com

The Wood Master brand of Outdoor Bio Heat Furnaces is manufactured by Northwest Manufacturing, Inc. in Red Lake Falls, MN. These units burn Corn, pellets, cherry pits and other bio-mass to create cost effective heat to our customers. All units are build right here in the U.S. by talented Engineers and skilled craftsmen.  The Units are rich with features that separate them from competitors.

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Energy King™ Indoor Wood Boilers/Furnaces
www.energyking.com

Energy King Boilers

Does your town have an ordinence or moratorium on outdoor wood burners? This could be your solution!

WOOD or COAL "Inside Unit" Boiler or Furnace
Start at $1,995

In-Town Customers: Install an Inside Wood Boiler or Furnace which will allow you to get the benefit of heating with wood throughout your home's existing Ductwork or Piping. Your existing "Fossil-fuel" system can then be used only as a backup, saving you thousands of dollars in fuel.

Energy King Boilers

Features:

  1. High heat Insulation
  2. Heat Outlet
  3. Doublewall Sides, Back
  4. Heavy 7 Gauge Steel
  5. 6" Flu
  6. Filter Box (Option)
  7. Blower 3-speed Energy Effct.
  8. Fire Brick Lining & Cast Iron end plates
  9. Cast Iron Shaker Grate (Option)
  10. Shaker Grate Handle built-in
  11. Pre-wired Electrical Standard
  12. Baked Enamel Cabinet
  13. Secondary Heat Exchanger secondary for gasification
  14. Secondary Bypass Rod
  15. Airtight Cast Iron Feed Door
  16. 1/4" Steel Door Frame
  17. Heavy Cast Iron Ashpit Door
  18. Removable Ash Pan
  19. Draft Control Forced or Auto

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Energy King™ Fireplace Insert or Woodstove Central Home Heating
www.energyking.com

Energy King Stoves

BAY 2000 Series - Units start at $2100

Energy King Stoves

Install an Insert to Heat your home. Transform your existing, inefficient fireplace into a Central heat source for up to 34,600 BTU's


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Silhouette Series - Units start at $2500

Install an Insert to Heat your home. Transform your existing, inefficient fireplace into a Central heat source for up to 65,000 BTU's/Hr.

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Heatlink™ Radiant Floor System
www.heat-link.com

The Heatlink line of Radiant Floor Heating includes a full line of Electronic Sensors and Radiant System Controllers, Zone valve modules, Space thermostats and sensors, programmable zone unoccupied controllers and all parts required to build your radiant floor heating system.  Most information is from HeatLink Website.

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Bergey ™ Residentail Windmills
www.bergey.com

The Bergey line of residential Windmills offers advanced-technology products that let homeowners and businesses generate their own clean power and even spin their utility meter backwards.  The Bergey turbines are also used for off-grid homes, for rural electrification.

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Micro-Hydro Water Generators

The Micro-Hydro water Generator produces power using gravity and the power of a spring or stream to produce power.  Our line of Micro-Hydro units produce residential energy for residential power unloading and energy savings.

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Sierra Woodstoves
http://www.sierraproductsinc.net

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EF 2100 Woodstove

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For more than 30 years Sierra Wood Stoves have provided engineering excellence, exceptional value, and versatility. With three product categories to choose from, Sierra provides a complete wood heat product line. Whether your preference is high efficiency catalytic, or thermostatically controlled, Sierra has a quality product designed engineering to fit your need




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R65 Wood or Coal (tstat control)

Unique wood heating concept for home, farm, or shop. The Shenandoah R65 provides the flexibility of multiple fuels in a single unit. Heater features heavy gauge metal construction and Bi-metal thermostat which automatically controls heat output. Large loading door enable easy loading and refractory lining enhances even burning and heat retention. Ash removal is accomplished by shaker grate for sifting and large ash pan. The R65 dual fuel heater operates on 50 lbs of coal or accepts wood 18".

