2006 Media Releases & Alerts
Application Period Opens for Prestigious EnergyValue Housing Award
Annual Award Competition Honors Nation's Premier Energy-Efficient and
Environmentally Responsible Home Builders
March 9, 2006, Upper Marlboro, Md. - Today, the NAHB Research
Center announced it will begin accepting applications for the 2007 EnergyValue
Housing Award (EVHA). The award program honors builders who voluntarily
integrate energy efficiency into the design, construction, and marketing of new
homes, and educates the home building industry and the public about successful
approaches to energy-efficient construction. Over the past 11 years, EVHA has
become recognized as a signature industry event for the energy-efficiency
elite.
In addition to the business benefits associated with joining the "energy
efficient elite," one of the most beneficial aspects of winning is access to
the panel of energy-efficiency experts who judge the program each year. EVHA
winners have also realized a number of marketing advantages as a result of
their participation. Jim Sargent, partner of 2006 EVHA Builder of the Year
AndersonSargent Custom Builder stated, "Our home performance became so well
known and talked about that we were able to remove marketing from our annual
budget." Sargent maintains that every home built by his company in the last 20
years has been a high-performing home.
This year's EVHA ceremony will be held during the 2007 International Builders'
Show (IBS) in Orlando. Awards will be presented in the affordable, custom,
factory-built, production, and multifamily categories for hot, moderate, and
cold climate regions. A panel of energy-efficiency experts will evaluate
applicants based on their homes' energy value; design; construction methods and
processes; marketing and customer relations efforts; and participation in
voluntary energy programs.
All EVHA applicants receive a detailed evaluation of their entries,
complimentary passes to the award ceremony at the 2007 IBS, and a free,
one-year single-user subscription to BuildingGreen Suite. Winners are featured
on the EVHA website and may also be featured in trade and mainstream
publications, as well as offered the opportunity to share their success stories
at workshops, educational programs, or conferences. In addition, each year, an
EVHA Builder of the Year is selected from the gold award winning companies,
which provides additional marketing opportunities for that company.
All professional U.S. home builders whose primary occupation is constructing
homes and/or developing real estate are eligible for participation. Though
previous winning projects are ineligible, previous winners may submit new or
different homes for consideration. Homes offered for consideration must have
been completed after January 2004 and before application submittal. The
official EVHA application must be postmarked by July 17, 2006. Companies may
submit only one application per category, for a maximum of up to five
applications. A home entered under more than one category will be considered as
separate entries. Judging will begin in late August, and applicants will be
notified if they are a finalist or not in October 2006.
The EVHA is coordinated by the NAHB Research Center in partnership with the U.S.
Department of Energy through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and the
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). To obtain an EVHA application or
for more information, visit www.nahbrc.org/evha
or contact us via email.
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