Seventeen of the nation’s most energy-conscious builders and remodelers will be honored with the EnergyValue Housing Awards (EVHA) — which recognize builders and remodelers who successfully integrate energy efficiency into all aspects of home building and remodeling — at the 2012 NAHB International Builders’ Show in February.

The awards are given each year by the NAHB Research Center, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and NAHB.

“The diversity of this year’s crop of winners is a testament to the ability to deliver highly energy-efficient homes at every price point and in every climate zone,” said Mike Luzier, president and CEO of the Research Center.

This year’s finalists range from veteran EVHA applicants in the New Home Category to a mother-daughter start-up company that rehabbed a mid-century brick rancher to achieve an impressive HERS rating of 51, which means that the home is expected to use only 51% as much energy as an average home built to prevailing codes.

“All this year’s competitors brought their A game and submitted some outstanding examples of high-performance homes,” Luzier said.

“Some of the finalists’ houses are very affordable for their markets, and some are rather large luxury homes, but all of them presented a complete and well-executed package from design and construction through marketing and customer service,” he said.

The 2012 finalists in the New Home and Existing Home Categories include:

Cold Climate

• Colorado Dream Homes, Pagosa Springs, Colo.
• Flynner Homes & Renovations, Boise, Idaho
• Lend Lease, Nashville, Tenn.
• T.A.G. Mechanical Systems, Inc., Syracuse, N.Y. (Existing Home)
• Zero-Energy Plans, LLC & Kirby Nagelhout Construction, Coupeville, Wash. 

Moderate Climate

• Nexus Energy Homes, Stevensville, Md.
• Clifton View Homes, Coupeville, Wash.
• GreenPinkies, LLC, Fayetteville, Ark. (Existing Home)
• Scott Homes, Olympia, Wash.
• Stitt Energy Systems, Inc., Rogers, Ark.

Hot Climate

• Armstrong Builders, LLC, Honolulu
• Ferrier Custom Homes, Fort Worth, Texas
• Josh Wynne Construction, Sarasota, Fla.
• LaMirada Homes, Tucson, Ariz.
• Ferrier Builders, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas Existing Home)
• G Street, Scottsdale, Ariz. (Existing Home)
• Habitat for Humanity, South Sarasota Co, Inc., Venice, Fla. (Existing Home)

EVHA finalists will receive either Silver or Gold awards. In addition, the Builder of the Year and Remodeler of the Year will be named at the EVHA awards gala on Feb. 8 at the Icebar nightclub in Orlando.

In the past 15 years, builders and remodelers from 41 states and the District of Columbia have won 245 gold and silver EnergyValue Housing Awards.

For more information, including ticket information for the gala, visit www.nahbrc.com/evha.

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