HGTV Green Home 2009 Earns Platinum LEED Certification and EPA Indoor airPLUS Label

HGTV Green Home 2009 Earns Platinum LEED Certification and EPA Indoor airPLUS Label

Giveaway Period Ends June 5, 2009

PORT SAINT LUCIE, Fla., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Time is running out for viewers to enter the 2009 HGTV Green Home Giveaway. Fans can still enter to win the HGTV Green Home grand prize package valued at $750,000 once per day on HGTV.com or as often as they wish by regular mail until Friday, June 5, 2009 at 5 p.m. This year's home, located in Tradition, FL, received a significant Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification and earned the Indoor airPLUS label from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The 2009 HGTV Green Home, a 2,430-square-foot contemporary Spanish-style cottage which features construction and design elements that contribute to an energy efficient, cleaner and healthier living environment, will be presented to one lucky viewer during a special broadcast on Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

The Platinum LEED certification signifies that the HGTV Green Home meets stringent standards for sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, indoor environmental quality and innovative design. LEED for Homes, a voluntary rating system, is a project of the U.S. Green Building Council.

To earn the Indoor airPLUS label, a home must meet strict guidelines set by the EPA for reducing poor indoor air quality and have third-party verification. The 2009 HGTV Green Home includes more than 30 additional design and construction features for moisture control, radon control, pest barriers, improved heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, combustion pollutant control and low emission materials. These features help protect the homeowners from a host of health problems associated with poor indoor air quality, including eye irritation, allergies, headaches, and respiratory problems such as asthma. As an Indoor airPLUS qualified home, the HGTV Green Home also meets guidelines for energy efficiency set by the EPA's ENERGY STAR program. For more information, visit www.epa.gov/indoorairplus.

"We have heard from many of our viewers that they are interested in hearing more about green lifestyles," said HGTV President Jim Samples. "We are proud of the HGTV Green Home because it provides an excellent showcase of accessible and eco-friendly approaches to living."

About HGTV Green Home

The HGTV Green Home Giveaway complements the network's annual HGTV Dream Home Giveaway, one of the most successful consumer promotions in cable TV history. The HGTV Green Home Giveaway 2009 involves sponsorship from several national advertisers including: General Motors Corporation, Shaw Industries Inc., Sears, Roebuck and Co., Kohler Co., S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., CaesarStone US, The Sherwin-Williams Company and Huhtamaki Food Service Inc. Full entry details and official rules are available at HGTV.com.

About HGTV

HGTV, America's leader in home and lifestyle programming, is distributed to more than 97 million U.S. households and is one of cable's top-rated networks. HGTV's website, HGTV.com, is the nation's leading online home-and-garden destination that attracts an average of 5 million unique visitors per month. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Nashville and San Francisco, HGTV is owned by Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.(NYSE:SNI), the leading developer of lifestyle-oriented content for television and the Internet.

About Core Communities

The award-winning developer of the St. Lucie West and Tradition communities in Florida, Core Communities' mission is to create and develop master-planned total-living community environments throughout the Southeastern United States. Its St. Lucie West community is today home to more than 7,500 residences and serves as the Spring Training home of the New York Mets. Tradition, Florida, encompasses more than 8,300 acres and serves as a catalyst for job creation on the Florida Treasure Coast. Visit www.traditionfl.com for more information. Core Communities is headquartered in Port St. Lucie at Tradition Station, 10521 S.W. Village Center Drive, Suite 201, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987. Visit Core Communities on the Internet at CoreCommunities.com. Core Communities also is developing Tradition Hilton Head (www.traditionhh.com), the 5,300-acre master-planned community that is home to the first HGTV Green Home.

Source: HGTV

CONTACT: Emily Yarborough, +1-865-803-3681, eyarborough@hgtv.com, or
Lynne Davis, +1-212-549-8621, ldavis@hgtv.com, both of HGTV

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