R77E Wood

Unique wood heating concept for home, farm, or shop. The Shenandoah R-77E Wood Heater feature heavy gauge metal construction and Bi-metal thermostat which automatically controls heat output. Large loading door enable easy loading and refractory lining enhances even burning and heat retention. Ash removal is accomplished by shaker grate for sifting and large ash pan. The R77 size makes it possible to heat large areas without frequent loading and will accept 26" wood.

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Pellet Easy-fire 5100

Easyfire products combine state of the art technology with a renewable, environment friendly fuel source. An exclusive EasyFire feature is the DC electric operating system that will allow battery backup protection. Additionally, EasyFire pellet stoves operate on just 40 to 60 watts of power and could be operated on a solar cell.

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5300 (shown)

Wood For more than 30 years Sierra Wood Stoves have provided engineering excellence, exceptional value, and versatility. With three product categories to choose from, Sierra provides a complete wood heat product line. Whether your preference is high efficiency catalytic, or thermostatically controlled, Sierra has a quality product designed engineering to fit your need.


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4300 Fireplace Insert, Sierra 4700TEC Insert

Sierra Ambassador 4700TEC bay window fireplace insert offers more than just great looks. It is truly a whole house heater with standard feature including wide angle view of the fire, glass air wash system, ash pan, great, and high output thermostatically controlled blower system. This long burning catalytic insert will hold 24" logs and heat up to 3000 sq/ft.

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Affordable Quality Pole Buildings

A2E is a local Northern Tier Contractor (Wellsboro) which uses the best available and most affordable Quality products (Alpine Buildings) for a Quality and Affordable Buildings that will last our customers a lifetime (limited Lifetime material warranty). A2E uses Materials that are designed for 50 year of use and meets or exceed all codes with Codeplus building conventions such as LAM beam instead of dimensional for headers and Everlast 50 year metal.

Being GREEN:
A2E uses metal that is recyclable. Pole buildings use substantially less material than traditional framing since structural poles are larger and spacing can be at 4 ft. centers and have the same load capability. Less Material means Less Labor, Lower Costs, and Lower Prices.

Projects/Pricing: -call for a quote-

Materials are constantly changing, so give us a call, provide dimensions and answer a few questions for a no obligation proposal.

Sample Projects

ALL sizes available

Garage: 24 x 24
Polebarn
Garage, Hemlock Siding: 30 x 34 x 10
Polebarn
Equipment: 22 x 36
Polebarn
Farm: 24 x 44
Polebarn
Equestrian: 24 x 40, horse
Polebarn
Commercial: 32 x 52
Polebarn
  Storage: 24 x 32, 3 side
Polebarn
 

Dynamic Building Color Selection: http://www.apbuildingsupply.com/color_picker.php
Everlast Roofing: http://www.everlastroofing.com

Materials

Footings
Our footers are a minimum of 8 " thick and 18" in diameter, 3000PSI concrete mix depending on the size of the building and our engineer's design. Standard depth for footings is minimum 36" from finished floor line.

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Posts
All posts are set minimum 36" below the finished floor line to the top of the roof trusses in one continuous column (including gable posts). Normal post spacing is 8' on center. 4x6 posts are used in buildings 10' high and lower, and laminated posts are used in buildings 12' and higher. all material used to construct your building are stored inside a climate controlled warehouse to prevent warping and weather damage.

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Ground contact wood
Posts and other lumber that comes in contact with the ground is pressure treated to a .60 content and has a 60 year warranty against decay, 50% more treatment than lumber supplied by average lumber yards. A2E has a Green option to provide an isolation bag or tar coating to the bottom of posts to prevent pressure treated leaching into the ground.

Side and Roof Purlins
Side and roof purlins are 2x4's 24'' on center #1 and #2 spruce. This minimizes splitting at the connections with siding fasteners.

Structural Wood (Headers, Carriers)
A2E's Structural wood are #1 Southern Yellow Pine, which is the strongest wood available in the construction industry.

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Roof Trusses
Trusses are 2' and 4' on center, and are pre-engineered with loading that meets or exceeds state building code to give you the strongest roof in the industry.

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Roofing and Siding
A2E's premium Roofing and siding is made from premium steel carrying a limited lifetime warranty, G110 Zinc coated, heat roll-formed by Everlast Roofing Inc. with you choice of colors. Buildings generally have a combination of different colors. The roof and sides are fastened with screws. (1 per sq. ft) The screws are weather tight with rubber and steel washers. Roofing and siding is fully trimmed at all exposed edges and connections. Everlast Inc is recognized as the leader in the roll-forming industry.

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Overhead Garage, entry Doors and Windows A2E's Overhead doors are all Raynor brand galvanized painted steel with torsion style springs. Raynor brand overhead doors also use steel bearing type rollers for smooth operation. Entry doors are steel insulated pre-hung residential grade. Entry doors have a post on each side of the door. Sliding doors are available in many sizes. We stock Cannonball® Sliding hardware and Simonton ProFinish® vinyl windows.

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Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ

Is post-frame construction cheaper then traditional methods?
Yes, pole buildings use less material and are less labor intensive, thereby cutting the over all price.

What kind of wood do you use?
For most of our components we use, southern yellow pine, simply because of its superior capacity. In addition, all trusses are Machine Stress Rated (MSR) lumber with top/bottom chord. All posts and columns are made of Preserve-Plus pressure treated wood. New Growth wood is renewable and sustainable, less wood (AND LABOR) is used compared to traditional framing.

How are your posts set?
All posts are set minimum 36" (or to code) below the finished floor line to the top of the roof trusses in one solid, un spliced column (including gable posts) 8' on center or less, depending on door locations. 4x6 posts are used in buildings 10' high and lower, and laminated posts are used in buildings 12' and higher.

How deep are your footings?
Footing for all our buildings are a minimum of 10" thick and 18" in diameter, 3000PSI concrete mix depending on the size of the building and our engineer's design. Standard depth for footings is minimum 36" from finished floor line. If local government require footing inspections before construction can commence we take care of scheduling and arranging the inspection.

How safe is a pole building?
All structures are designed for a 90MPH minimum wind load, and are very exceptional in withstanding earthquakes and hurricanes.

Does A2E Building Supply manufacture or sell houses?
A2E can custom quote homes, additions or renovations.

Can I match my pole building to my house?
Yes, we have a huge selection of siding and roofing materials to choose from.

What will it cost to ship the building to me?
Freight cost will vary with the size and dimensions of the building to the destination location. We can provide a no obligation proposal that will include all freight and delivery charges. A2E is located in Wellsboro and service Tioga, Bradford, McKean, Elk, Potter, Lycoming, Chemung, Stuben, Cameron, Clinton, Centre, Montour counties, located with in your area.

Can I choose the color for my building?
We have 16 long-lasting colors manufactured by Everlast Roofing, Inc. ,to choose from.

Are the buildings insulated?
We offer many types of insulation to choose from. Our associates can help you determine what insulation type will best suit your building needs.

Can I put doors and windows on my building?
Yes. Our buildings can be customized to incorporate doors, windows, sky lights, and more. Your sales representative will gladly help you design and customize the right building for you.

Do you offer building kits?
Yes, A2E can have it shipped right to you.

How long does it take to get my building delivered to me?
Because we design every building individually for each customer, delivery time varies from project to project. Your sales representative can give you a better idea of your delivery time after understanding your requirements.

Will my building meet local building codes and wind and snow load requirements?
Every A2E Alpine building is engineered to comply with regional building codes, wind load and snow load requirements. We will design your building to meet the requirements of your local building codes and provide drawings stamped and certified by one of our manufacturers' registered engineers.

Do I need a concrete slab?
No, Our buildings can be customized to your needs, if you decide later on to have a concrete slab it can be added in the future.

Does my ground have to be level?
Yes, before A2E can erect the building, all grounds needs to be level as possible and clear from debris.

Who will erect my building?
Local certified dealer A2E and their trained subcontractors (factory trained SMZ contracting) for rigging and construction. A2E uses Alpine Building materials for quality, strength, and durability without hassle. Call us today for pricing.

Sample Current Project

The Montgomery Barn is in Wellsboro 30' x 50' with Gambrel style roof with Dormers and traditional framing and full foundation. This building has (3) 10'x12' overhead doors, man-door, Gambrel scissor truss' with 11.5' height on 2nd floor, 2x6 walls and will be covered in full Hemlock siding.

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Why Deal with A2E?

We are Local, we are dedicated to the residential supplemental Energy industry, residential energy cost avoidance and Green Energy production Technologies. We are our own customers using these technologies and sharing our vision to a new direction that does not rely on foreign oil or limited resources. We are dedicated to customer satisfaction and rely on satisfied customers to share their experience to grow our business.

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GREEN: Questions about Green or Pollution?

UNDERSTANDING A WOOD FURNACE - EDITORIAL:

A recent story in the Wellsboro Gazette titled Boroughs Confront Wood Furnace Problems, Wellsboro Gazette Dec 26, 2006,by Mr. Jason Przybycien, focused on a specific problem discussed in a Borough involving smoke and perception of Pollution from Wood Furnaces. In the past few weeks since the article I have had several inquiries about the content of the article and possible effect on my business. The article also discussed the possible introduction of an ordinance that was being prepared to regulate Wood Furnaces.

I am sure it was not the intent of the Article, but the latent effect of that article were implications (taken by some residents) that Wood Heat Furnaces in some way create excess pollution in general, regardless of location. I believe the intent was to suggest that burning these units with a low chimney was not neighborly in close quarters such as in a close town. And that it was not proper or appropriate to burn trash or plastic in town, with these points I agree.

I would like to offer a clarification and discussion of the Article about these well designed pieces of Equipment and to clarify that they are very cost effective, completely legal and discuss the suggestion of pollution added by some.

As a member of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers), Owner of a Business for involved with Indoor Environmental Controls and a Local Dealer of WOODMASTER Outdoor Wood Furnaces I am very familiar with Environmental Control Engineering and the Outdoor Furnace Industry.

First The Cost (Why we buy them):

What an Outdoor Wood Furnace offers is independence from high Energy bills that Utility connected customers deal with. With Access to wood on an owners' property, Energy bills for Heating and Hot Water are very low or almost non-existent. Even those whom purchase the Wood for Fuel and make payments on an Outdoor Furnace, pay less than Fossil Fuel per year.

A BTU is the Unit of measurement that is used to determine how much Heat is generated by a Heating Unit regardless of Manufacture or Fuel. Please look at the Cost to generate 1 Million BTU's for the various Fuels:

You can clearly see why it is less expensive to Burn Wood than other popular Fuels. Also remember, wood re-grows and is less pollutant than burning petro-chemicals which are gone forever.

Pollution and Cascading Efficiency:

Electric Utility Power Plants operate at about 40% efficiency and have additional line loss during transfer. Electric Utility plants in the US primarily burn fossil fuels such as Coal or Petroleum products. The reason this point is significant is because Wood Furnaces operate at a higher Efficiency than the power plants and have no additional line or transport loss. The Fuels used to power the Utility Power plants is used up forever, also known as, Non Renewable.

Natural Gas wells are mostly out of state and Natural Gas is mined and transported by Gas lines to local Utilities where it is delivered to homeowners. Fuel Oil is another mainstream Heating Fuel which costs homeowners significantly during the Winter months. Once Natural Gas or Fuel Oil are used it is gone or a Non Renewable Fuel Source. For my 2800 sq. ft. home when I used all Fuel Oil I paid over $400/month during the coldest months and over $3000.00 per year.

The Wood Fuel used in Wood Heat Furnaces, on the other hand, is a completely renewable resource. If a homeowner, like myself, cuts his own trees and uses the wood to fuel a Wood Furnace, there are No costs to heat your home and the trees grow back. Even if a homeowner pays the typical $100 per cord (delivered) and burned 7 cords a year (what my home takes), that is only $700 maximum to for the wood heat my home for the Season. That my friends are over 4.2 times less Cost to use wood than Fuel Oil. And, again, the Fuel is Free if you cut your own wood like I do.

