KB Home Earns 11th ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award
April 13 2021 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
The recognition comes as the national homebuilder reaches the
milestone of over 150,000 ENERGY STAR certified new homes built,
more than any other U.S. builder
KB Home (NYSE: KBH) today announced that it has been named an
ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award Winner
for an unprecedented 11th consecutive year by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). KB Home has built over
150,000 ENERGY STAR certified homes, more than any other
homebuilder in the nation. These high-performance, energy-saving
homes are estimated to have cumulatively reduced utility bills for
their homeowners by $800 million and CO2 emissions by 5.6 billion
pounds, the equivalent of removing nearly 557,000 cars from the
road for one year.
“ENERGY STAR award-winning partners are showing the world that
delivering real climate solutions makes good business sense and
promotes job growth,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan.
“Many of them have been doing it for years, inspiring all of us who
are committed to tackling the climate crisis and leading the way to
a clean energy economy.”
The Sustained Excellence Award is the highest honor bestowed by
the ENERGY STAR program. EPA presents the Sustained Excellence
Award to partners that have received ENERGY STAR Partner of the
Year recognition for a minimum of two consecutive years and have
gone above and beyond their prior achievements in the production
and sale of energy-efficient products and services and the
development and adoption of strategies that provide substantial
energy savings. The award recognizes KB Home’s leadership in
continually improving the energy performance of its homes and
making the total cost of homeownership more affordable by reducing
utility bills.
“We are proud to again be recognized by the EPA for our
long-term commitment to the ENERGY STAR program. KB Home integrates
advanced energy efficiency into every home we build, helping to
protect the environment while reducing the overall cost of
long-term homeownership for our customers,” said Jeffrey Mezger, KB
Home Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We became
the first national homebuilder to build 100% ENERGY STAR certified
new homes, and we have delivered over 150,000 ENERGY STAR certified
new homes to date, more than any other national homebuilder.
Additionally, our highly efficient new homes comprise a core
element of our distinctive, purpose-driven approach to operating
sustainably, which encompasses an array of evolving and
well-considered environmental, social and governance standards and
practices.”
KB Home was the first homebuilder to commit to building 100% of
its homes to the rigorous ENERGY STAR certified standard in 2008
and has maintained this commitment for over a decade now. Today,
every KB home is designed to be ENERGY STAR certified and deliver
an enhanced indoor environment thanks to quality construction
techniques and materials as well as high performance ventilation
systems that regularly introduce fresh outdoor air. The company
incorporates design features guided by EPA Indoor airPLUS
standards, including low- or zero-VOC products in carpeting, paint,
insulation and cabinetry, and comprehensive air sealants to
significantly reduce drafts, moisture, dust and pollen as well as
antimicrobial door handles and touchless faucets to reduce the
spread of germs. Additionally, all KB homes feature EPA WaterSense®
labeled fixtures, including faucets, toilets and showerheads, to
help maximize water efficiency. These products also help lower
homeowners’ monthly utility costs and minimize their carbon
footprint and energy usage.
KB Home is the only national builder to have earned awards under
all of EPA’s homebuilder programs, including ENERGY STAR,
WaterSense, which establishes water efficiency standards, and
Indoor airPLUS, which focuses on indoor air quality.
For more information on KB Home, call 888-KB-HOMES or visit
kbhome.com.
For more information on KB Home’s sustainability initiatives,
visit http://kbhome.com/sustainability
About KB Home
KB Home (NYSE: KBH) is one of the largest and most recognized
homebuilders in the United States and has been building quality
homes for over 60 years. Today, KB Home operates in 45 markets
across eight states, serving a wide array of buyer groups. What
sets us apart is how we give our customers the ability to
personalize their homes from homesites and floor plans to cabinets
and countertops, at a price that fits their budget. We are the
first builder to make every home we build ENERGY STAR® certified.
In fact, we go beyond the EPA requirements by ensuring every ENERGY
STAR certified KB home has been tested and verified by a
third-party inspector to meet the EPA’s strict certification
standards, which helps lower the cost of ownership. We also work
with our customers every step of the way, building strong personal
relationships so they have a real partner in the homebuying
process, and the experience is as simple and easy as possible.
Learn more about how we build homes built on relationships by
visiting kbhome.com.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR® is the government-backed symbol for energy
efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information
that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed
decisions. Thousands of industrial, commercial, utility, state, and
local organizations—including more than 40 percent of the Fortune
500®—rely on their partnership with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to deliver cost-saving energy efficiency
solutions. Since 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners helped American
families and businesses avoid more than $450 billion in energy
costs and achieve 4 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas
reductions. More background information about ENERGY STAR can be
found at:
https://www.energystar.gov/about and
https://www.energystar.gov/about/origins_mission/energy_star_numbers
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Craig LeMessurier, KB Home 925-983-4509
clemessurier@kbhome.com
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