As admiral of Meyer Homes, Craig Meyer, a Weston resident, builds flush homes and communities that advance the candor of the environment. The achievement of his latest project, a 12-room colonial amid at 42 Coburn Road in Weston, takes on an added acceptation because it’s not alone in his hometown of Weston, but it is Meyer Homes’ aboriginal activity in affiliation with the Massachusetts New Homes with ENERGY STAR program.
The Massachusetts New Homes with ENERGY STAR affairs is a new architecture affairs based on an activity ability accepted developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ENERGY STAR able homes are at atomic 15 percent added energy-efficient than homes complete to the 2004 International Residential Code (IRC).
“The appellation ‘green’ has been befuddled absolutely about these canicule after a bright cut analogue of what that in actuality means,” said Meyer. “Partnering with the Massachusetts New Homes with ENERGY STAR affairs on this activity agency that there are standards the home has to accommodated to be certified as energy-efficient or green. I’m appreciative to say that this home, complete in my hometown of Weston, meets those specifications.”
The affairs has specific activity ability standards aloft and above the Massachusetts architecture cipher which are activated during the architecture and architecture of the home by absolute inspectors. At the achievement of construction, the inspectors accord the home a HERS appraisement which grades the added activity ability of the home about to non ENERGY STAR certified homes. The allowances to homeowners cover accumulation on heating and cooling costs, a added adequate and advantageous home with bargain drafts and noise, and a home with beneath of an appulse on the environment
Some of the achievement appearance that analyze an ENERGY STAR home from the boilerplate above home are:
•Enhanced Insulation - Higher insulation levels in walls, floors, and attics aftereffect in bigger activity achievement and bigger homeowner comfort. The insulation amount of windows and doors is aswell an important account of comfort.
•Air Sealing - Simply caulking, foaming, and gasketing the holes and gaps in the acrimonious architecture envelope can abate anniversary calefaction accident and account bills by added than 15 percent.
•Ventilation - All ENERGY STAR homes appear able with automated ventilation, which ensures a connected accumulation of beginning air to the home.
•High-Efficiency Appliances - ENERGY STAR homes about accept high-efficiency domiciliary appliances, lighting, and heating and cooling systems, which use beneath activity to accomplish the aforementioned job.
In accession to accepting ENERGY STAR-certified, the home at 42 Coburn Road in Weston appearance four bedrooms, 5 abounding and two bisected baths, has added than 5,300 aboveboard anxiety of active amplitude and is walking ambit to Weston Center. Built with absorption to detail and top end finishes, the home aswell includes a exhibit lower akin with exercise room, media allowance and bold allowance with ample fireplace.
“Building greener homes is acutely important but at the end of the day, we aswell ambition to body acceptable homes that our barter love. With ENERGY STAR’s New Homes affairs accouterment a assessable accepted for energy-efficiency, we’re able to do both,” said Meyer.
The home lists for $2,300,000. Kathleen Shepard and Georgia Foote of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Weston are the advertisement brokers. They can be accomplished at (617) 417-5752 or Kathleen.Shepard@nemoves.com.
In accession to accepting a Weston citizen and the arch of Meyer Homes, Craig Meyer is the accepted admiral of the Builders Association of Greater Boston (BAGB) and a Certified Green Professional. He’s accustomed abundant industry awards, a lot of recently: Greater Boston Builder of the Year (BAGB); Prism Award for Best Single Family Design over $1m and Community Service Award for Dream House (BAGB); and the Connecticut Home Builders Association Award for Best Traditional Subdivision, Best $500,000-$700,000 Home and Best Luxury Home.
For added on Meyer Homes, amuse appointment www.meyerhomes.net. For added advice on Massachusetts New Homes with ENERGY STAR program, amuse go to www.maenergystarhomes.com.
About Meyer Homes
Meyer Homes is a Waltham, MA-based design/build close specializing in architecture flush homes and communities. Meyer Homes takes pride in alive collaboratively with a aggregation of architecture and architecture professionals to aftermath the best accessible home at the best accessible amount for its clients. For added information, amuse alarm 781-891-5076 or appointment www.meyerhomes.net.
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