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Townhouses Showcase PATH Technologies

More than 20 innovative technologies from the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) will be on display at twin two-story townhouses in Reed Construction's Show Village at the International Builders’ Show in Orlando on Jan. 13-16.

One of the PATH Tutorial Townhouses is unfinished so that builders can see exposed building products that promote affordability, energy-efficiency, durability and quality; diminish the home’s impact on the environment; and protect it from natural disasters.

Nationwide Homes is the builder of the modular demonstration homes, which were built in about 10 days to a 90% state of completion in an environmentally controlled production facility in Arabi, GA.

Each townhouse is 1,628 square-feet and made up of 12 modular units. The three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath homes showcase features that home buyers want most, such as nine-foot, six-inch ceilings; a gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances, ceramic tile and solid-surface countertops; an upstairs master bedroom suite; tray ceilings in the dining room; crown molding and upscale trim; interior columns; arched cased openings; and a front porch.

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Technological innovations in the home include:

  • Optimized HVAC with heat pumps (14 SEER minimum)
  • Tankless water heater
  • Low-flow plumbing fixtures
  • Home run plumbing
  • Air admittance valves
  • Low- or no-VOC paints
  • Advanced framing
  • Radiant barriers
  • Bamboo flooring and recycled content carpet
  • High wind-resistant asphalt roof shingles
  • Flexible framing straps
  • Fiber-cement siding
  • Sprayed fiber or foam insulation
  • Plastic composite exterior decks
  • ENERGY STAR windows and doors
  • ENERGY STAR insulation levels
  • ENERGY STAR appliances
  • ENERGY STAR outdoor lighting and at least 50% of indoor lighting
  • ENERGY STAR electronics and home office equipment

The homes will be on exhibit from 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in the Show Village.

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