Lennar Homebuilding, one of the largest residential developers in the country, and the largest in the East Bay, has announced that, beginning immediately, all new communities constructed in the greater San Francisco Bay market will be equipped with a roof integrated solar electric system from PowerLight, a subsidiary of SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWR), as a standard feature.
Its first development, “Milano,” has just opened for sale. The 77 luxury home development in Danville, California has homes ranging in size from 3,673 square feet to 4,243 square feet.
“The SunTile® systems we are providing to these communities feature the world’s most efficient solar cell, said Howard Wenger, Vice President of Global Business Units for SunPower.
The solar electric system will become part of Lennar’s Everything Included package. Rather than offering costly upgrades, Lennar researches what customers want and value in a new home and includes those items as standard in their homes.
“It’s a matter of economies of scale,” Dale Billy, President of Lennar Bay Area Homebuilding states. “By automatically providing upgraded features in our homes like solar power, granite countertops, high-end appliances and other amenities that other builders charge extra for, we are able to take advantage of volume buying and save substantially on labor costs. In the end, our customers get luxury features and the benefit of these savings. It’s what makes the ‘Everything’s Included’ program such a tremendous value for Lennar homebuyers.”
Lennar is also including the GE SmartCom® Home Automation System, which controls home security, music, intercom, climate control, lighting and energy management. With keypads located in the kitchen, master bedroom and living/dining room area, one-touch activation is available from virtually anywhere in the home. The luxury package also includes the latest in home theatre technology featuring a 46″ Sony Bravia® flat screen HDTV.
Homes also have an irrigation system from ET Water(TM). The ET Water system employs Internet technology to access daily local weather data to create a tailored watering schedule that is sent to the home’s irrigation controller.
Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s leading builders of quality homes for all generations. The Company builds affordable, move-up and retirement homes in 20 states across the country.
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