OK, so we have covered the Cost which is the primary motivation for Homeowners to employ this technology. How about Pollution? Well, I have already pointed out the Efficiency of Electrical Power plants which completely remove Electric heat from the Efficient equation. Let's say a Fuel Oil Heating unit is more efficient, I completely agree, unit for unit. However, how did the Fuel oil get here?

It took energy to remove the Oil from the ground, transport the crude to the US, power in the refining process which is close to Utility efficiency and then transport the Fuel oil to the consumer. If you look at the cascade effect of the diminishing returns of the Static efficiency of the individual Fuel Oil Heating Unit vs. the Gross inefficiency of the process, the unit looks very inefficient. Not to even mention the fact that once you use it, it's gone! Any other questions about pollution? These units are (Gross Pollutants) much GREENER than Fuel Oil or Natural Gas considering the whole picture from removal from the ground, transportation and actual usage at the Furnace.

Just because you don't see smoke from your Non-renewable Fuel Oil or Natural Gas Unit does not mean that you are not polluting, the smoke is at the refinery or power plant producing the fuel. In fact fossil fuels are polluting much worse than the person burning a Wood Furnace or locally mined coal. That is why it is cheaper to burn Wood, you pay for all of the inefficiencies of obtaining, refining, transporting and storing fossil fuels.

The wood smoke coming from a Wood Furnace is no different than the smoke coming from a Fireplace or woodstove from your neighbors In Town. The CO2 generated from burning actually fuels the trees to grow, that's what plant breathe.

About Being Neighborly:

Well, I'll give it to you that it isn't neighborly to Burn a Wood Furnace with a low chimney a few feet from your neighbor without taking some steps. Burning a Wood Furnace is the same as burning a fire in a chimney or woodstove. In fact most of the Smoke you see from these units is Water Vapor as pointed out in the Article. How can we keep these in town and not cause a problem?

To be neighborly, increase the level of the Chimney to around 5 feet above the level of the eve on the home, just like your fireplace. That should get the smoke up where it belongs where it won't affect your neighbors. The Wood Master Furnaces that I sell also use a draft fan to increase the flow, instead of just natural draft like the outdoor boilers that were the subject to the Dec 26,2006 article. I would also suggest that nobody burns trash or plastic in a Wood Furnace as clarified in the Article. That isn't neighborly! That is what should be regulated.

One thing for sure, we are in Rural America where we need options, especially green ones. Town or Borough officials should look at the whole picture before decisions are made. If you are outside of a town, have a large yard of property, or have a high chimney if you are inside a town, you can't beat Wood Furnaces for Cost savings, Renewable energy or Pollution reduction (through removing mining, refinery, transport cascaded in-efficiencies from fossil fuels). We should all practice thinking about the effect of our choices on our neighbors, just as we should think about our environment and renewable energy solutions.

I hope this Editorial shed a different light on the image of those Furnaces in your neighbors' yard. Remember, the smoke is mostly water vapor and the process is cleaner than Petroleum based alternatives when you consider the whole process. I hope that those Borough officials consider the true interest of their neighbors who are using these very Green and very Effective Units.

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David G. Zavetsky
Affordable Alternative Energy (Daly, llc), 570-724-2238, Representing: WOODMASTER Outdoor Wood Furnaces & Bergey Windmills, Wellsboro, PA

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DOE Fuel Price Increase Forecast 2007/2008:

Winter 2007-2008 Household Heating Expenditures

(Projected)

Percent Increase Over Last Winter

  Natural Gas Electricity Propane Heating Oil
US Average 10% 4% 16% 22%
West 5% 5% 10% 18%
South 11% 3% 16% 26%
Midwest 11% 4% 19% 23%
Northeast 10% 7% 21% 22%
Source: Energy Information Agency, DOE

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