Pulte named 2023 Builder of the Year by Florida Green Building Coalition
PulteGroup was once again honored as Florida’s greenest homebuilder by the Florida Green Building Coalition, earning the 2023 Builder of the Year Award for completing more green-certified single-family homes than any other builder in the state. The national homebuilder, one of the country’s most recognized and trusted brands for 70 years, was also a top finalist for the highest-scoring single-family home in Florida.
It’s the second time PulteGroup has been recognized for its commitment to environmentally friendly green products, best practices and sustainability. The company also received the coalition’s Builder of the Year Award in 2020.
Pulte certified 78 homes Platinum, the highest level of certification, in 2023.
The FGBC award was presented during a ceremony at TerraWalk, one of several PulteGroup-affiliated neighborhoods at Babcock Ranch, America’s first solar-powered town located just outside of Fort Myers.
“We are honored to receive the Builder of the Year award, which reaffirms our efforts to build quality, sustainable homes with minimal environmental impact,” said Josh Graeve, president of PulteGroup’s Southwest Florida Division. “This is what our homeowners want and a big part of our legacy as a homebuilder in Florida. Accepting this award at TerraWalk was particularly poignant – the neighborhood is a great example of our commitment to green building, energy efficiency, environmental stewardship, technology and innovation.”
Designed with nature in mind, TerraWalk by DiVosta, a PulteGroup brand, features an extensive network of hiking and biking paths and a private eight-acre amenity center nestled along a large lake. Many of the neighborhood’s single-family homes and garden villas overlook lakes and preserves.
Pulte Homes, DiVosta’s sister company, is the exclusive builder in five additional Babcock Ranch communities, including Verde, Parkside, Edgewater, Edgewater Shores and Northridge. Pulte also built in the Lake Babcock and Lake Timber neighborhoods.
The Florida Green Building Coalition, the state’s leading certifier of green residential and commercial construction, has certified over 35,000 single-family homes, commercial buildings, high-rises, land developments and local governments. The coalition’s certification programs are the only Florida-specific standards addressing the state’s unique challenges – a hot humid environment, climate, distinct topography and geology, resiliency and potential natural disasters.
Green certification is based on hundreds of factors with numerical points earned for energy performance, water conservation, lot choice, site conditions, health, materials and disaster mitigation. Projects are awarded bronze, silver, gold or platinum certification based on points.
To browse Pulte’s new homes and communities across Southwest Florida, please visit Pulte.com/FortMyers.