Coastal Builder

A LEED Leader

When we first approached about building an energy efficient home, we thought… “No problem!”  After all, we’ve been a 100% EPA Energy STAR Builder Partner for years.  But then the idea of a LEED Certified Home came up.  Let’s just say that is an entirely different beast.  But we were in! So fast forward…  How …

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2012 Marvin Integrity Red Diamond Award Winner

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5 STAR Plus

Our latest waterfront custom home and a 2011 Parade entry “40th Street” has trumped our last energy efficient effort. This home scored a HERS Rating of 53, thus earning a 5 STAR Plus rating with the Energy Star Home Program.  This beats our last HERS Score by 14 points.  This home is expected to be …

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2011 STARS Awards

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Triple Crown

Heading into the 2010 North Carolina Home Builders Association Annual STARS Awards Contest was humbling.  Last year we came away with four winners.  We felt as if we would be found out now as the small builder from the coast and there would be no way we could repeat.  There are just too many talented …

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