Green-certified homes offer show attendees the opportunity to see innovative new products in a fully furnished setting
Arlington Heights, IL (January 10, 2013) — For the 14th year, Professional Builder magazine presents the annual Show Village exhibit at the International Builders’ Show (January 18-24). The magazine partnered with modular home manufacturers Palm Harbor Homes and IronTown Homes, along with Greenfab, a developer of sustainable, healthy, modular homes and communities, and more than 40 building product manufacturers to build three model homes — 2,072-sq-ft Aurora, 2,300-sq-ft Admiral and 918-sq-ft BASF High Performance Net Zero Home.
International Builders’ Show attendees at the Las Vegas Convention Center will have the opportunity to tour these homes at the Show Village exhibit. The homes are designed for energy efficiency and to appeal to all homeowner prospects. The Aurora is a modern, all-electric home that maximizes space and energy efficiency. The Admiral is a Craftsman-style home designed to accommodate large, multi-generational families, with a guest suite featuring wider doorways for wheelchairs and a large roll-in shower. The BASF Beyond High-Performance Net Zero Home is built to achieve at least 50% more enhanced energy performance than in code-built homes — a high-performance home of the future.
The three models present builders with the opportunity to see new products and technology in a demonstration-type setting. Show Village attendees can tour the homes, test the products and talk with the sponsor manufacturers’ representatives.
Each of the homes is designed and built to achieve certification through national and regional green home rating programs, and Greenfab has submitted the Aurora and Admiral homes for LEED Homes Platinum certification. Sustainable features include triple-pane, low-e windows; non-ducted mini-split heating systems; and wall-mounted radiant heaters. Show Village homes are on display throughout the January 18-24 International Builders’ Show. Traditionally, at the show’s conclusion, the homes are sold and moved to a residential lot.
For more information, contact Judy Brociek at jbrociek@sgcmail.com.
About Professional Builder
SGC Horizon, a division of Scranton Gillette Communications, owns the print and digital assets of Professional Builder magazine. Professional Builder reaches a qualified audience of single-and multi-family residential and modular builders and is the winner of several prestigious industry recognitions including the Jesse H. Neal Award for excellence in business journalism. For more information about Professional Builder, visit www.scrantongillette.com.
About Greenfab
Greenfab is a developer of single and multi-family modular homes. The homes are pre-designed and built off-site using sustainable resources to minimize waste and CO2 emissions. To learn more about Greenfab, visit www.greenfab.com.
About IronTown Homes
IronTown Homes is a custom modular home manufacturer providing services throughout the western United States. To learn more about IronTown Homes, visit www.irontownhomes.com.