Quadrant Homes Earns Award for Building More than 240 Energy-Efficient New Homes in 2008
May 2009
Quadrant Homes has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a 2009 ENERGY STAR® Leadership-in-Housing Award. This award acknowledges the important contribution Quadrant Homes has made to energy-efficient construction and environmental protection by building more than 240 ENERGY STAR qualified new homes in Seattle last year. Collectively, these homes will save homeowners approximately $107,280 on utility bills each year, or nearly $500 per home, per year.
The environmental benefits of Quadrant ENERGY STAR qualified homes are equal to:
Eliminating the emissions from 117.6 vehicles;
Saving more than 355 tons (711,360) lbs of coal;
Planting 194.4 acres of trees; or
Saving the environment 1,395,120 pounds of CO2 per year.
To earn the ENERGY STAR, a home must meet strict guidelines for energy efficiency set by the EPA. These Washington state homes are at least 15% more energy efficient than homes built to the 2004 International Residential Code (IRC), and include additional energy-saving features that typically make them 20–30% more efficient than standard homes.
“Meeting and surpassing ENERGY STAR standards is a critical component of Quadrant Home’s Living Sound sustainability program,” said Mark Gray, executive vice president, Quadrant Homes. “Our commitment to energy-conserving building practices goes well beyond mandated minimums — Quadrant Homes exceed Washington state’s stringent energy code by 15 percent.”
The Quadrant Homes Living Sound sustainability program is a commitment to construct environmental friendly homes in the Puget Sound area. Every Quadrant home is guaranteed to be built with conservation and environmental responsibility as a key priority.
ENERGY STAR qualified homes offer homebuyers all the features they want in a new home, plus energy-saving features like effective insulation systems, high-performance windows, tight construction and ducts, properly-sized and installed efficient heating and cooling equipment, efficient products, and third-party verification of energy performance.
“Most homebuyers focus on what’s outside the walls,” said Sam Rashkin, national director for EPA’s ENERGY STAR Homes Program, “but they also need to look behind the walls for the energy-efficient features found in ENERGY STAR qualified homes that help ensure comfort, quiet, improved indoor air quality, and low utility bills for years to come.”
About Quadrant Homes
More Washingtonians live in a Quadrant home than in one constructed by any other builder. Quadrant Homes, a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company, is now in its 40th year of award-winning home building in the Puget Sound region. Quadrant’s “Built Your Way” approach encourages homebuyers to select the features that matter most to them. The company is currently building or developing new-home communities in King, Snohomish, Pierce, Thurston, Kitsap, and Skagit counties. Quadrant was recognized with the 2010 Guildmaster Award for exceptional customer satisfaction, has been named a Builder of the Year by the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, and one of Washington’s Best Work Places by The Puget Sound Business Journal. Quadrant has also been designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as a qualified Energy Star® builder. For more information, visit the Quadrant Homes website, Quadrant Homes Twitter and Quadrant Homes Facebook
