Best In American Living Award presented for Outstanding Home Design at 2009 International Builders Show
Malvern, PA, February 2009 — In recognition of the nation’s best new housing designs, the 25th annual Best in American Living Awards (BALA) were presented on Monday, January 19, 2009 at a ceremony in conjunction with the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. The Best Suburban Smart Growth Community Merit Award was presented to Progressive Housing
Ventures, LLC for the Green Street Mews, LLC town-home project in Downingtown, PA.
The annual Best In American Living Award (BALA) residential design competition—cosponsored by Professional Builder magazine and the National Association of Homebuilders — is the foremost residential design competition in the country. It pays tribute to those individuals who produce homes that illustrate design quality, success in the marketplace, and exemplify the best in American living.
In making their award, judges took into account not only how well the Green Street Mews community sold in the marketplace, but also such things as how pedestrian-friendly it is, how well it protected the natural environment, and used land in an efficient and innovative manner, and how well it respected the architecture and aesthetics of the surrounding neighborhood.
A total of 48 award winners in 36 categories were chosen from more than 300 entries. The 2008 BALA competition’s panel of 13 judges was composed of builders, marketing experts, architects, land planners, developers, design professionals, interior designers and Professional Builder editors.
The National Association of Home Builders is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association representing more than 200,000 members. NAHB is affiliated with more than 800 state and local home builders associations around the country. For additional information go to www.nahb.org.