The NAHB has awarded KB Home with the first certification for the WaterSense 2.0 pilot program, given to a new home in the builder’s Inspirada master plan subdivision in Henderson, Nevada.
“The Version 2.0 pilot is an important opportunity for WaterSense to gain feedback on how to best support the building industry as well as ensure that the needs of home buyers are being met,” said Jonah Schein, national program manager for WaterSense labeled homes, in the press release announcing the certification.
The WaterSense program intends to collect and utilize the feedback it gains from the 2.0 pilot program, including usage data from the Inspirada home, to continue compiling estimates of water, energy, and utility bill savings enabled through the use of WaterSense certified products.
Reports on the program’s findings, as well as other data sources related to the program, are available on a new Data and Information EPA page, which includes per capita water use, water withdrawals, end uses of water, national building stock and energy use, and savings from avoided water heating.
