Friday, December 16, 2011

Shapiro & Company Architects, Inc Designs Award Winning Home for Heartland Homes in Newbury

2011 Housing Excellence Awards

Heartland Homes was awarded 4 Housing Excellence Awards over the weekend at the 2011 Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh (BAMP) Awards Ceremony on Friday.

Best Green Energy Efficient Housing – Under $500,000


This home type sets the standard for energy efficiency within a residential home.  Tested by a third party, this home not only meets but exceeds ENERGY Star requirements.  To meet code a home’s HERS score must be lower than 100, to achieve ENERGY Star requirements you must meet a score of 80. This home has a score of 64. Not bad for a home that is over 2500 square feet, right? 

Just because this home was designed with all of the energy efficient and green building practices in a price range under $500,000 does not mean that functionality exceeds exquisiteness.  This home is gorgeous!

Hailed by the home’s open design, each room is a continuation of each other.   Sitting in the family room, you can easily have a conversation with the openness of the kitchen with someone preparing a Saturday lunch, or from the kitchen to the dining room during a Thanksgiving Feast or to the dining room to the family room on family game night.  If you enjoy an open layout, then this home is for you!

The upstairs offers more space than even imaginable.  Offering commodious secondary bedrooms, this house is sure to please every family member or guest fortunate enough to cozy up within its walls.  But the Master Bedroom is the must-see attraction of the entire home.  Designed with luxury in the blueprint, this room is stunning.  The almost-argument free bathroom features his-and -her sinks with enough room for each person to leave as many toiletries out as they would like.  A separate whirlpool bathtub and shower hosts the most convenient bathroom design, without sacrificing attractiveness for functionality.

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