Home Builders with Energy-Efficient Homes in Tampa

Published by nora | Filed under Buyer / Seller Tips, Communities, Miscellaneous, Real Estate

More and more home builders are constructing houses in Tampa that lets you cut your utility bills. Energy-efficient homes are becoming the choice of most buyers, as these homes not only let them save money, but also enable them to help protect the Earth that we live in.

There are a lot of ways by which homebuilders integrate energy-efficiency in their real estate development projects. They can reduce a household’s total energy and water consumption by locating and designing the house so that natural resources are maximized, by using green building materials, and by applying green construction processes.

Several of the more specific energy-efficient home building materials and strategies are the following:

Low-E windows
Right-sized cooling and heating systems
Efficient insulation to reduce energy loss
Wood sourced from sustainable forests
Low-flow toilets
Recycled materials
Low-water-tolerant native plants
Energy Star water heaters and other appliances
Programmable thermostat

These are among the largest builders of energy-efficient homes in Tampa:

Lennar Homes

This homebuilder is based in Miami and in Fountainbleau, also founded in the 1950s. One of its green home brands is called PowerSmart Home by Lennar.

You can choose a Lennar home at:

Concord Station in Land O’ Lakes
Eiland Park Townhomes in Zephyrhills
Eiland Park Villas in Tampa
Hammocks Coach Homes in Tampa
Hammocks Town Estates in Tampa
Hammocks Townhomes in Tampa
Live Oak Preserve in Tampa
Live Oak Royal Oak Village in Tampa
Live Oak Oakthorne Village in Tampa
South Fork in Riverview
Cascades at Southern Hills in Brooksville

Pulte Homes

This company was started by Bill Pulte in southeastern Michigan in the 1950s, and the first bungalow he built during this period is a testament to the quality of houses being built by Pulte. PulteGroup has built more 500,000 homes in 67 markets in 29 states and Washington, D.C.

Buy a Pulte Home in:

Ventura Bay in Riverview
Trillium in Brooksville
Heron Bay at Waterstone in Palm Bay
Harrison Ranch in Parrish
Berkshire Park in Windermere
Berkshire Place Townhomes in Windermere
Meadow Ridge in Ocoee
Stonebrier Waterbridge in Lutz

KB Homes

This firm is among Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies in 2011 and has received the Environmental Protection Agency’s Highest Honor for its Energy Star Homes.

Look for a home in:

Harbour Isles in Apollo Beach
Sterling Lake in Brandenton
Emerald Oaks in Brandon
Sheffield Glenn in Palmetto
Moss Landing in Riverview
Lakewood Shores in St. Petersburg
Brookfield Estates in Wesley Chapel

Centex Homes

This is a division of PulteGroup that caters to first time homebuyers. A sister company of Pulte homes, it’s known for its smart homes designs with lasting value.

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