Media Alert: Neighborhood Stabilization Program Home Built To Florida Water Star^SM Gold Standard

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The Florida House Foundation of Sarasota, The Community Housing Trust, Dale Lewis Construction and 30 local workers, the "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us, the Florida Solar Energy Center, The University of Florida IFAS Extension, and Dwell Green.

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|*What:*|Open house for the first Neighborhood Stabilization Program home to receive a "Florida Water Star^SM Gold(Florida Water Star Gold)":/conservation/florida_water_star_gold certification. The 15-year-old foreclosed home was retrofitted to make it more energy efficient and water conserving. It will serve as the national model for the program.

The District's Florida Water Star^SM Gold program is a voluntary certification program for builders and developers. FWSG–certified homes are expected to have lower utility bills and require less maintenance by using low–flow plumbing fixtures, high–efficiency toilets, ENERGY STAR® appliances, efficient irrigation systems and a low–maintenance, "Florida-Friendly landscape(Florida-Friendly Landscaping)":/yards/.

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|*When:*|Saturday, May 15, 2010, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.|
|*Where:*|1352 Hartsdale Street in North Port|
|*District Contact:*|Sylvia Durell, Florida Water Star^SM Gold project manager, (352) 279-1226 (cell), or Susan Douglas, Florida Water Star^SM Gold program coordinator, (352) 428-0407 (cell)|