Leading U.S. Green Residential Development Recognized as One of America’s ‘Greenest’ by National Building Industry
1,800-acre Master-planned Community Wins Top Green Award from National
Association of Home Builders
WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The National Association
of Home Builders (NAHB) today awarded its prestigious “National Green
Building” award to Del Sur, naming it “Mixed Use Development of the Year.”
Nationally recognized as a model for sustainability and environmental
preservation, the Del Sur “green” community features nearly 3,000
eco-friendly homes in San Diego, Calif.
“What makes Del Sur unique is the size and scale of the community and
the affordability of the ‘green’ features Del Sur offers to homebuyers,”
said Ray Tonjes, chairman of NAHB’s green building subcommittee. The annual
NAHB National Green Building Conference is the only national conference
targeted to green home building for the mainstream residential building
industry.
When complete, Del Sur will include 2,500 market-rate homes, 469
low-income homes, business and commercial space, a transit center, fire
station, two schools and more than 1,900 acres of dedicated open space
shared with sister community Santaluz.
“We’re thrilled to serve as a national model for community development
that is environmentally sustainable, yet also makes economic sense for
builders and home buyers alike,” said Fred Maas, president and CEO of Black
Mountain Ranch LLC, founder of Del Sur. “We firmly believe that smart,
sustainable design and construction represent the future of housing
development in America.”
Del Sur mandates that almost every home incorporate drought-tolerant
landscaping, tankless water heaters, hot-water-on-demand systems, and
water-saving landscape irrigation systems among a core set of sustainable
features. Additionally, more than 92 percent of construction waste
communitywide has been recycled as part of the mandatory collective
recycling program. So far the community has diverted close to 10,000 tons
of construction waste away from landfills. Once completed, the community is
projected to save over 100 million gallons of water annually, and over 5
million kWh of energy each year, the equivalent of nearly 9,000 barrels of
oil.
The NAHB honor is the latest in a series of significant recognitions
bestowed on Del Sur. Most notably, the U.S. Green Building Council in 2007
awarded Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
certification to The Ranch House at Del Sur, the community’s information
center. It is one of the most highly rated LEED-certified buildings of its
kind in the United States.
Designed in consultation with environmental and civic groups, the
1,800-acre community of Del Sur represents the leading edge of
comprehensive, smart, sustainable development and environmental
preservation. With its Platinum LEED certification from the U.S. Green
Building Council, the Ranch House at Del Sur — the community’s 3,000
square foot welcome and information center — sets the standard for green
building design and construction. Del Sur opened in June 2006 and is
approximately 20 percent complete.
For more information about Del Sur, visit http://www.delsurliving.com. For
more information about the NAHB National Green Building Award, visit
http://www.nahb.org.
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Source: Real Estate Newswire
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