On Friday, February 5, the "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":http://watermatters.org will certify the first home in Pasco County as part of the "Florida Water StarSM Gold(Florida Water Star Gold)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/conservation/florida_water_star_gold/ program at the Sunset Hills community in Dade City.
The District has partnered with non-profit builder "Florida Home Partnership Inc.(Florida Home Partnership Inc.)":http://www.flhome.org/ to certify these homes as part of the Florida Water Star Gold program. This voluntary certification program for builders encourages water efficiency in household appliances, plumbing fixtures, irrigation systems, and landscapes.
At Friday's event, the District will certify the model home, and Florida Home Partnership will break ground on five of the 40 water-saving homes that are planned so far for the Sunset Hills community. The "U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA)":http://www.usda.gov will also take part in the event, and present the partnership with a *$1.7 million* check for future building projects.
Florida Home Partnership Inc., formerly known as Homes for Hillsborough, is a not-for-profit housing developer that provides affordable housing opportunities for first-time homebuyers through "sweat equity" and the Department of Agriculture's Mutual Self-Help Housing Program.
"We are pleased to have a developer on board that caters to first-time home buyers," said Susan Douglas, Florida Water Star Gold certification coordinator. "This partnership emphasizes that environmentally-friendly homes can also be affordable."
The community will feature low-flow plumbing fixtures, high-efficiency toilets, "ENERGY STAR®(EPA Energy Star)":http://www.energystar.gov appliances, and low-maintenance "Florida-Friendly Landscaping™(Florida-Friendly Landscaping™)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/yards/.
"We want to help our clients build homes that save water, both for their own cost savings and for the benefit of the environment. Signing on to Florida Water Star Gold is evidence of our commitment to efficient, green building standards," said Eileen Burke, Florida Home Partnership administrative coordinator.
h3. Event Details:
*Event:* VIP Opening and Florida Water Star Gold Home Certification
*Date:* February 5, 2010
*Time:* 10:30 a.m.
*Location:* 36982 Sol Vista Drive, Dade City, FL 33525
*Guests:* Invitation only, with the exception of news media
*Lunch:* Will be provided
For more information about the event, please contact Robyn Felix at 800-423-1476, ext. 4770.
For more information about Florida Home Partnership Inc., please contact Eileen Burke at 813-672-7860, ext. 245.
For more information on how to become a certified Florida Water Star Gold community, please contact Susan Douglas at 800-423-1476, ext. 4752.
The District has partnered with non-profit builder "Florida Home Partnership Inc.(Florida Home Partnership Inc.)":http://www.flhome.org/ to certify these homes as part of the Florida Water Star Gold program. This voluntary certification program for builders encourages water efficiency in household appliances, plumbing fixtures, irrigation systems, and landscapes.
At Friday's event, the District will certify the model home, and Florida Home Partnership will break ground on five of the 40 water-saving homes that are planned so far for the Sunset Hills community. The "U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA)":http://www.usda.gov will also take part in the event, and present the partnership with a *$1.7 million* check for future building projects.
Florida Home Partnership Inc., formerly known as Homes for Hillsborough, is a not-for-profit housing developer that provides affordable housing opportunities for first-time homebuyers through "sweat equity" and the Department of Agriculture's Mutual Self-Help Housing Program.
"We are pleased to have a developer on board that caters to first-time home buyers," said Susan Douglas, Florida Water Star Gold certification coordinator. "This partnership emphasizes that environmentally-friendly homes can also be affordable."
The community will feature low-flow plumbing fixtures, high-efficiency toilets, "ENERGY STAR®(EPA Energy Star)":http://www.energystar.gov appliances, and low-maintenance "Florida-Friendly Landscaping™(Florida-Friendly Landscaping™)":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/yards/.
"We want to help our clients build homes that save water, both for their own cost savings and for the benefit of the environment. Signing on to Florida Water Star Gold is evidence of our commitment to efficient, green building standards," said Eileen Burke, Florida Home Partnership administrative coordinator.
h3. Event Details:
*Event:* VIP Opening and Florida Water Star Gold Home Certification
*Date:* February 5, 2010
*Time:* 10:30 a.m.
*Location:* 36982 Sol Vista Drive, Dade City, FL 33525
*Guests:* Invitation only, with the exception of news media
*Lunch:* Will be provided
For more information about the event, please contact Robyn Felix at 800-423-1476, ext. 4770.
For more information about Florida Home Partnership Inc., please contact Eileen Burke at 813-672-7860, ext. 245.
For more information on how to become a certified Florida Water Star Gold community, please contact Susan Douglas at 800-423-1476, ext. 4752.