Centex Energy Advantage is obtainable in all to-be-built homes ordered in 10 neighborhoods in the region of Minneapolis metropolitan area. The first single-family home is planned for delivery in May 2009.
In today’s economic conditions, our customers are just as concerned about the cost of living in a house as the cost of buying it, stated Marv McDaris, division president for Centex Homes in Minnesota. These standard energy-efficiency features put more control over energy costs in their hands from the minute they move in. Avoiding surprises in the monthly utility bill is good for our customers — avoiding the greenhouse gas emissions is good for the whole community.
According to the NAHB Research Center, each Centex Energy Advantage home evades 1.78 fewer metric tons of the carbon dioxide per year than a comparable new home. That’s about the same as the greenhouse gas emissions from family automobile over four months or the CO2 emissions from about 183 gallons of gasoline consumed.
Features of Centex’s energy-efficiency package in the Minneapolis incorporate:
Energy monitor: real-time information about electricity usage and expense can lead to a 4-15% reduction in electricity use; Centex is the national homebuilder to announce the installation of an energy monitor in every home it builds;
Whirlpool brand ENERGY STAR qualified appliances;
Lennox high-efficiency HVAC system;
Programmable thermostat(s);
Low-emissivity windows;
R-49 insulation in the attic;
Compact fluorescent lights in high-traffic areas;
Information for increasing energy efficiency and decreasing the impact of home operation on the environment.
Centex is a US-based residential construction company.
