Article appeared in Henderson Home News
on Thursday, May 29, 2003

Breakfast Club Awarded for Local Energy Efforts

The Las Vegas Breakfast Club was named an Energy Star Partner of the Year by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by building and promoting energy efficient homes.

The group was recognized by EPA Administrator Christie Whitman at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. in April.

The Club is the steering committee for a group of Energy Star partners in Las Vegas working to increase consumer awareness of homes that meet or exceed Energy Star's specifications for energy efficiency. Pulte Homes, Del Webb, Astoria Homes, Pardee Homes, Southern Nevada Homes Guide and Marketing Solutions are all represented.

Energy Star homes are significantly more energy efficient than homes built to standard code. Each home keeps 4,500 pounds of greenhouse gases out of our air every year

In 2001 alone, Energy Star helped Americans save enough energy to power 10 million homes and reduce the air pollution equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road - all the while saving consumers $6 billion.

"Pulte Homes is pleased to be part of the program as well as The Las Vegas Breakfast Club that was responsible for developing last year's campaign that increased awareness of Energy Star homes in the Las Vegas market by ten percent," said Christie Stratton, director of marketing for Pulte Homes.

"We are proud to be associated with a new generation of homes that are better for homeowners and the planet as well as such an elite group of industry professionals working together for such an important cause."

Pulte Homes has had a long-standing commitment to building energy efficient homes in Southern Nevada. In fact, 100 percent of Pulte Homes built since 1999 are Energy Star Labeled homes.