St. Louis Custom Home Builder Hibbs Homes Named Best Energy Efficient Home Builder in Missouri

CREVE COEUR, Mo. - March 8, 2019 - PRLog -- St. Louis custom home builder is proud to share that they have been named the Best Energy Efficient Home Builder in Missouri by BUILD Magazine. This award is given to home builders who work tirelessly to ensure the global community decreases its collective carbon footprint by employing high performance building techniques that both reduce energy usage and material waste.

"We believe in building better homes for our clients – homes that are comfortable, beautiful, durable and energy efficient – and we're thrilled to be recognized for the work that we're doing. We love being different by exceeding what's expected," said Kim Hibbs, owner of Hibbs Homes.

The St. Louis area builder has long been a pioneer in green home building in Missouri. In addition to day-to-day construction of energy efficient ComfortBuilt™ homes (https://www.hibbshomes.com/comfortbuilt/), they have spearheaded some of the first high performance initiatives in the state, including:

• Active House USA – The first Active House in North America, this home was built in Webster Groves and met or exceeded four North American sustainable building certifications: the National Green Building Standard, Energy Star, EPA Indoor airPLUS, and Building America Builder Challenge.

• Proud Green Home (https://www.hibbshomes.com/proud-green-home-st-louis/)– This Wildwood home was built as the most energy efficient home in Missouri, and served as a building classroom for Mizzou students and industry professionals throughout design and construction.

Additionally, Hibbs Homes is the only St Louis home builder that is ComfortBuilt™ certified – meaning that they take advantage of intentional design and decades worth of research and development to incorporate the latest building science, air-sealing and insulation technology from Owens Corning into the homes they build. Click here for more information on ComfortBuilt Homes (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fG7xhQ0q5KnEuWH3kZAZ1_qX...).