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TRISTONE HOMES IS RECOGNIZED WITH A 2010
ENERGY STAR® LEADERSHIP IN HOUSING AWARD

TriStone Homes earns award for building new homes that protect the environment through energy efficiency

San Antonio Texas, March 23, 2010: TriStone Homes, a local home builder in San Antonio, is pleased to announce that it has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a 2010 ENERGY STAR Leadership in Housing Award.  This award recognizes the important contribution TriStone Homes has made to energy-efficient construction and environmental protection by building more than 90 ENERGY STAR qualified homes last year.  Collectively, these homes will save our customers approximately $40,230 on utility bills each year.

The environmental benefits of these ENERGY STAR qualified homes are equal to the equivalent of:

To earn the ENERGY STAR, a home must meet strict guidelines for energy efficiency set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  These homes are at least 15% more energy efficient than homes built to the 2004 International Residential Code (IRC), and include additional energy-saving features that typically make them 20–30% more efficient than standard homes.

“TriStone Homes is honored to be an Energy Star partner and receive this recognition” says Dave Matlock, President and Owner of TriStone Homes, “We focus on building a quality home and believe that obtaining an Energy Star certification is an important component of our product.”

ENERGY STAR qualified homes offer homebuyers all the features they want in a new home, plus energy-saving features like effective insulation systems, high performance windows, tight construction and ducts, properly-sized and installed efficient heating and cooling equipment, efficient products, and third-party verification of energy performance.

“Most homebuyers focus on what's outside the walls,” said Sam Rashkin, National Director for EPA's ENERGY STAR Homes Program, “but they also need to look behind the walls for the energy-efficient features found in ENERGY STAR qualified homes that help ensure comfort, quiet, improved indoor air quality, and low utility bills for years to come.”

More than one million ENERGY STAR homes have been built in the United States since the program first began labeling homes in 1995. Thanks to the dedication of our partners, families living in ENERGY STAR qualified homes will save more than $270 million this year on their utility bills, while avoiding greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 370,000 vehicles.

About Energy Star

ENERGY STAR was introduced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 as a voluntary market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through increased energy efficiency. Today, ENERGY STAR offers businesses and consumers energy-efficient solutions to save energy, money and help protect the environment for future generations. More than 17,000 organizations are ENERGY STAR partners committed to improving the energy efficiency of products, homes, buildings and businesses. For more information about ENERGY STAR, visit www.energystar.gov or call toll-free 1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937).

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