NEW YORK, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ --New World Home, a rapidly growing designer and builder of sustainable housing, recently hosted a grand opening tour of New York's first LEED(R) Platinum factory-built home at 83 East Hill Road in Youngsville, Sullivan County, NY.
New World Home earned the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED for Homes Platinum certification for outstanding achievement in green homebuilding, representing the first factory-built home in the state of New York to earn this designation. In addition, the New World Home project is the first home of any type in New York to earn the prestigious Platinum rating without the need for any renewable energy sources, such as solar panels, wind turbines or geothermal systems. The Youngsville home also earned ENERGY STAR(R) certification.
Tracie Hall, Executive Director of the USGBC New York Upstate Chapter, presented New World Home with its LEED Platinum certification at the event. New World Home's project in Youngsville, which was created from a passion for the environment and a vision for our world's future, offers a new way of thinking and provides a tremendous opportunity for homeowners," says Ms. Hall. "Today, people are experiencing so many obstacles - everything from poor air and water quality to illnesses such as childhood asthma - and a house like this, which considers every detail, gives us hope. We look forward to seeing many more houses of this type and caliber in the coming months, and congratulate New World Home on this tremendous achievement."
"This home is incredibly energy efficient at its core level and is the tightest home that I've ever tested," says Karla Donnelly of Steven Winter Associates, Inc., sustainability specialists and LEED provider. "The testing that was done for LEED certification was done without the now installed 5 KW photovoltaic (PV) array; subsequent testing shows this home uses 60% less energy than code built homes. Now, that's something to celebrate!"
The event drew an impressive crowd and included a review of the home's sustainability features, discussion of other New World Home initiatives and innovations, a tour of the house and many fun-filled outdoor festivities.
"Our Youngsville project - our second home to earn LEED Platinum certification - illustrates to homeowners that living green is an achievable and affordable goal," says Mark Jupiter, President of the Product Division and Co-Founder of New World Home.
"Buyers now have an opportunity to reside in homes with beautiful architectural details and energy-efficient systems that add to the day-to-day quality of their lives, while simultaneously saving them money. We're creating homes that respect the environment, benefit the homeowners on a variety of levels and will last for generations to come," adds Tyler Schmetterer, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder.
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About New World Home
New World Home's primary mission is to merge traditional home design with next generation green technologies and highly efficient modular manufacturing methodologies representing the advent of the New Old Green Modular(R) (NOGM(R)) home. A New World Home is respectful of America's rich architectural heritage and mindful of the world's increasingly fragile environment. Customers have the unique ability to obtain a historically inspired, green home that is manufactured, transported, erected and finished in less than 100 days from start of production.
About U.S. Green Building Council
The U.S. Green Building Council is a nonprofit membership organization whose vision is a sustainable built environment within a generation. Its membership includes corporations, builders, universities, government agencies and other nonprofit organizations. Since USGBC's founding in 1993, the Council has grown to more than 14,500 member companies and organizations. It has a comprehensive family of LEED(R) (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building rating systems, an expansive educational offering, the industry's popular Greenbuild International Conference and Expo and a network of 77 local chapters, affiliates and organizing groups. For more information, visit www.usgbc.org. For more information on the USGBC New York Upstate Chapter, visit www.greenupstateny.org.
About LEED(R) for Homes
LEED(R) for Homes, is a third-party certification system for high-performance green homes. Developed and administered by USGBC, LEED(R) for Homes awards points to projects in seven categories of environmental performance: Location & Linkages, Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Indoor Environmental Quality, Energy & Atmosphere, Homeowner Awareness and Innovation and Design. For more information, visit www.thegreenhomeguide.org
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