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Check it out — you decide… WHAT ? WHY ? David Weekley EnergySaver TM Home 10-year Old Home Competition 2x6 Exterior Walls Our Advanced Framing techniques use 2x6 walls, which allow for almost 50% more insulation in the walls, for a quieter, more energy-efficient home. YES! NO SEER Rating HVAC System The higher the number, the more efficient your home’s air conditioning system will operate. 16 SEER 10 SEER Environments For Living ® Energy Usage Guarantee Each home that closes will be given a certificate that indicates the average yearly maximum energy usage for heating and air conditioning (only) to be guaranteed by Environments For Living. This will vary based on the size, number of windows, etc. per home. YES! NO Low-E3 Vinyl Windows Windows are a huge energy drain. Our Low-E3 windows with vinyl frames reflect up to 79% of the heat coming from the sun, keeping your home cooler and your utility bills lower. YES! NO Radiant Barrier Decking Hot attics = Less efficient HVAC system. Radiant barrier roof decking under shingled roofs reflects the sun’s solar radiation keeping your attic cooler, which allows your air conditioning systems to operate more efficiently. YES! NO R-Value Ceiling Insulation Higher number = Less outside heat comes into your home. Less outside heat means less use of your air conditioning — saving you money. 38 26 R-Value Wall System Higher number = Less outside heat comes into your home. Again, you can save energy by keeping outside heat where it belongs — outside! 22 11 Air Conditioning Filters Higher = Better filtration. A higher number indicates a more efficient filtering of the air in your home. 11 3 Mold Resistant Shower and Tub Walls HardieBacker ® Cement Board and anti-fracture coatings (No drywall or greenboard allowed in wet areas.) YES! and YES! NO and NO Fresh Air System Better air quality. Air can become stale. In tighter environments with reduced drafts, a fresh air system helps you live better in your home. YES! NO Hard-cast Sealed Ductwork To avoid unnecessary cooling of your attic, we’ve cut ductwork leakage from 20% to less than 3%. 3% 20% Quality Control/ Inspections Thorough and unbiased third-party inspections are performed on all homes to verify requirements have been met. YES! NO Green is Good in Austin “David Weekley EnergySaver™ Homes” is a trademark of Weekley Homes, LLC, which describes certain features and criteria designed to reduce energy consumption and the resulting environmental impact. It does not infer sponsorship, approval, or affiliation with any other program or green building certification other than those specifically stated in the product features, warranty or contract. Environments For Living ® is a registered service mark of TopBuild Home Services. All-electric homes may not currently qualify for Environments For Living certification or the heating and cooling usage guarantee. U.S. Department of Energy, ENERGY STAR ® and ENERGY STAR are registered U.S. marks owned by the U.S. government. See a David Weekley Homes Sales Consultant for details. Prices, plans, dimensions, features, specifications, materials, and availability of homes or communities are subject to change without notice or obligation. Illustrations are artist’s depictions only and may differ from completed improvements. Copyright © 2017 David Weekley Homes – All Rights Reserved. Austin, TX (AUSO86484)

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Page 1: Green is Good - David Weekley...program or green building certification other than those specifically stated in the product features, warranty or contract. Environments For Living

Check it out — you decide…WHAT ? WHY ?

David WeekleyEnergySaverTM

Home

10-year Old Home Competition

2x6 Exterior WallsOur Advanced Framing techniques use 2x6 walls,

which allow for almost 50% more insulation in the walls, for a quieter, more energy-efficient home.

YES! NO

SEER RatingHVAC System

The higher the number, the more efficient your home’s air conditioning system will operate. 16 SEER 10 SEER

Environments For Living® Energy Usage Guarantee

Each home that closes will be given a certificate that indicates the average yearly maximum energy usage for heating and air

conditioning (only) to be guaranteed by Environments For Living. This will vary based on the size, number of windows, etc. per home.

YES! NO

Low-E3 Vinyl Windows

Windows are a huge energy drain. Our Low-E3 windows with vinyl frames reflect up to 79% of the heat coming from the sun,

keeping your home cooler and your utility bills lower.YES! NO

Radiant BarrierDecking

Hot attics = Less efficient HVAC system.Radiant barrier roof decking under shingled roofs reflects the

sun’s solar radiation keeping your attic cooler, which allows your air conditioning systems to operate more efficiently.

YES! NO

R-Value CeilingInsulation

Higher number = Less outside heat comes into your home.Less outside heat means less use of your

air conditioning — saving you money.38 26

R-Value Wall System Higher number = Less outside heat comes into your home.

Again, you can save energy by keeping outside heat where it belongs — outside!

22 11

Air Conditioning Filters

Higher = Better filtration.A higher number indicates a more efficient

filtering of the air in your home.11 3

Mold Resistant Shower

and Tub Walls

HardieBacker® Cement Board and anti-fracture coatings(No drywall or greenboard allowed in wet areas.)

YES!and

YES!

NOandNO

Fresh Air SystemBetter air quality.

Air can become stale. In tighter environments with reduced drafts, a fresh air system helps you live better in your home.

YES! NO

Hard-cast Sealed Ductwork

To avoid unnecessary cooling of your attic, we’ve cut ductwork leakage from 20% to less than 3%. 3% 20%

Quality Control/Inspections

Thorough and unbiased third-party inspections are performed on all homes to verify requirements have been met. YES! NO

Green is Goodin Austin

“David Weekley EnergySaver™ Homes” is a trademark of Weekley Homes, LLC, which describes certain features and criteria designed to reduce energy consumption and the resulting environmental impact. It does not infer sponsorship, approval, or affiliation with any other program or green building certification other than those specifically stated in the product features, warranty or contract. Environments For Living® is a registered service mark of TopBuild Home Services. All-electric homes may not currently qualify for Environments For Living certification or the heating and cooling usage guarantee. U.S. Department of Energy, ENERGY STAR® and ENERGY STAR are registered U.S. marks owned by the U.S. government. See a David Weekley Homes Sales Consultant for details. Prices, plans, dimensions, features, specifications, materials, and availability of homes or communities are subject to change without notice or obligation. Illustrations are artist’s depictions only and may differ from completed improvements. Copyright © 2017 David Weekley Homes – All Rights Reserved. Austin, TX (AUSO86484)