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Beazer Homes Expands eSMART Program


New Building Measures Aimed at Curbing Energy Use and Lowering Ownership Costs

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., one of the country’s top 10 homebuilders, announced the expansion of its eSMART initiative to include three progressive levels of high-performance homes, all engineered as a whole-house system to achieve greater energy efficiency, conserve water, and improve indoor air quality. The enhancements strengthen the Company’s eco-friendly home offerings and are modeled after best practices from its award-winning “green” building partner Imagine Homes of San Antonio.

In its most ambitious move yet in developing a high performance home from the foundation up, Beazer has introduced construction practices to address the home’s thermal envelope and prevent unnecessary air leakage— thereby reducing energy use.

Beginning in January, all newly constructed Beazer homes will include additional air sealing and framing techniques that allow for more insulation per home, and include denser insulation within walls and attic spaces as well as energy-efficient low-e windows, at no additional cost to the consumer.

Beazer’s new eSMART Green option is available in select markets with plans for a national rollout through the year. As Beazer’s pinnacle of eco-friendly design and energy efficiency, these homes get their biggest cost-saving boost through the introduction of spray foam insulation in the attic and within walls that creates a highly efficient home envelope with minimal air leakage.

Beazer’s first eSMART Green homes were unveiled in October at Timarron at Creekside Park in The Woodlands, just outside of Houston.

“Beazer’s eSMART high performance homes provide the most advanced eco-friendly features of any production homebuilder,” said McCarthy. “Now more than ever, home buyers are looking for ways to save money on long-term energy and maintenance costs. Our eSMART homes are a direct response to what our customers have told us is most important.”

For more information contact: Beazer, www.Beazer.com.