Jay Melamed’s enthusiasm towards new ideas, and his background in sustainable construction led to his role in founding Prime Energy Group.

Prior to beginning work on Prime Energy Group, Jay  held various positions in the construction sector. His roles have ranged from Commercial estimating and project management, to business development.   Jay was instrumental in driving his prior firm’s effort in joining the US Green Building Council, LEED, and overall“greening” of the firm.

His earliest entry into the building sector was in construction accounting consulting for a software firm.  A custom home builder client hired him to streamline their office and field operations. Working in this capacity allowed for his involvement in all aspects of the construction business. This included managing the construction of multi-million dollar homes.

Jay has voracity for learning. He has earned the industry designation for commercial sustainable building, LEED AP. Jay also holds an MBA from top ranked UNC Kenan-Flagler’s EMBA program.  He is soon to add BPI and HERS designations to the list.

Most of Jay’s free time is spent with his wife Eva running after their young triplets.  When time permits for a hobby, he is an avid surfer, snowboarder, and film enthusiast.

Josh Collins

Josh has been working in the retrofit market for the past five years.  In that time he’s been in, under, and above hundreds houses that are anywhere from 200 years to 1 month old.

” I’ve seen pretty much every structural and energy efficiency problem that a house in our climate can have.  All my previous work experiences in existing homes, in combination with my training, has left me with an extremely strong grasp of how a house works as a system, and how one issue can snow ball into a total failure of that system.”

Josh’s knowledge of existing homes has helped builders and architects with his experience in analyzing the results of energy inefficient construction.

“I feel like Prime Energy Group, more than any other company I’ve worked for, has the best system view of retrofitting existing homes.  My goal when meeting a prospective client is to thoroughly evaluate  their home and then educate  on the solutions available.  I love knowing that I’m making people’s homes healthier and more energy efficient.  My personal goal is to retrofit  many existing homes  in the hopes that our kids and their kids will have a greener more sustainable future.”