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 | New Tradition Homes debuted their new Leavenworth plan at the 2009 Parade of Homes in Tri-Cities, featuring 50% higher energy efficiency than a new home built to code.
The 2,983 square foot home presents an inviting French Country exterior in stucco, 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths including a complete guest suite on the main floor. The spacious floor plan also includes a large recreation room, office or den, and a 3-car garage. Arched entryways and a formal dining room with built-down coffer and rope lighting add to the exceptional appeal of this New Tradition Parade Home.
New Tradition Homes received following awards for this home:
Builders Award: Exceptional Floor Plan
Judges Award: Best Master Suite
Judges Award: Best Interior Design
Judges Award: Best Exterior Appeal
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 | New Tradition Homes earns award for building new homes that protect the environment through energy efficiency
Vancouver, WA – New Tradition Homes is pleased to announce that it has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a 2009 ENERGY STAR Leadership in Housing Award. This award recognizes the important 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 our customers approximately $62,133 on utility bills each year.
The environmental benefits of these ENERGY STAR qualified homes are equal to the equivalent of:
• Eliminating the emissions from 68 vehicles;
• Saving 411,996 lbs of coal;
• Planting 113 acres of trees; or
• Saving the environment 808,007 pounds of CO2 per year.
To earn the ENERGY STAR, a home must meet strict guidelines for energy efficiency set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These homes are at least 15% more energy efficient than homes built to the 2004 International Residential Code (IRC), and include additional energy-saving features that typically make them 20–30% more efficient than standard homes.
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 | For the second year in a row, New Tradition Homes has won the most prestigious ENERGY STAR® award: Regional Builder of the Year. This award is given to only one builder in the four-state region comprising of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.
"This award is a great accomplishment which shows that we continue to be a leader in the Building Science arena, and are committed to building energy efficient, healthier, better built homes," commented Kelly Helmes, Vice President of New Tradition Homes.
Key factors that went into receiving the award were the number of ENERGY STAR® certified homes, company training, quality control standards and advanced construction methods. Not only are all New Tradition Homes ENERGY STAR® and Earth Advantage® Gold third-party certified, but the company continues to improve efficiencies in design and implement them through advanced construction techniques. Newly designed plans remove ducts from the attic and crawlspace, inserting them into the conditioned areas of the home to improve energy efficiency and increase air quality.
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 | New Tradition Homes was presented with the prestigious ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest Large Home Builder of the Year for Washington.
The annual award honors one large home builder and one small home builder in the state for their efforts in building homes that incorporate significant energy efficiencies into homes. The award is voted on by leaders from the construction industry in Washington State.
"This is an exciting award for us as it recognizes our dedication to continual improvement and building better homes to benefit future generations," commented Kelly Helmes, Vice President of New Tradition Homes.
The selection committee noted that New Tradition Homes’ target of building 100% of their homes to ENERGY STAR standards, their commitment to training all of their staff on the benefits of ENERGY STAR, and their production of a televised feature on ENERGY STAR homes at the Clark County Home and Garden Idea Fair made them an outstanding candidate for this award.
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 | New Tradition Homes Sixth Street Station in Battle Ground won the BIA 2007 Building Excellence Awards for new homes under $300,000. Winning projects were recognized for innovation, uniqueness, quality and safety.
Sixth Street Station represents an affordable product presenting varied exterior elevations in a well-designed overall master-planned community. The incorporation of green construction, energy saving features and healthier indoor air adds to the benefits to home buyers. With designed access to shopping, restaurants, office/medical offices, walking trails, park, playground, etc. right across the street, and the proximity to Main Street features, including a new skate park and community center, Sixth Street Station offers a true “green” lifestyle-type village in a smaller community setting.
Perhaps most noteworthy, however, is the collaboration with other developers, architects and designers to help create the master-planned community and integrate it into a much broader community context, increasing the livability and economic viability of Battle Ground.
“We believe that this is a better way to build homes. It is our hope that other builders will also recognize the value of bringing high quality, affordable homes that are energy-efficient and environmentally conscious to the market,” said Kelly Helmes, Vice President of New Tradition Homes.
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 | New Tradition Homes was named Innovator of the Year by the Vancouver Business Journal in the SW Washington Business Growth awards held on May 10th, 2007.
The company was presented the award for conducting groundbreaking research to impact green construction techniques. New Tradition Homes became the only green builder in Clark County, starting by becoming Earth Advantage-certified in 2004. As of May 2006, all of the homes constructed by the company are Energy Star and Earth Advantage certified.
