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Article: Video: Hurricane Resistant Green Home Sets Standard for the Next Generation of Home Building
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- May 16, 2008
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To: TELEVISION EDITORS
Contact: Joseph Schlenk of Deltec Homes Inc., +1-828-253-0483, or
toll-free, +1-800-642-2508, jschlenk@deltechomes.com
ASHEVILLE, N.C., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Deltec Homes recently
announced the completion of a LEED Platinum Home, achieving the
highest possible certification from the LEED(R) (Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System
administered by the US Green Building Council (USGBC). The home was
constructed from foundation to finish in 106 hours for the
television show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. One of only 25
Platinum certified homes nationwide, the home also achieved the Gold
level awarded by the National Home Builder's ...