KB Home Demonstrates Continued Leadership in Healthier Home Living, Launching Its Latest Advancement in Indoor Air Quality
July 20 2021 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Homebuilder to include MERV-13 rated air filters, one of the
highest rated residential filters on the market, at every new
community
KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of the largest and most recognized
homebuilders in the United States, continues to demonstrate
leadership in offering healthier home living. Effective
immediately, KB Home will include MERV-13 rated air filters at all
of its new communities. MERV-13 rated air filters are one of the
highest rated residential air filters on the market, and are
designed to remove dust, pollen, mold and certain bacteria and
viruses for better air quality compared to lower-rated air filters.
These filters exceed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)
ENERGY STAR® requirements and are a higher standard than those
available from most other homebuilders.
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KB Home demonstrates continued leadership
in healthier home living, launching its latest advancement in
indoor air quality. (Photo: Business Wire)
“We know that improved indoor air quality matters more than ever
to our homebuyers, and we are committed to offering the latest
advancements in healthier home living,” said Jeffrey Mezger, KB
Home’s Chairman, President and CEO. “Constructing healthier homes
has been a key priority for us for many years. Adopting the latest
in air filtration technology at every new KB Home community
demonstrates our continued leadership in supporting the health and
well-being of our homeowners.”
Every KB home is designed to be ENERGY STAR certified, which
allows the homebuilder to deliver homes with a superior set of
health-related benefits compared to homes without this
certification. Benefits include:
- Improved indoor air quality: Every KB home incorporates
high-performance ventilation that regularly introduces fresh
outdoor air and helps to reduce indoor air pollutants. MERV-13
rated filters capture 90% of airborne particles as small as 1.0
micron and are designed to remove dust, pollen, mold and certain
bacteria and viruses for enhanced indoor air quality.
- Elevated level of comfort: All KB homes include a
high-efficiency heating and cooling system designed to provide
better comfort in every room through every season. The homebuilder
also features smartphone-controllable ecobee3® lite smart
thermostats, which can learn homeowner patterns and help them save
money on electric bills each year.
- Enhanced pollutant and moisture control: Every KB home
is built with comprehensive air sealing to help reduce drafts,
moisture, dust and pollen.
- Reduced spread of germs: Every KB home features Kwikset®
interior door hardware with Microban® 24/7 antimicrobial protection
that inhibits the growth of microbes, such as bacteria, mold and
mildew, on product surfaces. Additional upgrades like Moen®
touchless faucets as well as voice-activated light switches and
Whirlpool® smart appliances further help reduce the spread of
germs.
- Eco-friendly features for healthier interiors: KB Home
uses environmentally conscious products like Shaw® flooring,
Sherwin-Williams® paint and quality cabinetry that have fewer harsh
chemicals.
KB Home was the first builder to make every home it builds
ENERGY STAR certified and has built over 150,000 ENERGY STAR
certified homes since 2000, more than any other builder. The
homebuilder goes 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. ENERGY STAR certified homes are, on average, up to 20%
more efficient than homes built to code, and yet fewer than one in
10 new homes in America meet this rigorous performance standard.
Additionally, all ENERGY STAR certified KB homes are built with
high-performance ventilation systems that help create a healthier
indoor environment.
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. In 2020, KB
Home joined the Well Living Lab Alliance, a collaboration between
Delos® and Mayo Clinic that is exclusively focused on researching
how indoor environments can improve human health and well-being.
The company’s sustainability leadership was recognized by
Newsweek®, with the company being the only homebuilder named to the
national publication’s prestigious 2021 list of America’s Most
Responsible Companies.
For more information on KB Home, visit kbhome.com.
About KB Home
KB Home is one of the largest and most recognized homebuilders
in the United States and has built nearly 650,000 quality homes in
our more than 60-year history. Today, KB Home operates in 45
markets from coast to coast. What sets KB Home apart is the
exceptional personalization we offer our homebuyers—from those
buying their first home to experienced buyers—allowing them to make
their home uniquely their own, at a price that fits their budget.
As the leader in energy-efficient homebuilding, KB Home was the
first builder to make every home it builds ENERGY STAR® certified,
a standard of energy performance achieved by fewer than 10% of new
homes in America, and has built more ENERGY STAR certified homes
than any other builder. An energy-efficient KB home helps lower the
cost of ownership and is designed to be healthier, more comfortable
and better for the environment than new homes without
certification. We build strong, personal relationships with our
customers so they have a real partner in the homebuying process. As
a result, we have the distinction of being the #1 customer-ranked
national homebuilder in third-party buyer satisfaction surveys.
Learn more about how we build homes built on relationships by
visiting kbhome.com.
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Craig LeMessurier, KB Home 925-580-1583
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