If you’re looking for the latest green building technology, then visit The New American Home 2009 during the International Builders Show (IBS) in Las Vegas. If you’re looking for the hottest trends in outdoor living, then visit The New American Home 2009. If you’re looking for the most up-to-date building techniques, then visit The New American Home 2009.
Equal parts laboratory, education tool and product showcase, The New American Home 2009 is a net-zero energy home that includes active solar design (photovoltaic cells), passive solar design (orientation and shading), an insulated concrete wall system, and a revolutionary gas-powered mechanical HVAC system. In addition to state-of-the-art green building technology, the home features dynamic aesthetic design, including fountains, pools and a basement-level subterranean courtyard. Visitors will look out through a wall of glass to see a waterfall that spills into the courtyard from the back yard.
The home incorporates elements such as builders’ best practices, energy efficiency, indoor-air quality, safety, convenience and aesthetics. And it demonstrates that excellence in housing performance can be built into any home. Sponsored by the National Council of the Housing Industry (NCHI) the Leading Suppliers of NAHB and Builder Magazine, The New American Home is one of the most successful and visible programs of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
Located 15 minutes from the Las Vegas Convention Center and just five minutes from the airport and “The Strip,” this year’s show home is on a half-acre lot in a neighborhood with an interesting slice of Las Vegas history. Over the years neighbors of the property have included Clark Gable and Carole Lombard, boxers Mike Tyson and Thomas “Hit Man” Hearns and the Sultan of Brunei. In fact, the home is right across the street from the 51-acre horse stables and pasture owned by Mr. Las Vegas – Wayne Newton.
