WESTBOROUGH, Mass., August 2, 2004 - Three Mass.-based builders are recipients of the 2004 ENERGY STAR® Builder Achievement Awards from Conservation Services Group (CSG).

Three Mass.-based builders are recipients of the 2004 ENERGY STAR® Builder Achievement Awards from Conservation Services Group (CSG). The awards were presented in the "custom home," "affordable housing" and "developer" categories. Ace Construction and Development, of Rehoboth; CWC Builders, of Newton; and Bristol-Pacific Homes, of Fall River, were recognized for building homes to a higher performance standard. John Livermore, program manager for the ENERGY STAR Homes Program at CSG, presented the honors during a recent Home Builder's Association awards banquet.

Ace Construction's River's Edge development in Taunton, Mass., was honored in the "custom home" category. CWC Builders was honored in the "affordable housing" category for its Talbot-Bernard project in Dorchester, Mass. In the "developer" category, Bristol-Pacific Homes, Inc. was honored for Meadow Brook Farms, in Westport, Mass. All-award winning projects are ENERGY STAR-rated.

During the banquet, winners received a crystal shooting star, inscribed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ENERGY STAR logo.

The ENERGY STAR Homes program is a nationally recognized new construction
initiative that meets strict criteria set by the EPA for maximum energy efficiency. These homes are nationally recognized for saving up to 30 percent (or more) on heating, cooling, lighting and appliance costs. The ENERGY STAR Homes program and the New England Joint Management Committee, a consortium of utilities that are committed to promoting energy efficient, high performance homes, sponsor the Builder Achievement Awards, presented annually by CSG.

For more information about ENERGY STAR Homes, call 1-800-628-8413.