The New American Home 2005
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2005 NAHB Show Home Counts on Concrete
The New American Home 2005, the official Show Home of the National Association
of Home Builders (NAHB), will once again highlight a number of concrete products.
The home is being built by Goehring & Morgan Construction, Inc, in the
prestigious Baldwin Park master-planned development, on the site of the former
Orlando, Florida, Naval Base. The New American Home consists of a two-story
Mediterranean design and contains 9,036 square feet under roof with a 5,950
square-foot A/C area, and 3,086 feet of non A/C areas.
The Portland Cement Association and the Florida Concrete & Products
Association (www.fcpa.org) have been instrumental in ensuring that concrete
has a significant presence in the New American Home 2005. The entire house
will feature a Portland cement stucco finish, while the 1st floor structure
will be built with concrete masonry. Numerous examples of decorative concrete
flatwork, pavers and retaining walls will also be on display throughout the
house and property.
Despite being in the path of the costliest hurricanes in history, The New
American Home 2005 will be ready and open for tours to attendees of
the 2005 International Builders Show, which will be held at the Orange
County Convention Center January 13 – 16, 2005. For further information
about the project, visit the TNAH
'05 website.
The Building America Program/IBACOS is also tracking the progress of TNAH
construction. You can follow along by visiting their website.
Targeting a move-up family with one to three children, the house includes
a master suite, four bedrooms, a library, a game room, a spacious three-car
garage
and
a dramatic private courtyard with a pool. The front entry overlooks a meandering
waterway traversed by a pedestrian bridge. About two-thirds of the home is
air-conditioned.
Because of effective building and new technology, the home will use 47%
less energy for heating and cooling and 64% less energy for water heating
than
a traditionally constructed house of a similar size in the same climate.
Homeowners
will be able
to program lights, control shades, monitor the front door, activate the
sprinkler system, turn on the central vacuum and chlorinate the swimming
pool from
anywhere in the house via touch-screen keypads and remotes. Technology
will link a dozen
televisions throughout the house with telephones, computers, lights and
security and audio systems.
The New American Home 2005
Major Concrete Association Sponsors:
Portland Cement Association
Florida Concrete & Products Association
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Further information on the The New American Home
2005
Main Contact:
Jim Niehoff
Phone: (847) 972-9108
Fax: (847) 966-8389
E-mail: jniehoff@cement.org
Media Contact:
Patti Flesher
Phone: (847) 972-9136
Fax: (847) 966-8389
E-mail: pflesher@cement.org
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