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3 Goals of the New American Home




             Dan Coletti, president of Sun West, an award-        the back of the property.” So they focused a
            winning Las Vegas design build firm of luxury         great deal on the indoor-outdoor living spaces,
            custom homes, says he went “outside the box”          enabling the great room, bar area, kitchen,
            with many of the design aspects of The New            spa and master bedroom to flow seamlessly
            American Home 2019, the flagship exhibit of           between the indoors and outdoors.
            NAHB’s upcoming International Builders’ Show
            (IBS).                                                Unique Design
             “Design is always maturing,” Coletti said, “and       As a fan of single-sloped rooflines, Coletti
            with the mixture of this home’s design, the           wanted to integrate that into the 2019 home.
            products, the lot and its overall aura, I’m hoping    “[The design] was well received by everyone,
            that when people see the finished product, they       so we moved forward with it and I’m excited by
            truly enjoy it and say ‘wow, I can’t believe they     how it’s taken shape … Additionally, the home
            could do that.’”                                      has some very unique garage spaces. The
                                                                  front walkway runs alongside a glass-enclosed
             The five-bed, five-bath home, located in a
            mountainside suburb of Las Vegas, is in the           garage – a prime location for the owners to
            final stages of construction. It will be officially   display their favorite cars … Anyone who is a car
            unveiled to the public during IBS, Feb. 19-21. Show   fanatic is going to love that particular approach
            attendees will be able to see for themselves a        to this house.”
            wide variety of the latest building products and      Optimized Energy Efficiency
            techniques incorporated into the home.
                                                                   The project aims to achieve a HERS rating of
             Coletti recently described what his primary          less than 50. That is no easy feat for such a large
            goals are for the project, and what show goers        home, but having the best products makes the
            can anticipate when they tour the home:               goal much more attainable. “Owens Corning,

            Ultimate Views                                        Western Window Systems and several other
                                                                  manufacturers who have stepped forward with
             Coletti says he knew right away that the master      their best products are critical to helping us
            bedroom, the great room, the kitchen had to           reach that energy goal.”
            “take full advantage of the fantastic views off                                         NAHB NOV 2018


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