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SAN JOSE,
Calif., March 11, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinn Bros. Fine
Homes, a leading Bay Area homebuilder is making history
by building San Jose's first solar powered and
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
certified single-family neighborhoods. The new home
communities, Orchard Heights and Falcon Place, will open
to the public Saturday, March 15th.
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"Our decision to
develop the first solar and LEED projects in the area
was based on business and environmental strategies. We
are confident that San Jose will react favorably to a
solar and highly-efficient new home option and are proud
to do our part in aiding the world's energy crisis,"
said Pinn Bros. Vice President of Land Development Greg
A. Pinn.
Pinn Bros. is partnering with OCR Solar & Roofing to
install BP Solar's roof-integrated EnergyTile solar
modules as a standard feature on each home. The
solar-powered homes will produce a total of 231,000 kWh
per year in solar power and reduce greenhouse gases by
6.6 million pounds, which is equivalent to driving a car
around the earth 240 times.
"We at OCR are excited to work with builders and
developers like Pinn Bros. in an effort to exceed
California's goal of 3,000 megawatts of new,
solar-powered electricity produced by 2017," said Aaron
Nitzkin, Vice President, Solar Division for OCR Solar &
Roofing. "This effort is exciting for California, and we
see a future where home buyers will come to demand
energy efficient, solar homes like these."
Pinn Bros. inclusion of the following energy-saving
features result in homes that are up to 35 percent above
California's Title 24 Energy Standards - - setting them
apart from all other single-family builders in San Jose
with a LEED designation by the US Green Building
Council.
-- Low-emittance (Low-E) dual-pane vinyl windows which
have virtually
invisible, metal or metallic oxide layers deposited on
the window
glazing surface reducing heat loss by suppressing
radiative heat flow.
Programmable setback thermostats allow the heater to set
itself up and
down at specific times saving the homeowner money and
protecting the
environment with energy used only when needed.
-- R-30 attic insulation and R-13 wall insulation saves
homebuyers from
losing almost half of the warmth in their homes.
According to
California's Flex Your Power campaign, 45% of a home's
heat loss comes
from inadequate insulation.
-- Dry cycle dishwashers include an air-dry option which
is often able to
save 15 to 50% of the appliance's energy used.
-- Quick recovery 75-gallon hot water heaters allow
homeowners to obtain
hot water immediately which is one of the easiest ways
to decrease
energy output and lower bills.
-- Full weather stripping on exterior doors helps to
keep interior air
in, thus saving energy with heating and air
conditioning.
-- Water-saving shower heads and toilets lower household
water usage and
energy costs, which according to the U.S. Environmental
Protection
Agency, is responsible for as much as $500 per year.
About Pinn Brothers Fine Homes
With their family name on every home and community they
build, Pinn Brothers Fine Homes has been committed to
providing homebuyers with quality, distinction and value
for more than 30 years. It is through an unwavering
dedication to building in superior locales and utilizing
impeccable workmanship that has made Pinn Brothers one
of the nation's top builders. For more information on
the Company and their distinguished new homes and
communities throughout the Bay Area, please visit
www.pinnbros.com.
OCR Solar & Roofing
OCR Solar & Roofing is one of the nation's largest
installers of fully- integrated solar roofing solutions
and the exclusive partner to global leader, BP Solar,
for production homebuilding in Northern California. Led
by its President, Dieter Folk, OCR provides homebuilders
a collaborative approach to roofing by creating
innovative solutions that meet their individual needs.
The progressive company is ranked one of the top 10
residential roofing contractors in the country and has
gained the trust of over 100+ homebuilders through their
prompt attention, dependability and highest quality of
craftsmanship. For further information, please visit
www.ocrsolarandroofing.com.
BP Solar
BP Solar, part of BP Alternative Energy, is a global
company with over 2300 employees. BP Solar designs,
manufactures and markets products which use the sun's
energy to generate electricity for a wide range of
applications in the residential, commercial and
industrial sectors. With over 30 years of experience and
installations in more than 160 countries, BP Solar is
one of the world's leading solar companies having 228MW
annual manufacturing capacity in 2007, plus another
700MW capacity under construction. BP Solar has solar
cell and module manufacturing plants in Sydney,
Australia; Bangalore, India; Madrid, Spain; and
Frederick, MD, USA; and module manufacturing in Xi'an,
China. In Frederick it also has casting and wafering
facilities. BP Solar invests more than $10m annually in
photovoltaic research and development.
BP Alternative Energy, launched in November 2005,
combines all of BP's interests in low and zero-carbon
energy including wind, solar, hydrogen power with carbon
capture and storage, natural gas-fired power generation,
biofuels for low carbon transport and distributed energy
for emerging markets. For more information, please visit
www.bpsolar.us or www.bpalternativenergy.com.
CONTACT: Julie Fraga of Augustine & Associates for BP
Solar, +1-916-960-2898
Web site:
http://www.bp.com/
http://www.pinnbros.com/
http://www.ocrsolarandroofing.com/
http://www.bpalternativenergy.com/
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