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ENERGY SAVINGS, MINERAL RIGHTS, BIGGER HOMES DRAW BUYERS
December 3, 2009
by Janice Crompton, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The national real estate market may be tanking, but local developers say they are finding ways to appeal to customers by building more energy-efficient homes, selling properties with the mineral rights intact and constructing upscale developments.

Niche builders continue to erect gigantic, multi-million-dollar homes in quiet enclaves south of Pittsburgh, especially in areas such as Washington County, where vast tracts of farmland are being converted into luxury estates with homes as large as 55,000 square feet — the size of the White House. Continue reading →

KEITH HOMES HONORED AT BASF BUILDERS CHALLENGE AWARDS CEREMONY
Recognized for Completion of Energy Efficient Homes on DOE E-Scale
February 10, 2009

Keith Homes today announced that it received a certificate of recognition at the first BASF Builders Challenge Awards ceremony during the 2009 International Builders Show in Las Vegas, NV. The certificate was presented to Lewis and Cherie Keith by Ed Pollock, Building Residential Team Leader, Building Technologies Program and DOE’s Builders Challenge program for completion of two homes on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Smart Scale (E-Scale) in 2008. Continue reading →