Pictured l-r: Rosemary Rodriguez and Beverly Chapin, DR Horton; Governor Gibbons; Fred Altmann, Altmann-Ott Homes; George Aker and George Summerhill, Silver Sage Senior Residence. All winners are Energy Star partners.

Three Northern Nevada home builders were recently honored by Governor Jim Gibbons with Governor's Awards. All of the award-winning homes are certified ENERGY STAR homes. ENERGY STAR is a Green Building program sponsored by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The winning homes feature high efficiency heating and cooling systems, high performance windows, and higher levels of insulation. The cost of heating and cooling a home in Nevada is the highest cost of home ownership after the mortgage loan, making efficiency a major factor in affordability. The features that make a home energy efficient also make it a higher quality and more comfortable home.

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