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The custom home builder will launch its participation in the Green Building Partnership with the design and construction of two green homes, he said. The first will be a two-story, 7,000-square-foot home in The Ridges Village in Summerlin on the western edge of the Las Vegas Valley for his parents; and the second will be a two-story, 3,500 square-foot home on a lot at Palomino Lane and Shetland Road in the historic Alta Drive neighborhood of Las Vegas for himself and his family.
If all goes well with the design and construction of the two green homes, Signature Homes will consider participating in the Southern Nevada Green Building Partnership to build green production new homes, Plaster said. Signature Homes builds approximately 200 to 300 homes annually.
The two custom homes are currently in the design phase; the larger home is being designed by the architectural firm of James Heimler, Architects Inc. of Tarzana, CA. Signature Custom Homes’ in-house design team is handling the other home, Plaster said.
“We chose Jim Heimler because he has a long, successful career in this type of environmentally sensitive architecture and construction. He has more than 20 years experience in green building and he’s very highly recognized and regarded in the field of green building,” Plaster said of the award-winning and socially/environmentally conscious and active architect.
Construction on the home at The Ridges is expected to begin by the end of the year; the home on Palomino and Shetland is expected to get under way in the spring or summer of next year, Plaster said.
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