Haven Properties Homes Save Home Buyers Green Now and Later
Atlanta's semi-custom home builder, Haven Properties, builds homes with top quality construction in an effort to lower lifetime costs of these new home for the homeowners.
Atlanta, GA, August 27, 2007 --(PR.com)-- When Atlanta’s semi-custom home builder Haven Properties sells a home, company president Mike Baptist hopes the buyers don’t look at it as “disposable,” a place to live for a few years and move on. Even if a quick move is in the buyers’ plans, Baptist encourages them to consider the costs associated with running and maintaining their new home – and the ability to sell it in the future.
“Even in a society where people are more mobile, they need to consider a home’s lifetime costs. These can impact their ability to resell, plus, on the likely chance they stay in the home longer than they anticipated, a home’s construction will affect monthly budgets and home maintenance expenses incurred down the road,” said Baptist.
With careful observations, buyers can have a good idea about which homes will have lower lifetime costs. For example, all Haven Properties homes are certified to meet or exceed EarthCraft House and Energy Star requirements. In fact, the US EPA has named Haven Properties its Energy Star® Builder Partner of the Year for the last two years. Their participation in these programs means buyers can expect energy costs of up to 40 percent less when compared to similarly sized homes built with traditional methods.
But the lifetime costs of owning a home extend well beyond the price of electricity and natural gas. Eventually, items will wear out and need to be replaced. If the home’s original buyers aren’t there long enough to replace and repair items themselves, they can be assured that their resale buyers and home inspectors will pay attention to the condition of vital home systems. If it’s already time to repair or if other problems have arisen, original buyers will still feel the cost.
Haven doesn’t want that to happen. They equip homes with systems that will save money at the front end by lowering utility costs and also conserve funds over the long run because of typically longer life spans. Examples include 90%+ AUFE high efficiency gas furnace systems, 14 SEER efficient air conditioning units and high efficiency direct vent gas water heaters. Programmable thermostats and a whole house sealing program that minimizes wind and moisture intrusion mean the systems don’t have to work as hard as in other homes.
In addition to the materials and equipment used in construction, basic quality of construction can save money and heartache over the home’s lifetime. Buyers should keep in mind that code requirements are the minimum standards of quality as set by local officials. High performance homes surpass many of those basic standards. Furthermore, proactive builders like Baptist will often anticipate the need for future code requirements and implement them right away, so buyers can reap the benefits immediately.
“We like working with homebuyers who understand the importance of a home’s structure,” said Tori Ewing, Haven’s Vice President of Corporate Communication and Marketing. “A homebuyer once told me that if the foundation isn’t good, it doesn’t matter what you put on top. She appreciated that we begin paying attention to quality from the start, well before we add the extra molding, flooring and countertops that dress up the home.”
Ewing says the absence of gaps around the windows during the framing process is a detail that indicates sound construction. It is one representation of Haven’s commitment to building solid, airtight homes.
Baptist encourages buyers to balance initial costs and lifetime costs when deciding on upgrades, too. And they might look past their own pocketbooks to consider environmental costs as well. Long lasting roofs, for example, not only save the resources to manufacture new roofing materials but also have the potential to keep tons of shingles out of landfills.
“Haven Properties homes are built to last a lifetime – even generations of lifetimes,” says Baptist. “It’s our commitment to our homebuyers, the communities where we build and the environment.”
Haven Properties, Inc. is recognized as a builder of luxury, high-performance homes for Atlanta area buyers. Haven’s status as a Premier Builder for EarthCraft House and the U.S. EPA’s Energy Star® Builder Partner of the Year demonstrates their commitment to building homes that are not only energy efficient and friendly to the environment but also more comfortable and healthier than standard construction. Exemplary construction standards; sound, honest business practices; a commitment to health and environment; and a gratifying home buying experience for every homeowner are the company’s hallmarks. Haven is now building in Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Douglas, Forsyth and South Fulton counties with price ranges from the mid $300,000s to the $700,000s. For more information on Haven Properties, call 770-752-0919 or visit www.havenproperties.com.
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“Even in a society where people are more mobile, they need to consider a home’s lifetime costs. These can impact their ability to resell, plus, on the likely chance they stay in the home longer than they anticipated, a home’s construction will affect monthly budgets and home maintenance expenses incurred down the road,” said Baptist.
With careful observations, buyers can have a good idea about which homes will have lower lifetime costs. For example, all Haven Properties homes are certified to meet or exceed EarthCraft House and Energy Star requirements. In fact, the US EPA has named Haven Properties its Energy Star® Builder Partner of the Year for the last two years. Their participation in these programs means buyers can expect energy costs of up to 40 percent less when compared to similarly sized homes built with traditional methods.
But the lifetime costs of owning a home extend well beyond the price of electricity and natural gas. Eventually, items will wear out and need to be replaced. If the home’s original buyers aren’t there long enough to replace and repair items themselves, they can be assured that their resale buyers and home inspectors will pay attention to the condition of vital home systems. If it’s already time to repair or if other problems have arisen, original buyers will still feel the cost.
Haven doesn’t want that to happen. They equip homes with systems that will save money at the front end by lowering utility costs and also conserve funds over the long run because of typically longer life spans. Examples include 90%+ AUFE high efficiency gas furnace systems, 14 SEER efficient air conditioning units and high efficiency direct vent gas water heaters. Programmable thermostats and a whole house sealing program that minimizes wind and moisture intrusion mean the systems don’t have to work as hard as in other homes.
In addition to the materials and equipment used in construction, basic quality of construction can save money and heartache over the home’s lifetime. Buyers should keep in mind that code requirements are the minimum standards of quality as set by local officials. High performance homes surpass many of those basic standards. Furthermore, proactive builders like Baptist will often anticipate the need for future code requirements and implement them right away, so buyers can reap the benefits immediately.
“We like working with homebuyers who understand the importance of a home’s structure,” said Tori Ewing, Haven’s Vice President of Corporate Communication and Marketing. “A homebuyer once told me that if the foundation isn’t good, it doesn’t matter what you put on top. She appreciated that we begin paying attention to quality from the start, well before we add the extra molding, flooring and countertops that dress up the home.”
Ewing says the absence of gaps around the windows during the framing process is a detail that indicates sound construction. It is one representation of Haven’s commitment to building solid, airtight homes.
Baptist encourages buyers to balance initial costs and lifetime costs when deciding on upgrades, too. And they might look past their own pocketbooks to consider environmental costs as well. Long lasting roofs, for example, not only save the resources to manufacture new roofing materials but also have the potential to keep tons of shingles out of landfills.
“Haven Properties homes are built to last a lifetime – even generations of lifetimes,” says Baptist. “It’s our commitment to our homebuyers, the communities where we build and the environment.”
Haven Properties, Inc. is recognized as a builder of luxury, high-performance homes for Atlanta area buyers. Haven’s status as a Premier Builder for EarthCraft House and the U.S. EPA’s Energy Star® Builder Partner of the Year demonstrates their commitment to building homes that are not only energy efficient and friendly to the environment but also more comfortable and healthier than standard construction. Exemplary construction standards; sound, honest business practices; a commitment to health and environment; and a gratifying home buying experience for every homeowner are the company’s hallmarks. Haven is now building in Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Douglas, Forsyth and South Fulton counties with price ranges from the mid $300,000s to the $700,000s. For more information on Haven Properties, call 770-752-0919 or visit www.havenproperties.com.
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