EPA Honors KB Home with 2015 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award
May 18 2015 - 08:00AM
Business Wire
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized KB
Home (NYSE: KBH) for its outstanding commitment to constructing
homes with improved indoor air quality through participation in the
Indoor airPLUS Program. KB Home is among a select few honored with
a 2015 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award.
“We’re proud to announce the 2015 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award
winners and to congratulate winners like KB Home for raising the
bar on indoor air quality in new homes,” said David Rowson,
Director of EPA’s Indoor Environments Division. “These builders are
not only creating healthier indoor environments for homeowners, but
they are also leading the broader housing market toward safer,
healthier housing by raising consumer awareness about the
importance of indoor air quality. Their recognition is
well-deserved.”
“It is an honor to be recognized by the EPA for our commitment
to building healthier homes,” said Jeffrey T. Mezger, president and
chief executive officer of KB Home. “KB Home has taken many steps
to improve the air quality inside the new homes we build, and we
are proud to deliver homes that are designed to offer improved
comfort, safety and peace of mind for our customers.”
KB Home is a recognized industry leader in the important area of
sustainability, having been named an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the
Year – Sustained Excellence winner for five consecutive years, an
ENERGY STAR Climate Communications Partner of the Year twice in as
many years, and the WaterSense® Builder Partner of the Year for
four straight years. KB Home is also the only homebuilder to
publish a comprehensive sustainability report for eight years in a
row, the most recent of which can be viewed by visiting
www.kbhome.com/sustainability.
For more information about KB Home, visit www.kbhome.com or call
888-KB-HOMES.
About KB Home
KB Home is one of the largest and most recognized homebuilding
companies in the United States. Since its founding in 1957, the
company has built more than half a million quality homes. KB Home's
unique homebuilding approach lets each buyer customize their new
home from lot location to floor plan and design features. As a
leader in utilizing state-of-the-art sustainable building
practices, all KB homes are highly energy efficient and meet strict
ENERGY STAR® guidelines. This helps to lower monthly utility costs
for homeowners, which the company demonstrates with its proprietary
KB Home Energy Performance Guide® (EPG®). KB Home has been named an
ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award winner
for five straight years and a WaterSense® Partner of the Year for
four consecutive years. A FORTUNE 1,000 company, Los Angeles-based
KB Home was the first homebuilder listed on the New York Stock
Exchange, and trades under the ticker symbol "KBH." For more
information about KB Home, call 888-KB-HOMES, visit www.kbhome.com,
or connect with KB Home on Facebook.com/KBHome and
Twitter.com/KBHome.
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