Apr 15 2013
Briar Chapel, a new home community in Chapel Hill, NC, announced today that seven of its homes will be featured in the annual Green Home Tour, taking place this weekend and next, April 13-14 and 20-21.
The tour offers Triangle-area residents a fun, free way to learn about green technology and design trends while enjoying the beautiful April weather. As an active member of the Chapel Hill community, Briar Chapel is a gold-level sponsor of the Green Home Tour.
Held by the Homebuilders Association of Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties, the tour showcases newly built, green-certified homes in the Triangle area, allowing the public to see cutting-edge renewable energy and green building practices at work. This year's Green Home Tour uses the MyHomeFound app to guide participants, displaying images and information of each home.
Briar Chapel is owned in a joint venture between NORTH AMERICA SEKISUI HOUSE, LLC (NASH), the US business unit and full subsidiary of SEKISUI HOUSE, Ltd, Japan's largest homebuilder and leading diversified developer, and Newland Real Estate Group, LLC, whose development business, Newland Communities, is the master developer of the community. It is one of 30 assets the NASH-Newland partnership manages together in 11 states across the US.
Featuring the most homes in any master-planned community on this year's Green Home Tour, Briar Chapel is showcasing these seven green homes:
- 688 Bennett Mountain Trace (Homes By Dickerson)
- 102 Owen Towne Road ( Saussy Burbank )
- 69 Summersweet Lane ( Saussy Burbank )
- 22 Tobacco Farm Way ( Saussy Burbank )
- 45 Serenity Hill Circle (M/I Homes)
- 502 Bennett Mountain Trace (ForeverHome)
- 23 Sagebrush Trail (ForeverHome)
"From the beginning, the Briar Chapel community was designed to be a place in harmony with nature," said Kristen Gucwa , regional marketing director, Newland Communities. "Our builders are committed to rigorous green building standards, and we encourage Triangle-area residents to come out and see first-hand the healthy homes and lifestyle at Briar Chapel."