Daytona Beach, Fla. (May 17, 2011) - In late 2010, the Environments For Living®
program, a suite of turnkey initiatives for builders from Masco Home
Services, partnered with StalwartBuilt Homes to build 400 affordable,
high-performance "Beyond Green" homes in a new Pontchartrain Park
development to replace affordable homes lost in New Orleans after
Hurricane Katrina.
"A cornerstone of the Environments For Living program is its
use of the principles of building science to help create homes that work
as integrated, high-performance systems, rather than as a collection of
individual materials and components," said Dave Bell, director of
building science for Masco Home Services. "The Pontchartrain Park
community project provides a real-world example of how green building
can be accomplished on a large scale, while still being affordable."
Pontchartrain Park is one of New Orleans' 10 neighborhoods that have
recovered 50 percent or less of their pre-Katrina populations, ranking
65th out of 74 neighborhoods in population recovery. Built to stringent
standards in Masco Home Services' Environments For Living
program, the 400 homes in the Pontchartrain Park community are designed
to be more cost efficient, lower in maintenance and faster to build than
conventional homes. The StalwartBuilt "Beyond Green" method of building
incorporates the latest innovations of building science and technology
into the building process. All aspects of the home are designed as an
integrated system.
For these reasons, the GE ecomagination program, which contains the Environments For Living
certification, was chosen to complement the other stringent building
certifications for this disaster recovery and community revitalization
program. The certifications include LEED for HomesTM, U.S. Department of
Energy's Building America Builders Challenge, and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR, WaterSense and Indoor
airPLUS®.
The Environments For Living program provides tangible,
performance-based results in heating and cooling energy use and comfort
backed by limited guarantees. It addresses multiple home elements from
framing and insulation installation to mechanical systems and moisture
management.
For more information, visit http://www.environmentsforliving.com.
About Masco Corporation
Masco Corporation is one of the world's largest manufacturers of
brand-name consumer products for the home and family, including Behr®
paint, BrassCraft® water supply products, Delta® and Hansgrohe® faucets,
bath and shower fixtures, KraftMaid®, Merillat® and Quality™ cabinets
and Milgard® windows and doors. Masco is also a leading provider of
services that include the installation of insulation and other building
products through Masco Contractor Services and Masco Home Services. For
more information on the Masco family of brands, visit www.masco.com.
About Masco Home Services, Inc., and the Environments For Living Program
Masco Home Services, Inc., a Masco company, offers the Environments For Living program and Environments For Living
Certified Green program to builders. Masco Home Services provides a
complete suite of turnkey services for builders and issues and
administers all limited guarantees* associated with the program. Masco
Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading manufacturer of home
improvement and building products and a premiere provider of services
that include installation of insulation and other building products. http://www.environmentsforliving.com
About the GE ecomagination Program
Ecomagination focuses GE's imagination and expertise to meeting today's
challenges and helping to create tomorrow's environmental solutions. The
GE Ecomagination Homebuilder Program is a groundbreaking effort to
provide comfortable, efficient homes that save homeowners' energy costs
while easing the impact on the environment. For more information, visit http://www.ecomagination.com/.
About Stalwart Built Homes
StalwartBuilt is a building science technology company offering high
quality, energy-efficient systems-built homes to developers and builders
that are licensed and trained to provide consumers a true high
performance home. "Beyond Green" construction uses innovative methods,
superior materials, incredible efficiency, and virtually no wasted
materials. For more information, visit http://www.stalwartbuilt.com.
*See the full guarantee for complete details and limitations; visit www.environmentsforliving.com or call toll free (866) 912-7233.
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Karen Mendelsohn
Vice President - Sales & Marketing
313.792.6708
karen_mendelsohn@mascohq.com
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