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Follow on Google News | Energy Certification included in every home by Raleigh custom home builderStanton Homes now offers ecoHOME verified energy savings in every custom home
“We are very pleased to offer ecoHOME to our custom homebuyers as a standard feature,” said Stan Williams, CEO of Stanton Homes. “Certification from ecoHOME provides additional assurance that your custom Stanton Home will be extremely energy efficient, with more comfort and lower energy bills.” The ecoHOME program was developed by Morrisville- “By including ecoHOME as a standard feature in all of its custom homes Stanton Homes is further demonstrating to its customers their commitment to energy efficiency and quality assurance, certified by third party experts,” said SEM Building Performance Project Coordinator Sam Burner. “These measures will go a long way in ensuring homeowners that their new homes have very high standards – and that they’ll save on energy bills, too.” The ecoHOME program uses the nationally recognized Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index established by RESNET. Certified raters score every home on a variable scale, with a score of zero representing a home that uses no energy, 100 being equivalent to a home built to the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code, and 130-150 being a typical home built 10-15 years ago. Visual inspections combined with blower door and HVAC system duct leakage tests by an outside third party confirm that the home is healthy, comfortable and efficient. A home with a HERS score of 75 is 25% more efficient than a home with a HERS score of 100, and twice as efficient as a home with a HERS score of 150. The average ecoHOME earns a HERS score of 75 or lower, and each score is paired with a set of common sense efficiency upgrades like advanced air sealing, programmable thermostats and WaterSense water fixtures. “One of our favorite features of ecoHOME is that it gives us the freedom to meet requirements in the most cost-effective way for our specific local climate conditions,” Since ecoHOME’s official launch in mid-2012, more than 250 homes across North Carolina have already earned certification. Details of the ecoHOME program can be found at www.stantonhomes.com/ Media Contacts: Penny Hull, Stanton Homes: pennyh@stantonhomes.com or (919) 278-8070 Chris Cowperthwaite, SEM: chris@southern- About Stanton Homes Stanton Homes builds extraordinary custom homes across central North Carolina, on our lot or yours, with outstanding craftsmanship, top quality materials, and a Price Match Guarantee. Our industry experts will help you find, modify or design a custom home you’ll love to live in, with free initial design services from our architectural and interior designers. Stanton Homes is an industry-leading builder of traditional, universal design, fully accessible, certified green, geothermal and energy saving homes – with some of the best guarantees in the business. Contact us at 919-278-8070 or visit www.StantonHomes.com. About Southern Energy Management Southern Energy Management is a North Carolina-based sustainable energy company offering energy efficiency, green building and turn-key solar services for homeowners, builders, and business owners across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. A certified B Corp (http://www.southern- End
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