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BASF partners with TopBuild Home Services to establish new building program level
New “BEYOND” level brings holistic, systems-centric approach to homebuilding for exceptional control of heat, air and moisture
DAYTONA BEACH, FL, and CHARLOTTE, NC, March, 7, 2016 -- BASF collaborated with TopBuild Home Services’ Environments For Living® program to develop the new “BEYOND” program level. This new, innovative program level allows builders to offer homeowners the extended benefit of a ten-year limited heating & cooling energy use and comfort guarantee.
Developed in response to the changing landscape of building codes and growing consumer expectations for more sustainable homes, “BEYOND” offers the following performance-based benchmarks, as well as a number of benefits for the builder:
- Improved Home Energy Rating System (HERS) index scores – Homes will be at least 55 percent more efficient than a typically constructed home
- Advanced framing techniques reduce the amount of lumber in each home
- Improved air tightness resulting in fewer air changes per hour
- Improved thermal performance, featuring unique building enclosure systems, such as the BASF HP+ Wall System
- Pre-wired as solar ready and designed for easy future incorporation of alternative energy systems at a later date
- Builders building at the “BEYOND” program level will also have the option to comply with the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code using a voluntary performance compliance path (Proposal RE-188)
“BASF brings a unique ability to combine building science expertise with chemistry, anchored in 150 years of experience,” said Dave Bell, Vice President Building Science, TopBuild Home Services. “By collaborating with BASF, the Environments For Living program is able to remain on the leading edge of innovation in energy-efficient building and construction while continuing to provide valuable services and solutions to our builder partners.”
About TopBuild Home Services, Inc. and the Environments For Living® program
TopBuild Home Services, a TopBuild Corp. company, is an innovative leader in home performance and creating energy-efficient, comfortable homes. Headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida, the company serves both homeowners and residential builders through the Environments For Living® and Environments For Living Certified Green® programs. Visit www.environmentsforliving.com for more information.
TopBuild Corp. is the new independent publicly-traded company being formed from the spin-off of Masco’s Installation and Other Services businesses in mid-2015. Upon completion of the spin-off, TopBuild Corp. will be the leading installer and distributor of insulation products to the United States construction industry, based on revenue. TopBuild will provide insulation installation services nationwide through our Contractor Services business, TruTeam, LLC, which has over 190 installation branches located in 43 states. We will distribute insulation nationwide through our Service Partners business from our 72 distribution centers located in 35 states. In addition to insulation products, we also install or distribute other building products, including rain gutters, garage doors, fireplaces, shower enclosures, closet shelving and roofing. Further, we are a leader in building science through, among other things, our Environments For Living® program and our residential home energy rating services.
About BASF
BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has nearly 17,500 employees in North America, and had sales of $17.4 billion in 2015. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 112,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of more than €70 billion in 2015. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information at www.basf.com.
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