ENERGY STAR New Homes: An Inside-Out Look at Building an Energy-Efficient Home
The Four Corner’s Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE) and Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, Inc. are teaming up through the Sustainable Building Education Program to offer a tour of an ENERGY STAR/ National Association of Home Builders Green Program-Gold Level new home under construction on Tuesday, September 7th. The home features air-tight construction, enhanced insulation, and ENERGY STAR rated appliances, lighting, whisper fans, and furnaces (96% efficient).
ENERGY STAR New Homes: An Inside-Out Look at Building an Energy-Efficient Home
TOUR AN ENERGY STAR/ NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS GREEN PROGRAM-GOLD LEVEL NEW HOME
The Four Corner’s Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE) and Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, Inc. are teaming up through the Sustainable Building Education Program to offer a tour of an ENERGY STAR/ National Association of Home Builders Green Program-Gold Level new home under construction on Tuesday, September 7th. The home features air-tight construction, enhanced insulation, and ENERGY STAR rated appliances, lighting, whisper fans, and furnaces (96% efficient).
Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, Inc. looks forward to using this home as an educational opportunity. “We want to inspire others to build to the level of ENERGY STAR certified homes,” says Greg Mantell-Hecathorn. “It is true that energy efficiency is about decreasing your utility bills, but it is also about creating a more comfortable and better built place to live”.
Benefits of a home with the ENERGY STAR rating include lower energy costs, energy-efficient mortgage financing, better performance, comfort, improved indoor air quality, durability and higher resale values.
4CORE manages the Sustainable Building Education program to provide learning opportunities for realtors, home owners, architects, builders, suppliers, energy raters, building officials, mortgage brokers, appraisers, and interested citizens. “This is the first tour of a home under construction that we’ve done through the program,” says Teresa Shishim, 4CORE Program Manager. “We are very excited to be offering a first-hand learning opportunity for the local building industry”.
The Open House will take place from 12 to 4 PM and tours will take place at 12:30 and 2: 30 PM on Tuesday, September 7th. In the interest of resource efficiency, meet to carpool to the first tour at 12:00 PM at the Town Plaza Parking lot (in front of Rite Aid). A formal carpool will not be available for the 2:30 PM tour.
The Sustainable Building Education Program is funded by a grant from the Governor’s Energy Office. To learn more about sessions offered through the Sustainable Building Education Program, visit www.fourcore.org/Sustainable_Building.html.
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About 4CORE
The Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE) is a non-profit organization that provides coalition-building and cooperation to help reduce the community’s energy use and promote renewable energy resources. 4CORE’s mission is to promote resource conservation, energy efficiency, and the use of clean, renewable sources of energy in order to decrease the emission of pollutants, protect public health and strengthen the economy. 4CORE benefits from the generosity of its three major funding partners: La Plata County, La Plata Electric Association, and the city of Durango. Visit www.fourcore.org for more information.
About Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, Inc.
Mantell-Hecathorn Builders is a leader in southwest Colorado in high performance building. The company is the winner of the 2008 Built Green Colorado Custom Builder of the Year award, as well as winning first place overall and multiple other awards in Durango Area Parade of Homes events. A family-run business for over 35 years, they strive to lead by example in building energy-efficient and healthier homes and remodels.
