ACHR NEWS Editorial Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing 10 home builders and four home raters with the 2023 Indoor airPLUS Leader Awards.

These annual awards celebrate organizations that champion safer, healthier, and more comfortable indoor environments through participation in and promotion of the Indoor airPLUS program, which offers enhanced IAQ protections to the buyers of new homes.  

“Congratulations to all 14 of the 2023 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award winners,” said Joseph Goffman, principal deputy assistant administrator of the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation. “Thanks to their hard work and dedication, every Indoor airPLUS home built and certified delivers a healthier living environment and fosters healthier communities from the inside out. Because of their achievements, more Americans can look forward to breathing easier in healthy, energy-efficient, and comfortable homes.”  

The 2023 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award winners are:  

BUILDERS

• TC Legend Homes, Bellingham, Washington

• Beazer Homes, Atlanta, Georgia

• C&B Custom Homes Inc., Cottonwood, Arizona

• Charis Homes LLC, North Canton, Ohio

• Fulton Homes, Tempe, Arizona

• Mandalay Homes, Prescott, Arizona.

• Markel Homes, Boulder, Colorado

• Meritage Homes, Scottsdale, Arizona

• Providence Homes, Jacksonville, Florida

• Thrive Home Builders, Denver, Colorado

RATERS

• EnergyLogic Inc., Berthoud, Colorado

• Integral Building + Design, New Paltz, New York

• JKP Energy Inspections, Gilbert, Arizona

• Steven Winter Associates Inc., Norwalk, Connecticut

Indoor airPLUS is a voluntary EPA partnership and labeling program that helps the builders of new homes improve the quality of indoor air and meet the growing consumer preference for homes with improved IAQ.  

According to the EPA, Indoor airPLUS homes are healthier because they incorporate features such as mold and moisture control, radon resistance, pest management, improved HVAC systems, proper combustion venting, and healthier building materials. Indoor airPLUS-labeled homes can reduce the likelihood of health problems like disease transmission, heart disease, cancer, asthma, allergies, respiratory issues, headaches, and more, the EPA press release said.