KB Home, a US based homebuilders, has announced that its nationwide launch of The Open Series energy-efficient line of homes is in progress in every division across the country. The Open Series is designed to bring affordability and flexibility to housing market and are built to ENERGY STAR guidelines. According to the US Department of Energy and the US Environmental Protection Agency, these homes are as much as 45% more energy-efficient than homes built even a decade ago.
The Open Series reflects smart, lifestyle-oriented design based on extensive research with homebuyers across the country. These studies reveal that buyers are looking for flexible floor plans that give them the power to add or subtract bedrooms, multi-use spaces and storage areas. The Open Series enables homebuyers to add up to 40% more living space to the base model of a home on the same lot, with open floor plans that bathe the home in natural light and create a seamless, energetic flow between living spaces. These home designs are affordably priced to compete with resale and foreclosure homes.
This new line of homes takes our Built to Order(TM) homebuying experience to the next level, said Jeffrey Mezger, president and chief executive officer of KB Home. With The Open Series, we are going beyond offering our buyers choices on design elements such as flooring and countertops to giving them a say in the floor plan layout itself. The result is a line of beautiful, functional homes that give buyers exactly what they want and can afford in a new home, and nothing they do not need. We are proud to offer these new homes that provide the ultimate in value and choice to today’s homebuyers.
All of The Open Series homes are Built to Order, providing buyers a level of choice in designing their new homes that was previously available only with high-end custom homes. The Built to Order experience, in which buyers choose from a variety of brand-name design options at the KB Home Studio, ensures KB Home homebuyers move into a home that reflects their personal taste and lifestyle, as well as their budget.
Consistent with KB Home’s standing as one of a select group of builders to achieve national certification through the NAHB Research Center’s National Housing Quality program, The Open Series homes are built using high quality materials and components and are backed by KB Home’s 10-Year Limited Warranty. KB Home homebuyers, the majority of whom are buying a home for the first time, appreciate the peace of mind that comes from working with a Company that has been building quality homes for more than 50 years.
The Open Series designs are based on our relentless focus on the needs and desires of our customers, said Mezger. This winning combination of affordability, flexibility and energy efficiency is exactly what today’s homebuyers are looking for in a new home.