Advanced Technology and Quality Building

Construction Equals Award-Winning

Energy-Efficient Homes

ASTORIA HOMES recently received the 2007 ENERGY STAR^® Sustained Excellence Award from the Environmental Protection Agency in recognition of continued leadership in protecting our environment through energy efficiency. As the only homebuilder to receive the prestigious Sustained Excellence Award in Las Vegas this year, ASTORIA HOMES continues its reign as leader in energy-efficient homebuildering as one of only 80 businesses and organizations from the 9,000 participating partners in the country to receive the honor.

ASTORIA HOMES joins the ranks of such nationally recognized companies as The Home Depot^®, PepsiCo^®, McDonalds^®, Lowe's^®, Toyota^®, Food Lion^®, Ford Motor Company^®, Marriot International, Inc.^® and 3M^®.

"These ENERGY STAR award winners are helping spread the word, that getting the most out of our energy dollars just makes sense," said EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson. "President Bush and the EPA are improving the nation's energy and environmental outlook, providing the next generation a brighter, healthier future."

Making it an even more impressive achievement, ASTORIA HOMES is the only builder in Las Vegas this year to accomplish the feat and only one of four homebuilders in the entire nation to receive the award. ASTORIA HOMES was also named ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year in 2003, 2005 and 2006.

"The Sustained Excellence Award is an honor that is growing in significance each year as the ENERGY STAR program continues to expand into more and more markets nationally," said Tom McCormick, president of ASTORIA HOMES. "We are proud of the fact that ASTORIA HOMES represents the top one percent of ENERGY STAR partners, thus making our Las Vegas-based company national leaders in energy efficient building."

While the leading Southern Nevada-based homebuilder has been a faithful follower of the EPA-backed program for more than six years, ASTORIA HOMES believes so fully in the importance of energy-efficient construction, it continually researches ways to improve on its building practices.

"It should be said that the ENERGY STAR program, while a highly successful and much-needed initiative since its debut, is still a voluntary program, said McCormick." "We believe so wholeheartedly in its philosophy and the benefits it affords the environment and our homeowners that, not only are we proud members of the program, we have taken our efforts a step furter—what more can we do, what additional technology can we implement, to make our homes save more energy?"

"While ENERGY STAR requires one out of seven homes be inspected, ASTORIA HOMES demands that 100 percent of all homes built undergo inspection and verification," said McCormick. "This ensures the high standard of quality that is promised to our homebuyers."

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