KB Home's innovative KB ProjeKt® reimagined the home of
the future
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
KB Home (NYSE:KBH) today announced that its KB ProjeKt
concept home built for the Greenbuild Conference in Los Angeles received
a 2017 TecHome Brilliance Award. Entering in the Starter Homes category,
KB Home identified how many of the concepts explored in the KB ProjeKt
would benefit first-time homebuyers by maximizing a home's efficiency,
performance, flexibility, and functionality within a relatively small
footprint, which can reduce costs.
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Looking to the future of home life in 2020 and 2050, the KB ProjeKt
explored innovative themes and ideas of sustainability, smart-home
technology, flexible living space, wellness, and security. It featured a
mix of both imaginative advancements and today's cutting-edge
technology, such as a drone landing pad for package delivery, moveable
walls, a water-recycling dishwasher from Whirlpool® Corporation, and a
Tesla Powerwall® battery. Approximately 1,000 people toured the KB
ProjeKt home at the Greenbuild Conference, and it was awarded Top
Project of the Year honors by Environmental Leader.
Among the KB ProjeKt features relevant to first-time
homebuyers included movable walls which facilitated the repurposing of
interior space according to the immediate needs of its occupants. The KB
ProjeKt also demonstrated the concept of building cartridges, in
which aspects of the home are built off-site before installation and can
easily be switched out for new cartridges, providing its occupants even
more flexibility to adapt their home to their changing needs without the
inconvenience of a relocation or renovation. The home's lighting, which
utilized programmable LEDs, could be set to different colors and
temperatures aligned with the occupants' circadian rhythms to support
optimum wakefulness and restfulness for health, wellness, and
productivity, and its energy- and water-efficient features could reduce
utility costs, helping to make homeownership more attainable.
The KB ProjeKt was an innovative collaborative effort,
enlisting the help of an impressive group of best-in-class companies and
other contributors. To learn more about the KB ProjeKt,
visit the microsite at http://www.builderonline.com/kbhomeprojekt.
"KB Home has a long history of innovation in the homebuilding industry,
and the KB ProjeKt represented a skillful synthesis of
what we've learned over the last 60 years and the forward-thinking
talents of our team," said Jeffrey Mezger, KB Home's chairman,
president, and CEO. "Many of the concepts displayed in the KB
ProjeKt, including highly energy- and water-efficient designs
and appliances, resource-conserving materials, smart-home technology,
and healthy-home features, are already incorporated into every home that
KB Home builds. The KB ProjeKt showcased a creative mix of
cutting edge technology and aspirational home design to provide a
glimpse of what homebuilding could be in the future, and how a home
could potentially help its occupants live healthier and more efficient
lives while reducing environmental impact."
The TecHome Brilliance Awards was created to salute excellence and
innovation in home technology, honoring a diverse span of products,
along with contractors, service providers and builders. To learn more,
visit https://techomeawards.com/.
About KB Home
KB Home (NYSE: KBH) is one of the largest homebuilders in the United
States, with more than 600,000 homes delivered since our founding in
1957. We operate in 35 markets in 7 states, primarily serving first-time
and first move-up homebuyers, as well as active adults. We are
differentiated in offering customers the ability to personalize what
they value most in their home, from choosing their lot, floor plan, and
exterior, to selecting design and décor choices in our KB Home Studios.
In addition, we are an industry leader in sustainability, building
innovative and highly energy- and water-efficient homes. We invite you
to learn more about KB Home by visiting www.kbhome.com,
calling 888-KB-HOMES, or connecting with us on Facebook.com/KBHome
or Twitter.com/KBHome.
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KB Home
Susan Martin
310-231-4142
smartin@kbhome.com
Source: KB Home
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