KB Home Wins 2016 WaterSense® Sustained Excellence Award
October 11 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
For the second consecutive year, KB Home receives Sustained
Excellence Award for its recognized commitment to water
efficiency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized KB
Home with a 2016 WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award as a leader
in saving water for future generations. KB Home was honored at the
WaterSmart Innovations Conference on October 6, 2016, for promoting
water efficiency and WaterSense in 2015.
“KB Home is proud to once again earn the WaterSense Sustained
Excellence award for our ongoing innovation in the important area
of water efficiency,” said Dan Bridleman, senior vice president of
Sustainability, Technology and Strategic Sourcing for KB Home.
“Constructing homes optimized for water conservation continues to
be a priority for KB Home, particularly in the water-challenged
regions in which we operate. We remain committed to building homes
that help conserve water and educating our customers about the
environmental benefits of WaterSense labeled products.”
Since 2006, KB Home and other WaterSense partners have helped
consumers save 1.5 trillion gallons of water, more than the amount
of water used by all households in California for a year. In
addition to water savings, WaterSense labeled products and homes
have helped reduce the amount of energy needed to heat, pump, and
treat water by 212 billion kilowatt hours since the program began
in 2006, enough energy to supply a year’s worth of power to more
than 19.4 million homes.
More than 1,700 utilities, manufacturers, retailers, builders,
and organizations partner with WaterSense. Only a select few,
however, are recognized each year for their significant program
contributions.
“Over the past 10 years, communities, states, organizations,
manufacturers, retailers, and builders across the country have been
working with WaterSense to help Americans save water for future
generations,” said Joel Beauvais, EPA Office of Water Deputy
Assistant Administrator. “I am pleased to see so many of our
WaterSense partners making contributions to build the resilience of
communities everywhere by helping people use water more
efficiently.”
KB Home was honored as a 2016 WaterSense Sustained Excellence
Award winner for its continued commitment to building sustainable
and water-efficient homes. In 2015, KB Home increased the number of
WaterSense labeled homes it delivered, and expanded both the
availability of WaterSense labeled homes to additional communities
and its outreach to consumers on the value and benefits of
WaterSense labeled products.
Cumulatively, KB Home’s WaterSense labeled homes and
installation of water-efficient features save an estimated 3
million gallons of water daily, compared to typical existing homes
that do not have the same water-saving items.
For more information about WaterSense, visit
www.epa.gov/watersense, and for more information about KB Home,
visit www.kbhome.com.
About KB Home
KB Home (NYSE: KBH) is one of the largest and most recognized
homebuilders in the United States and an industry leader in
sustainability, building innovative and highly energy- and
water-efficient new homes. Founded in 1957 and the first
homebuilder listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Company has
built nearly 600,000 homes for families from coast to coast.
Distinguished by its personalized homebuilding approach, KB Home
lets each buyer choose their lot location, floor plan, décor
choices, design features and other special touches that matter most
to them. To learn more about KB Home, call 888-KB-HOMES, visit
www.kbhome.com or connect on Facebook.com/KBHome or
Twitter.com/KBHome.
About WaterSense
WaterSense, a partnership program sponsored by EPA, seeks to
protect the future of our nation's water supply by offering people
a simple way to use less water with water-efficient products,
homes, and services. Since the program began in 2006, WaterSense
has helped consumers save 1.5 trillion gallons of water and $32.6
billion in water and energy bills.
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