Malta Development Co. Named Home Innovation NGBS Green Partner of Excellence
Local builder, MaltaDevelopment.com, applauded for excellence in advancing high-performance mainstream home building
Malta, New York – March 17, 2018 /MarketersMedia/ —
Malta Development, a Home Development Company, has been named a Home Innovation NGBS Green Partner of Excellence for 2017. NGBS Green, which is based on the National Green Building Standard (NGBS), has certified more homes than any other national green home certification program. Being one of an elite group of Home Innovation’s green certification participants to be recognized validates the commitment Malta Development has made to providing its homebuyers with increased value, comfort, durability, and efficiency through its NGBS Green Certified homes.
“What a year!” said Home Innovation Vice President Innovation Services Michelle Foster. “NGBS Green celebrated its 100,000th NGBS Green Certified home in March 2017, and less than a year later we have certified an additional 28,000+ homes. In 2017 we also marked the first 2015 NGBS Green Certified home; started development of the 2018 NGBS, which will now cover mixed-use multifamily buildings; and Home Innovation was selected as ENERGY STAR MRO for high-rise multifamily buildings. We could not have attained all these milestones – while at the same time continuing to provide an affordable, rigorous certification program that provides value to the entire residential construction industry – without dedicated partners like Malta Development.”
Malta Development has constructed homes in Saratoga County that were NGBS Green Certified by Home Innovation Research Labs. These certified homes include energy and resource-conserving features such as water-efficient plumbing fixtures and irrigation systems, energy efficient lighting systems, super-efficient spray foam insulation, and more.
“We are honored to be recognized again this year as a Green Partner of Excellence. We take our commitment to creating high-performing homes with lower operating costs very seriously. Not only does this save our customers a substantial amount of money each month but results in a healthier living environment, and homes that are more durable through the years and kind to the environment.” – Tom Samascott, CEO of Malta Development Co., Inc.
To earn certification to the National Green Building Standard, a home must meet rigorous criteria in six categories – Lot & Site Development; Resource Efficiency; Energy Efficiency; Water Efficiency; Indoor Environmental Quality; and Homeowner Education. There are mandatory practices in each category that every NGBS Green Certified home must meet, and there are a wide range of additional optional practices in each category that a builder can select based on the applicability to buyers or renters in their market. There are also mandatory point minimums in every category for a home to attain the next level of certification, which is a more stringent requirement than in any other national certification program.
Since January 2009, when the National Green Building Standard (NGBS) became the first residential green building rating system to be approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Home Innovation Research Labs has certified nearly 130,000 green single-family and apartment homes, and more than 1,650 lots within green residential land developments. (For more details on current certification numbers, visit www.homeinnovation.com/ngbsgreenstats.) For more information on NGBS Green Certified homes and Home Innovation’s NGBS Green Partner home builders and remodelers, visit www.NGBS.com.
For more information on Malta Development, visit https://www.maltadevelopment.com/ or contact Beth Smith at bethsmithrealty@hotmail.com (518) 928-3057.
ABOUT MALTA DEVELOPMENT
Since 1988, Malta Development Co., Inc. has been building the American Dream for home buyers in all price ranges and at every stage of life in Saratoga County in beautiful Upstate NY. We have earned a solid reputation for building high-quality homes with innovative design for today’s active lifestyle. Malta Development is involved in its communities from start to finish. We don’t just purchase lots from developers. We buy our land, develop it ourselves, and build on it.
ABOUT HOME INNOVATION RESEARCH LABS
Home Innovation Research Labs, located in Upper Marlboro, Md., is a full-service research, testing, and consulting firm determined to improve the quality, durability, affordability, and environmental performance of single- and multifamily homes and home building products – in short, we aim to perfect the home. Founded in 1964 as a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), our team has been integral in solving many of our client’s most difficult product and technology issues and helping to introduce some of the most groundbreaking innovations in residential construction. Through an interdisciplinary research approach – including market research, building science analysis, laboratory testing, and standards development – we help to find a home for innovation in the residential construction industry.
Contact Info:
Name: Beth Smith
Email: shannon@maltadevelopment.com
Organization: Malta Development Co., Inc.
Address: 100 Madison Dr Suite 9
Phone: 5188856420
For more information, please visit https://www.maltadevelopment.com/
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