Villa Trieste is a Summerlin Neighborhood that I wrote about in January. It is a beautiful community and the homes are wonderful. The below quote is from an article written in Earth News.
Pulte Homes has been selected as the recipient of the 2009 Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Award for Homes Outstanding Production Builder by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
“The USGBC’s Residential Market Development Team selected Pulte for this year’s Production Builder award because of Pulte’s Las Vegas division’s outstanding achievements and future commitments – with the Villa Trieste project in Summerlin, Nevada. Villa Trieste is planned to be a community of 185 LEED Platinum-certified single-family homes, placing it firmly among the ranks of the largest LEED for Homes projects to date.
Homes in Villa Trieste feature solar panel roofs, offer a 55 percent improved energy efficiency over the International Energy Conservation Code and decrease indoor water use by 35 percent. Approximately 75 percent of waste from the construction process is diverted from the landfill. Additionally, houses are built under the Environments for Living® Certified Green program.”
If you would like to go back and read my original post it is right here on Real Summerlin. There is also a link for pictures here.
Congratulations Pulte it is an award well deserved.
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