Pardee Homes Unveils "The Ultimate Family Home" at 2004 International Builders Show

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Pardee Homes, named America's Best Builder in 2003, has built a 5,300-square-foot Zero Energy Home for the 2004 International Builders Show in Las Vegas, January 19-22. Located in Pardee's Nevada Trails master-planned community, the home was designed in collaboration with BUILDER Magazine, HOME Magazine, and Bassenian & Lagoni Architects to demonstrate how today's families want to live. The home features innovative energy-saving and sustainable technologies, including a power meter that shows it can produce more energy than it uses at certain times of the year, resulting in utility cost savings of more than 90 percent.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Ultimate Family Home is a 5,300-square-foot Zero Energy Home built by Pardee Homes in their Nevada Trails master-planned community in southwest Las Vegas.
  • The home was designed in collaboration with BUILDER Magazine, HOME Magazine, and Bassenian & Lagoni Architects to showcase the needs of modern families.
  • The home features private places such as secret hideaways and a treehouse, as well as communal spaces valued by families.
  • Pardee Homes has been recognized for energy efficiency, with over 2,200 new homes built in 2004 preventing the emission of over 10 million pounds of greenhouse gases.
  • The company has been featured as an Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Partner of the Year and received the Department of Energy's 2003 Energy Value Housing Award.

Statistics:

  • The Ultimate Family Home is a 5,300-square-foot Zero Energy Home.
  • Over 2,200 new homes built by Pardee Homes in 2004 will prevent the emission of over 10 million pounds of greenhouse gases.
  • The home features a power meter that shows it can produce more energy than it uses at certain times of the year, resulting in utility cost savings of more than 90 percent.
  • Pardee Homes has been recognized for energy efficiency with the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Partner of the Year award.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire, January 19 (Pardee Homes Unveils "The Ultimate Family Home" at 2004 International Builders Show)
  • Pardee Homes website (company profile and awards)