KB Home Sets New Industry Record by Earning an Unprecedented 30 ENERGY STAR Market Leader Awards
29 July 2024 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
EPA’s recognition further affirms KB Home as the #1
energy-efficient national homebuilder, with a leadership position
in 30 major housing markets
KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of the largest and most trusted
homebuilders in the U.S., today announced that it has received a
record 30 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® Market
Leader Awards in 2024, more than any other homebuilder. The
recognition highlights the company’s long-standing commitment to
building ENERGY STAR certified homes and further demonstrates its
leadership position as the #1 energy-efficient national
homebuilder.
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KB Home sets a new industry record by
earning an unprecedented 30 EPA ENERGY STAR Market Leader Awards in
2024, more than any other homebuilder. (Graphic: Business Wire)
As the leader in energy-efficient homebuilding, KB Home was the
first national homebuilder to make a broad commitment to building
ENERGY STAR certified homes, a standard that fewer than 10% of new
homes nationwide meet, and KB Home has built more ENERGY STAR
certified homes than any other builder. An energy-efficient KB home
helps lower the cost of ownership through monthly utility bill
savings and is designed to deliver greater comfort and well-being
than new homes without certification.
The Market Leader Award recognizes partners participating in
EPA’s ENERGY STAR Residential New Construction program who have
made a significant positive impact in energy-efficient construction
and environmental protection by building ENERGY STAR certified
homes and apartments. ENERGY STAR certified homes meet strict
requirements set by the EPA, resulting in a home that is at least
10 percent more efficient than homes built to code.
“We are proud to once again lead the homebuilding industry by
setting a new record with 30 EPA ENERGY STAR Market Leader Awards,
more than any other homebuilder. This recognition further
demonstrates our position as the most energy-efficient national
homebuilder,” said Jeffrey Mezger, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of KB Home. “We believe that an ENERGY STAR certified KB
home is a better home, one that is more efficient and affordable to
operate, and delivers on the enduring promise of the American
Dream.”
“We congratulate our 2024 Market Leader Award winners for their
continued leadership in bringing energy efficiency to the forefront
of the residential new construction sector,” said Jonathan Passe,
Manager of EPA’s ENERGY STAR Residential Branch. “These partners
have truly made a significant positive impact in energy-efficient
construction and environmental protection over the past year.”
To date, KB Home has built over 196,000 ENERGY STAR certified
homes, more than any other homebuilder in the nation. These
high-performance, energy-saving homes are estimated to have
cumulatively reduced utility bills for their homeowners by $1.3
billion and the generation of CO2 emissions by 7.6 billion pounds,
the equivalent of removing over 817,000 gasoline-powered passenger
vehicles from the road for one year.
The company has distinguished itself as the only national
builder to have earned awards under all of EPA’s homebuilder
programs, including ENERGY STAR, which establishes
energy-efficiency standards, WaterSense®, which outlines
water-efficiency standards, and Indoor airPLUS, which focuses on
indoor air quality. Additionally, KB Home’s sustainability
leadership was recognized by Newsweek® for the fourth year in a row
on its prestigious 2024 America's Most Responsible Companies list
and USA Today for a second consecutive year on its 2024 America’s
Climate Leaders list.
For more information on KB Home’s sustainability initiatives,
visit kbhome.com/sustainability.
For more information on KB Home, call 888-KB-HOMES or visit
kbhome.com.
About KB Home
KB Home is one of the largest and most trusted homebuilders in
the United States. We operate in 47 markets, have built over
680,000 quality homes in our more than 65-year history, and are
honored to be the #1 customer-ranked national homebuilder based on
third-party buyer surveys. What sets KB Home apart is building
strong, personal relationships with every customer and creating an
exceptional experience that offers our homebuyers the ability to
personalize their home based on what they value at a price they can
afford. As the industry leader in sustainability, KB Home has
achieved one of the highest residential energy-efficiency ratings
and delivered more ENERGY STAR® certified homes than any other
builder, helping to lower the total cost of homeownership. For more
information, visit kbhome.com.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR® is the government-backed symbol for energy
efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information
that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed
decisions. Thousands of industrial, commercial, utility, state, and
local organizations rely on their partnership with EPA to deliver
cost-saving energy-efficiency solutions. Since 1992, ENERGY STAR
and its partners helped American families and businesses avoid more
than $500 billion in energy costs and achieve more than 4 billion
metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions. More background
information about ENERGY STAR can be found at
energystar.gov/about.
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Craig LeMessurier, KB Home 925-580-1583
clemessurier@kbhome.com
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