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Female Homeless Veterans Helped by Homebuilders
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New Town Wins Award for Zero-Energy Home
Denver-based New Town Builders has received national recognition for its sustainable and mainstream building practices by being named “Green Builder Home of the Year/Production Builder” by Green Builder magazine. The editors of the magazine described the winning entry as a “zero-net-energy performance (home) at an affordable price.” The winning home is based upon the way [...]
Home Buyers Interested in Green Homes
Home buyers are still interested in green homes, but consumers have a hard time balancing their desire to be green and being able to afford it. Architect LaVerne Williams of Environment Associates says flat “living roofs” that allow people to have an insulating layer of soil and growing plants atop their houses are a growing [...]
NAREE Panel Goes Green
Inside Real Estate News Colorado’s Real Estate News Source NAREE panel goes green By John Rebchook June 22, 2012 Many consumers support the idea of energy saving features in homes in theory. But in practice, many don’t want to pay for it. About 10 percent of consumers are “core-value” customers who are environmentally committed and [...]
Mile High Connects
But Gene Myers, owner and CEO of New Town Builders, sees the cycle of research and calls to action — a system he participated in on a panel this morning — as counterproductive. “We start the studies, but we already know what the answers are,” Myers says. “There aren’t enough resources. We need to stop [...]
US Senator Honors Denver Lumber
“Udall last year called on Colorado home builders to use beetle kill at an event showcasing a home built by New Town Builders, a Denver builder of energy-efficient homes that has pledged to use pine-beetle wood in constructing its homes.” http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/denver-lumber-honored-us-senator?utm_source=GoogleNews&utm_medium=Syndication&utm_campaign=ManualSitemap
Meet the Neighbors
Meet the Neighbors! John Keene knows all about energy-efficient homes. He has been a certified EcoBroker since 2006, giving him the expertise to educate his clients about their homes and spot the sustainable features in his own house. “A lot of it has to do with environmental conditions,” he said. Keene moved to Stapleton in [...]
Huffington Post – Beetle Kill
Colo.’s Beetle-Killed Pine Trees Are Finding A Second Life In Energy, Construction Needles on lodgepole pine trees turn a rust red as they die off after being kill by pine beetles near Frisco, Colo., on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) First Posted: 9/29/11 05:18 PM ET Updated: 9/29/11 05:18 PM ET Whether used for [...]
Blue Stained Pine
Blue Stained Pine
9News – Solar Panels Spur Success for Homebuilder During Recession
DENVER – While some homebuilders have struggled to stay afloat during the economic downturn, New Town Builders has managed to shine, thanks to its standard solar panels and top-ranking energy efficiency. While some other companies have seen big declines in home sales, New Town Builders has seen a more than 100 percent increase since last [...]
