3rd Annual Flex Your Power Awards
Award Winners
- Advanced Environmental Building Construction
- Bank of America
- California Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters/Thomas Properties LLC
- City of Berkeley
- City of San Jose
- City of Santa Cruz Water Department
- Clarum Homes
- Douglas Emmett
- DPR Construction Inc.
- Kaiser Permanente
- Lights of America
- Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- Orange County Water District
- PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc.
- Sears
- Sonoma State University
- Soquel Creek Water District
- Toyota Motor Sales
- Western Appliance
- Whole Foods Market
Clarum Homes
Clarum Homes is the nation's first residential community totally standardizing Zero-Energy Home technology, which is 50% more efficient than California's tough energy efficiency building standards. A community of 257 Zero-Energy Homes in Watsonville is nearing completion and Clarum's plans for 2005 include construction of similar developments in four other Northern California communities.
A builder of new home communities and apartments in the Bay Area since 1994, Clarum began embracing "green" building practices in 1999 by including energy-efficient measures and solar electric power systems in its developments. Named the ENVIRO-HOME, the homes feature products and systems that reduce energy consumption, encourage conservation and use recycled or sustainable materials. Standard features include:
- On-demand water heaters
- Energy-efficient windows
- Radiant roof barrier
- Tight ducting system
- Advanced HVAC design
- High efficiency furnace
- Increased roof and wall insulation
- Fluorescent lighting
- ENERGY STAR programmable thermostats
- Water conserving fixtures
- Water conserving landscapes
- Insulated hot water pipes
- Solar electric power systems
The ENVIRO-HOME has earned the:
- ENERGY STAR® from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- California Green Builder Certification from the California Building Industry Institute
- Zero-Energy Home® seal from the Department of Energy (DOE) and the DOE's Natural Renewable Energy Laboratory
- 2004 Flex Your Power Award
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