KB Home celebrates milestone award for Sustained Excellence, an
unprecedented record of recognition among national homebuilders
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
KB Home (NYSE:KBH) is pleased to announce that it has been named a 2017
ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award winner for
continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior
energy efficiency achievements. It is the first national homebuilder to
have earned the award for seven consecutive years. KB Home's
accomplishments will be recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. on
April 26, 2017.
KB Home, an ENERGY STAR partner since 2000, was also recently recognized
by the EPA for having constructed 100,000 ENERGY STAR homes, with more
than 9,800 built in 2016. Since 2000, these KB ENERGY STAR homes are
estimated to have cumulatively saved homeowners more than $310 million
on utility bills, while preventing greenhouse gas emissions equivalent
to those from 335,000 passenger vehicles. Every ENERGY STAR certified
home must meet EPA's rigorous requirements for energy efficiency and
undergo third-party testing and verification.
"We are honored to be recognized with this prestigious award for the
seventh year in a row, and we are proud of our leadership position in
the homebuilding industry, having built more than 100,000 ENERGY STAR
homes," said Jeffrey Mezger, KB Home chairman, president, and chief
executive officer. "Our partnership with the ENERGY STAR program
continues to be a core component of our longstanding commitment to
sustainable building practices. In addition to minimizing the
environmental impact of our homes, these energy-efficient features can
lower our homeowners' long-term cost of homeownership compared to
typical new or resale homes. At the same time, our sustainability
initiatives have been a meaningful differentiator for today's
homebuyers, and elevated our brand in the marketplace."
KB Home takes a broad approach to sustainability, focusing on energy
efficiency, as well as water conservation, healthier indoor
environments, smart home capabilities and waste reduction, all of which
it strives to incorporate into its homes at little or no additional cost
to its customers. KB Home is the only national builder to have won
awards under all of the EPA programs aimed at homebuilders — ENERGY
STAR, WaterSense®, which establishes water efficiency standards, and
Indoor airPLUS®, which focuses on indoor air quality.
KB Home continuously explores new ways to increase the efficiency of its
homes and expand its impact in the area of sustainability within the
homebuilding industry and beyond. The Company was the first homebuilder
to introduce a proprietary method for rating the energy performance of a
home, the Energy Performance Guide® (EPG®), which provides consumers
with an easy way to understand and compare the energy efficiency and
potential utility bill savings of each KB home nationwide.
2017 marks the 10th anniversary of KB Home's annual
Sustainability Report, a first of its kind in the homebuilding industry,
which details KB Home's commitment to and progress in the area of
sustainability.
About KB Home
KB Home (NYSE: KBH) is one of the largest and most recognized
homebuilders in the United States and an industry leader in
sustainability, building innovative and highly energy- and
water-efficient new homes. Founded in 1957 and the first homebuilder
listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Company has built nearly
600,000 homes for families from coast to coast. Distinguished by its
personalized homebuilding approach, KB Home lets each buyer choose their
lot location, floor plan, décor choices, design features and other
special touches that matter most to them. To learn more about KB Home,
call 888-KB-HOMES, visit www.kbhome.com
or connect on Facebook.com/KBHome
or Twitter.com/KBHome.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR has 16,000 partners working to protect the environment
through greater energy efficiency, including manufacturers, retailers,
public schools, hospitals, real estate companies, and home builders.
Since 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners have saved American families
and businesses $430 billion on their energy bills and 4.6 trillion
kilowatt-hours of energy, while achieving broad emissions
reductions—including 2.8 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
ENERGY STAR® is the simple choice for energy efficiency. For
25 years, EPA's ENERGY STAR program has been America's resource for
saving energy and protecting the environment. Join the millions already
making a difference at energystar.gov.
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