KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of the largest and most trusted homebuilders in the U.S., today announced that its commitment to building highly water-efficient homes has again been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a record 14th consecutive year. KB Home is the first and only national homebuilder to receive the WaterSense^® Sustained Excellence Award, the highest level of recognition given by EPA’s WaterSense program.

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KB Home wins 2024 WaterSense sustained excellence award, the only national homebuilder to receive this prestigious honor. (Graphic: Business Wire)

“We value our long-standing partnership with KB Home, a homebuilder that continues to be an industry leader in water efficiency,” said Veronica Blette, Acting Associate Director of the Water Infrastructure Division in the EPA Office of Wastewater Management. “We commend KB Home’s efforts to building water-efficient homes that can help save their customers money and conserve resources — as well as the company’s commitment to building all future communities in Arizona, California and Nevada to EPA’s highest water-efficiency standard, WaterSense.”

WaterSense, a voluntary partnership program sponsored by the EPA, is both a label for water-efficiency and a resource for helping consumers learn ways to save water. More than 2,100 manufacturers, builders, retailers, utilities, and government and nonprofit organizations partner with WaterSense to produce and promote water-efficient products, programs and homes.

“KB Home is honored to be recognized by the EPA for a record 14th consecutive year. We were the first national builder to participate in the WaterSense program, helping our homeowners lower the long term cost of homeownership,” said Jeffrey Mezger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KB Home. “As the leading water-efficient national homebuilder, we believe that a WaterSense labeled KB home is a better home, one that is more efficient and affordable to operate, and one that helps to conserve this precious natural resource for future generations.”

KB Home continues to champion the important role EPA’s WaterSense program plays in helping to lower its buyers’ monthly utility costs and minimize their carbon footprint and energy usage. To date, KB Home has built over 21,800 WaterSense labeled and Water Smart homes — more than any other homebuilder — and installed over 1.1 million WaterSense labeled fixtures. The company estimates that its homes conserve approximately two billion gallons of water annually.

KB Home has earned awards under all of EPA’s homebuilder programs, including WaterSense, ENERGY STAR^®, which establishes energy-efficiency standards, and Indoor airPLUS, which focuses on indoor air quality. The company’s sustainability leadership was recognized by Newsweek^®, with the company being the only homebuilder named to the publication’s prestigious America’s Most Responsible Companies list four years in a row. Additionally, KB Home was named as one of USA Today’s 2024 America’s Climate Leaders, with the distinction of being ranked in the top five percent of all companies listed as well as the highest-ranked homebuilder.

For more information on KB Home’s sustainability initiatives, visit kbhome.com/sustainability.

For more information on WaterSense, visit www.epa.gov/watersense.

About KB Home

KB Home is one of the largest and most trusted homebuilders in the United States. We operate in 47 markets, have built over 680,000 quality homes in our more than 65-year history, and are honored to be the #1 customer-ranked national homebuilder based on third-party buyer surveys. What sets KB Home apart is building strong, personal relationships with every customer and creating an exceptional experience that offers our homebuyers the ability to personalize their home based on what they value at a price they can afford. As the industry leader in sustainability, KB Home has achieved one of the highest residential energy-efficiency ratings and delivered more ENERGY STAR® certified homes than any other builder, helping to lower the total cost of homeownership. For more information, visit kbhome.com.

About WaterSense

WaterSense, a partnership program sponsored by EPA, seeks to protect the future of our nation's water supply by offering consumers and businesses simple ways to use less water with water-efficient products, homes and services.

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