At Hanover Homes North Corp. We Knew Then What the Big Boys Know Now!

Feb. 15, 2011 - PRLog -- High-performance, energy efficient, Green, sustainable construction—call it whatever you want.  We knew all along that it was something of extreme value to our customers.  As I recently read in several national newspapers, the “Big Boys” have finally discovered the key to building technologically superior homes.  KB Home—one of the nation’s largest builders— Pulte, Meritage and other national builders have announced that they will be producing energy efficient homes beginning over the next several months.  

We are light-years ahead of these home builders since we have been building our homes for at least the past decade to the Energy Star® standards which they are now just discovering.  Recently, we decided to have our homes certified to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Star program criteria which evaluates how energy efficient our homes are as compared to their Home Energy Rating System (HERS).  The HERS score (the lower the score, the better) rates the energy efficiency and projects the utility costs.  We have consistently scored at 40 to 65 on their scale.  This is 35% to 60% more efficient than houses built to code.  Existing homes built fifteen or more years ago generally score at 130 which means that our homes are more than twice as energy efficient.  

A foreclosed home may cost less upfront; however, chances are you will pay double the utility costs forever.  Look for our “Energy Performance Guide” which we will feature on all of our new homes.

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With over fifty years of experience Hanover Homes North Corp. has a long-standing reputation for quality, no matter the size or price range of our homes. We aren’t the only ones who believe in our homes. The building industry has recognized Hanover Homes North with numerous awards, including naming Joe as the Pennsylvania Builders Association’s 2009 Statewide Builder of the Year. Many of our homeowners are repeat customers, turning to us when it’s time to build a new or second home.