Brookfield Homes Wins Environmental Spirit Award for Rockrose Community in Carlsbad
Summary
According to Steve Doyle, president of Brookfield Homes San Diego/Riverside division, Rockrose represents the company’s commitment to blend forward-thinking green building features with fine architectural design and quality construction.“Whether in construction materials, energy sources, landscaping and more, every facet of this project aims to make California an even better – and greener – place to call home.” In January, Rockrose was recognized for design excellence by the National Association of Home Builders.“We wanted to become the sustainable builder for San Diego County.For homeowners this translates into money-saving and eco-savvy features like tankless water heaters, a recirculating hot water system, Merv 8 air filters, low VOC carpets and paints, formaldehyde free insulation and options like photovoltaic solar panels and electrostatic air filters.Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger validated Brookfield’s efforts in a March 2010 proclamation:“Rockrose not only generates jobs and homes for Californians, it also sets a new standard in creating sustainable communities,” the governor stated.“Whether in construction materials, energy sources, landscaping and more, every facet of this project aims to make California an even better – and greener – place to call home.”In January, Rockrose was recognized for design excellence by the National Association of Home Builders.Last year, the new home community was named a finalist in four separate categories at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC) Gold Nugget Awards, as well as being named a finalist at the 2010 Building Industry Association (BIA) and Sales and Marketing Council (SMC) of Southern California’s joint annual awards, the SoCal Awards.In addition to the Environmental Spirit Award, Rockrose has also drawn praise from a variety of energy industry executives and regulatory officials.The senior vice president of finance, regulatory and legislative affairs for Sempra Energy Utilities, Lee Schavrien, called Rockrose a “model for other home builders – even a challenge for other developers.”“We applaud Brookfield Homes as a leader in a new proactive approach to energy efficiency by building it in,” Schavrien said.Anthony Eggert of the California Energy Commission said, “Projects like this demonstrate that it can be done.”The executive director of the American Lung Association’s San Diego office, Jan Cortez, said Rockrose will serve as a model project for the Lung Association to educate the community.“Indoor air quality is important to San Diegans.