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If you are building or buying a new home, don’t settle for minimum standards. Ask your builder if they build homes with any of these high-performance certifications. Ask for the certificate. You’ll be glad you have it if you resell your home.

Doe Zero Energy Ready Home

HIGH-PERFORMANCE FEATURES:

This certification is awarded to homes that meet all of the criteria of the Department of Energy’s Energy Ready Home National Program. These homes are verified to be at least 40%-50% more energy-efficient than a typical home. Zero Energy Ready Homes are so efficient that incorporating a renewable system can offset most or all annual energy consumption. Visit energy.gov for more information.

ENERGY STAR®

The ENERGY STAR® is a national program administered by the Department of Energy in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency. To earn the ENERGY STAR® certification, homes must meet strict construction and energy efficiency criteria verified by a third party. An ENERGY STAR® qualified home consumes 15% to 30% less energy than a similar home and provides better durability, more comfort, cleaner indoor air, and reduced maintenance costs. Visit energystar.gov for more information.

Indoor Airplus

The Indoor airPLUS is a program of the Environmental Protection Agency and is a companion label that can only be awarded to a home that has qualified for the ENERGY STAR® or Zero Energy Ready Home programs. The construction and system requirements of the Indoor airPlus program are designed to reduce contaminants to improve indoor air quality, including mold, moisture, radon, carbon monoxide, toxic chemicals, and other detriments found in low-quality air. Visit epa.gov for more information.

BUILT TO SAVE® Best Value!

The BUILT TO SAVE® program is a regional energy efficiency program designed to provide a high-performance home that is “superior to code.” To receive the BUILT TO SAVE® certification, homes must be inspected before drywall is installed to ensure proper insulation, and tested at the completion of construction to verify that the air leakage requirements of the program are met. A BUILT TO SAVE® certification means the following: savings through low energy consumption, a more comfortable home, better indoor air quality, and less maintenance, all demanding a higher resale value for the home. Visit BuiltToSave.org for more information.

At the top of the list of reasons for Materiales El Valle’s popularity is its millions of square feet of product inventory and thousands of square feet of showroom space with beautiful fullsized displays and samples of products including brick, ceramic tile, glass mosaic tile, handmade Saltillo tile, roof tile, porcelain, marble, Travertine, Cantera, engineered stone, and wood flooring. If a product makes your home stand out from the ordinary, the company almost certainly has it in stock—and in large supply.

And what could go better with the largest inventory? How about the best prices! The company’s longstanding history with name-brand manufacturers is a major part of its success. Because of those relationships, Materiales El Valle is able to not only offer lower prices; more importantly, the company is able to introduce the latest trending products, which may explain why so many builders win awards for homes that use materials that are often new to the market.

No matter how good products are and how inexpensive they may be, shoppers, however, tend to place greater value on how they are treated and whether they can rely on their vendor to be there for them. And that’s where the company excels—customer service. Combined with their many years of knowledge and experience, Materiales El Valle’s staff provides a friendly, personal service that makes buyers feel like family…because in the company’s eyes, they are. And that keeps customers coming back.

Our company’s relationship with Materiales El Valle goes back to its founding in 1986. We were among their first customer and 37 years later we are still a loyal customer. We learned very early that we could depend on Materiales El Valle’s large inventory of tile and natural stone products to provide us with what we needed–when we needed. Their immense expertise coupled with their integrity and the way they treat us as customers makes for a great partnership, one that has allowed us to continue doing what we do best–build luxurious, quality custom homes inspired by our customers’ dreams and beautiful trending products from Materiales El Valle.