Fulton Homes
Fulton Homes is proud to have 100% of its homes ENERGY STAR® and Indoor AirPLUS® certified. This means that a new home from Fulton Homes is not only comfortable, healthy and safe, but saves money on energy costs.
In this month’s feature, we asked Dennis Webb, Vice President of Operations Fulton Homes, to share some insight on building HERS® homes for their customers. (RESNET 2025 Conference attendees can RSVP to tour Fulton Homes’ Zero Energy Ready Homes community in Avondale, AZ on Wednesday, January 29th from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM)
Q: What is special about a HERS Rated home?
A: Dennis: It is an excellent way in which the energy efficiency can be measured and compared to other builders as well as other plans.
Q: Why should consumers ask for the HERS Index Score on homes they are shopping for?
A: Dennis: Consumers should be able to plan what their utility costs will be. They should also be able to compare homes with each other.
Q: Why does Fulton Homes choose to have their homes HERS Rated?
A: Dennis: Customers have the right to see how energy efficient their home will be.
Q: Why consumers should expect energy-efficient homes?
A: Dennis: They are making one of the largest investments of a lifetime, and one should be able to analyze the total cost of ownership.
Q: How many homes does Fulton Homes build with HERS per year?
A: Dennis: We build around 500 homes per year.
Q: How do you market HERS Rated homes?
A: Dennis: We publish all of our HERS ratings on all of our price sheets as well as on our website. We also include it in our advertising.
Q: How do your customers feel about HERS Rated homes?
A: Dennis: They love them as it provides them knowledge about how their home will perform. It has often been compared to the miles per gallon (mpg) that are associated with automobiles.
Q: What rating company do you work with and can you talk about how working them helps to achieve your goals of building energy efficient homes?
A: Dennis: We have worked with Arcxis since 2008, and they have been excellent partners in achieving our goal as being the most energy efficient builder in the Phoenix market.