"That also means saving customers money in terms of the livability of our homes," said co-owner Kelly Helmes. "It means making them more durable and so that they cost less to heat, run the lights and making them healthier."
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 | New Tradition Homes received the 2007 Award for Sustainable Community Design from the Clark County Public Health Advisory Council.
The award was given based on the advanced construction techniques and forward-thinking applications developed by the Building Science Team at New Tradition Homes in a research partnership with Washington State University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America program.
In the project, test homes built to Energy Star Northwest Program standards are being evaluated for overall energy efficiency and indoor air quality. In an economy characterized by increasing home prices, fuel (petroleum and natural gas) and electrical rate costs, along with growing concerns over decreasing indoor air quality, this project demonstrates that New Tradition Homes is committed to providing a product that will:
• Provide consumers with significant long term savings
• Improve indoor air quality and consumer quality of life
• Appeal to energy conscious consumers and support green building
initiatives
“We believe that this is a better way to build homes. It is our hope that other builders will also recognize the value of bringing high quality, affordable homes that are energy-efficient and environmentally conscious to the market,” said Kelly Helmes, Vice President of New Tradition Homes.
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 | VANCOUVER, WA – New Tradition Homes was presented with the prestigious Energy Star Homes Northwest Large Home Builder of the Year - Washington. The award was presented by Anne Brink of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance at the Affordable Comfort Regional Conference held in downtown Portland. Kelly Helmes, Vice President of New Tradition Homes, accepted the award.
The annual award honors one large home builder and one small home builder in the state for their efforts in building homes that incorporate significant energy efficiencies into homes. The award is voted on by leaders from the construction industry in Washington State.
“This is an exciting award for us as it recognizes our dedication to continual improvement and building better homes to benefit future generations,” commented Helmes.
The selection committee noted that New Tradition Homes’ target of building 100% of their homes to ENERGY STAR standards, their commitment to training all of their staff on the benefits of ENERGY STAR, and their production of a televised feature on ENERGY STAR homes at the Clark County Home and Garden Idea Fair made them an outstanding candidate for this award.
New Tradition Homes is located in Vancouver, Washington, with communities in Vancouver, Washougal, Battle Ground, Pasco, and Richland, Washington. For more information on these and other homes, please visit www.NewTraditionHomes.com.
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 | At their annual award dinner, the Clark County Building Industry Association (BIA) announced that New Tradition Homes had two-award winning entries in the 2006 Building Excellence Awards program. The annual award program is designed to recognize building projects that are innovative, challenging, unique and incorporate quality and promote workplace safety.
The New Tradition Homes community of Serena Estates won in the “Single Family Residential; New Homes From $300,000-$500,000” category. The combination of advanced construction techniques and forward-thinking applications developed by the Building Science Team at New Tradition Homes made this community the award-winner.
In a research partnership with Washington State University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America program, test homes built to Energy Star Northwest Program standards in Serena Estates are being evaluated for overall energy efficiency and indoor air quality. In an economy characterized by increasing home prices, fuel (petroleum and natural gas) and electrical rate costs, along with growing concerns over decreasing indoor air quality, this project demonstrates that New Tradition Homes is committed to providing a product that will:
• Provide consumers with significant long term savings
• Improve indoor air quality and consumer quality of life
• Appeal to energy conscious consumers and support green building
initiatives
“This award confirms that our goal of consistently bringing high quality, affordable homes that are energy-efficient and environmentally conscious to the market is being achieved and valued,” said Kelly Helmes, Vice President of New Tradition Homes. The company is a leading builder of ENERGY STAR® homes in Southwest Washington.
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 | At their annual award dinner, the Clark County Building Industry Association (BIA) announced that New Tradition Homes had two-award winning entries in the 2006 Building Excellence Awards program. The annual award program is designed to recognize building projects that are innovative, challenging, unique and incorporate quality and promote workplace safety.
The second New Tradition Homes award went to Union Prairie, the commercial business space housing New Tradition Homes’ Corporate Headquarters. This project won in the category of “New Construction; Over $3,000,000; Commercial/Industrial Building” The office building features an updated lodge theme, showcasing effective contemporary commercial design integrated with Pacific Northwest ambiance. The project team developed innovative approaches to address project challenges that included an accelerated design, permitting and construction timeline and lack of sewer access.
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