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EnergyValue Housing Awards 2001
FOR RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Colorado Builder Wins National Energy Efficiency AwardFebruary 9, 2001-Tierra Concrete Homes of Pueblo, CO has been recognized by the NAHB Research Center as a leader in energy and resource efficient construction. As a 2001 Gold Winner of the EnergyValue Housing Award, Tierra Concrete Homes has demonstrated a commitment to building energy efficient, custom homes in the moderate climate region. The EnergyValue Housing Award honors builders who voluntarily integrate energy- and resource-efficiency into the design, construction, and marketing of their new homes. The program educates the home building community and the public about successful approaches to resource-efficient construction. Increasingly, EVHA winners are adding green building features to their new homes, including innovations in wastewater management, landscaping practices, the use of recycled and recyclable building materials, and building materials and methods that improve the quality of the indoor environment. "Green building is not a passing fad-it is a growing trend, and the EVHA winners are trendsetters for the industry. Other members of the building industry should look at EVHA-winning practices as they develop their green business strategies," says Liza Bowles, president of the NAHB Research Center, Inc. Tierra Concrete Homes is a member of Built Green® Colorado, the green building program administered by the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver, and was honored twice last year by that program in its annual awards. In 2000, Tierra Concrete Homes received both the Built Green® Custom Builder of the Year award and the award for Built Green® Home of the Year under $500,000. Tierra Concrete Home's EVHA award-winning home features passive solar orientation and windows designed to collect the maximum amount of solar heat. South-facing windows have a high solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) while all other windows have a low SHGC to block unwanted heat from the sun. A good insulation package, air sealing details, a heat recovery ventilator, and a double-door airlock entry provide an energy-efficient building shell. Super-efficient appliances, including a hydronic heating system powered by solar panels, complete the energy package. Photovoltaic panels and passive solar design are expected to provide almost 100 percent of the energy for this home that is being studied by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The Research Center, a not-for-profit subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders, conducts the award program in partnership with the NAHB Energy Subcommittee, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Professional Builder Magazine, and the U.S. Department of Energy. Sponsors of the 2001 EnergyValue Housing Awards include Carrier Corporation, Broan-NuTone, LLC, GreenFiber, Huber Engineered Woods, Icynene, Inc., and TechShield by LP. For more information about the EnergyValue Housing Awards program, or to receive an application, contact the EVHA Coordinator at (301) 430-6289 or evha@nahbrc.org. ### NOTE TO EDITORS: Detailed information on the practices followed by U.S. Home Colorado Division and other winners appears in a magazine, 2001 EnergyValue Housing Awards, available from the NAHB Research Center. For a copy, contact the EVHA Coordinator by phone (301) 430-6289, fax (301) 430-6182, or email evha@nahbrc.org. |
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