BASF Builders Challenge Awards Honored Six Builders for Excellence in High Performance, Energy Efficient Building at IBS 2011 Show

This photo shows a group of seven men standing next to a sign that reads "BASF: The Chemical Company." The five men in the center hold BASF Builders Challenge awards certificates.

Left to right: David Lee, U.S. Department of Energy; Ken Fonorow, rater for G.W. Robinson Homes; Todd Louis, Tommy Williams Homes; Patrick Gillis rater for Lifestyle Homes; Chad Burlingame, KB Home; Nate Beauregard, David Weekley Homes; Jack Armstrong, BASF

In partnership with the Builders Challenge, BASF held the third annual BASF Builders Challenge Awards at the 2011 International Builders Show in Orlando, Florida.

This year's awardees include David Weekley Homes (Texas) for qualifying the most homes (779) for the Builders Challenge in 2010, Artistic Homes (New Mexico), G.W. Robinson Homes (Florida), KB Home (Florida), LifeStyle Homes (Florida), and Tommy Williams Homes (Florida) for qualifying homes to Maximized Energy Performance, or homes that product as much energy as they use through the Builders Challenge in 2009.

Learn more about this year's awardees by reading their case studies: