New Tradition Homes earns honor for energy efficiency
By: The Columbian
Publisher: The Columbian
Date: April 23, 2009
New Tradition Homes has been named a winner of a U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency 2009 Energy Star Leadership in Housing Award.
The
award recognizes the contribution New Tradition Homes has made to
energy-efficient construction and environmental protection by building
more than 139 Energy Star qualified homes last year.
Collectively, these homes will save customers approximately $62,133 on utility bills each year.
To
earn the designation, a home must meet guidelines ... Read More |
Energy Smart home displays latest in energy efficiency
By: Press Room Reporter
Publisher: Vancouver Business Journal
Date: April 17, 2009
If you’re dreaming of a comfortable, energy-efficient home, look no
further than the Energy Smart Home exhibit at this year’s Clark Public
Utilities Home & Garden Idea Fair.
The show will be held April 24-26 at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds.
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Washington Home Builder Accepting Food Donations
By: DJC Staff
Publisher: Daily Journal of Commerce
Date: November 03, 2008
Southwest Washington residential builder New
Tradition Homes is kicking off the giving season early this year by
participating in a food drive for the North County Community Food Bank.
Food
bins will be present at NTH’s main office and each of its model home
sales offices. The NCC food bank serves 400 local families a month. NTH
will collect nonperishable food through the end of December from ... Read More |
Northwest Energy Star standards save cash
By: Energy Advisor
Publisher: The Columbian
Date: March 23, 2008
What energy features should I consider when building a new home? I’ve always purchased pre-owned houses, so this is a first. I’d appreciate any suggestions you might have.
The simple answer is to build a Northwest Energy Star-rated home. You’ll get a house that will use at least 15 percent less energy than a house built to the current Washington building code. It will be more comfortable ... Read More |
Building Trends
By: CAMI JONER, Columbian Staff Writer
Publisher: The Columbian
Date: March 23, 2008
When the going gets tough, the tough get innovative.
The motto could be applied to Clark County’s competitive housing market, where home builders are rolling out a host of new floor plans designed for cautious buyers with discriminating taste. Outdoor living space, main-floor master suites and multifunctional great rooms top the list of must-haves among home shoppers. On the flip side, some home buyers want smaller homes that cater to ... Read More |
Home builders add realty and mortgage companies to capture more sales
By: MEGAN PATRICK-VAUGHN
Publisher: Vancouver Business Journal
Date: March 21, 2008
As the housing market sits on shaky ground, more home builders are
creating a “one-stop shop” to guide home buyers through the
process from beginning to end by establishing their own real estate and
mortgage companies.
While the practice is more common for larger
national builders, a handful of local contractors have jumped on board. The
most recent is Vancouver-based New Tradition Homes, which established New
Tradition Realty March 1.
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New Tradition Homes: 20 Years of Building Homes for Life
By: Judith Spitzer
Publisher: OregonLive.com
Date: March 01, 2008
In a real estate market that is volatile at best, New Tradition
Homes in Vancouver has weathered its share of storms over the past 20
years. To celebrate, they're offering incredible upgrades as well as up
to $10,000 towards financing for new home buyers.
Building on a dream
From modest beginnings, Alvar and Nancy Helmes dreamed of
creating a family-owned business that would eventually be run by sons
Chris, Kelly and ... Read More |
Vancouver home builder launches sister company
By: DJC Staff
Publisher: Daily Journal of Commerce - Portland
Date: February 28, 2008
Vancouver-based New Tradition Homes has launched a
sister company, New Tradition Realty, to assist new homebuyers and
those wishing to re-sell existing homes.
The
new company will offer free home inspection to customers and will work
with customers seeking to trade-in on a New Tradition Home. It will
also refer clients to subcontractors for repair work and assist with
staging to maximize the re-sale value of existing homes. Read More |
Home builder recognized for excellence
By: DJC Staff
Publisher: Daily Journal of Commerce - Portland
Date: February 22, 2008
Vancouver, Wash.-based New Tradition Homes was recognized last week at the launch of the Building America Builder’s Challenge for excellence in building high-performance, energy-efficient homes.
The builder’s challenge was developed by U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman and called on U.S. homebuilders to build 220,000 high-performance, energy-efficient homes by 2012. A high-performance home would use 30 percent less energy than a typical new home.
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Home builder starts new Ridgefield project
By: DJC Staff
Publisher: Daily Journal of Commerce - Portland
Date: February 01, 2008
New Tradition Homes is building 86 houses in a new Ridgefield, Wash. subdivision.
Homes
in the Columbia Hills community near Interstate 5 will range in size
from 1,677 square feet to 2,833 square feet, with prices starting at
$289,900.
Each home will be built to Energy
Star and Earth Advantage standards for energy efficiency. Sales begin
Saturday at a model home in the builder’s Windsor Downs subdivision in
Vancouver. Read More |
New Traditions Homes: Battle Ground Village Park
By: ALISON RYAN
Publisher: Daily Journal of Commerce - Portland
Date: December 24, 2007
New Tradition Homes is developing Battle Ground Village Park, right, an
extension and enhancement of the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad trail in
Battle Ground, Wash.
The
park will connect to the proposed trail project, which follows the
Chelatchie Prairie Railroad right-of-way, a 35-mile line through the
heart of Clark County. The county acquired the space to be used for
commercial transportation as well as a trail corridor.
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Group to build home for fallen soldier's family
By: DEAN BAKER, Columbian staff writer
Publisher: The Columbian
Date: October 30, 2007
A group of Clark County community members and businesses have joined forces to build a house for the wife and children of Jeremiah Johnson, a Vancouver soldier who died in January of injuries suffered in Iraq.
Johnson graduated from Prairie High School in 2001. He met his wife, Gale, in the first grade and married her shortly after high school. They have a son, Isaiah, and a daughter, Rya.
Gale Johnson ... Read More |
Battle Ground grows UP
By: CAMI JONER, Columbian Staff Writer
Publisher: The Columbian
Date: June 24, 2007
Observers say a $200 million project rising
on the east side of Battle Ground could counterbalance newer
development to the west and draw visitors to the city's older downtown
core.
But whether the 108-acre
Battle Ground Center will become the city's first successful mixed-use
community remains to be seen, as marketers from Vancouver-based The
Management Group work to fill retail space in the development's central
Battle Ground Village. The European-style ... Read More |
New Tradition Homes wins Energy Star award
By: DJC Staff
Publisher: Daily Journal of Commerce - Portland
Date: March 13, 2007
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance has awarded Vancouver-based New Tradition Homes with its Energy Star Homes Northwest award as its large home builder of the year.
New Tradition Homes vice president Kelly Helmes accepted the award at the Alliance’s Affordable Comfort Regional Conference in Portland.
The annual award, voted on by members of the Washington construction industry, honors one large home builder and one small home builder that ... Read More |
New Tradition Homes raises the bar on energy efficient building
By: Unsigned
Publisher: Vancouver Business Journal
Date: March 22, 2006
Clark County homebuilder New Tradition Homes has partnered with Washington State University’s Energy Program to build and monitor four highly energy efficient homes in Orchards.
The goal of the project is to evaluate overall energy efficiency and indoor air quality of homes built to the Energy Star Homes Northwest Program standards. The research will focus on thermal and moisture issues associated with crawlspaces in homes, as well as placing furnaces ... Read More |
