About Us
Carl Donovan, Founder and Managing Member HHP, GPA, ASHRAE, BA, RW
Carl got his “MBA” before age ten, selling hand-made trinkets to tourists on the streets of the French Quarter in New Orleans. Though he went on to take a Bachelor's Degree in art from Eckerd College in St Petersburg, Florida, Carl was never able to get far from the “trades” and has spent the bulk of his adult life renovating and remodeling houses. In 2005, Carl developed the idea that would become Conservation Pros. The concept was a simple one; retrofit the existing housing and light commercial stock with a focus on Comfort, Durability, Safety and Energy-Efficiency. He set about learning everything there was to know about energy efficiency in houses and light commercial structures as he began employing what he was learning in traditional renovation work. In April of 2007, Conservation Pros, LLC was officially formed. Every year since has produced triple-digit growth. More importantly, in those years, Conservation Pros has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 700 metric tons, and saved North Carolina's residents nearly $90,000 in annual energy costs. Carl lives in Asheville with his wife, Samantha and their two sons Dexter and Lucas.
The rest of the Conservation Pros crew
We have a huge and talented pool of people we use for each job, some of which are our crews, some of which are subcontracted by us, for you. Again, that affords us the opportunity to custom tailor solutions to your home, using only the talent we need and not having you pay the bill for a guy who sits in the truck all day.
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“This was a superlative experience. I've become rather jaded about contractors, but Conservation Pros has gone a long way towards restoring my faith in service providers. They were punctual, extremely knowledgeable, professional, meticulous with their work, and very careful to contain all dust, debris, trash, etc. The attention to detail was impressive: I watched the mechanical room sealing basically from start to finish: I didn't think some parts of the area could be sealed at all, but they accomplished it effectively. The air sealing made a noticeable difference after the first day of work. To reiterate: I was very impressed, in particular, with the extreme attention to detail. They took great care to seek out the smallest crack, etc., attacking it with expanding foam. I had paid another contractor about 2 years ago to do some air sealing of "can" style ceiling lights. This work was not done correctly, and I was not aware of that at the time. They showed me what had not been done right the first time, and showed me (patiently) the process they used to rectify the problem. I like to watch at least part of work being done, largely to learn about what a contractor does, and why they do it. Watching these guys was a pleasant experience. I'm only rather sad that they don't do other types of work. I'd put them on retainer.” Victor D
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Born into a “real estate and rocket science family”, Carl's carpenter's-apprenticeship was complete by age eleven, when he fell through a roof during a shingling job. 