Tradition Hilton Head Selected as Location for HGTV's First 'Green Home'

Tradition Hilton Head Selected as Location for HGTV's First 'Green Home'

Network Cites Community's Commitment to Environment.

HARDEEVILLE, S.C., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Tradition Hilton Head, www.traditionhh.com, a distinctive 5,300-acre, sustainable master-planned community near the resort city of Hilton Head Island, SC, has been selected as the site for HGTV's first "green home".

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Being selected as the location for HGTV's first green home is truly an honor," said Tradition Hilton Head's president, David Page. "Our involvement with the HGTV Green Home allows us to showcase our environmental commitment while demonstrating techniques people can use in their homes to conserve natural resources."

Officials at HGTV said viewers of the Green Home 2008 Special on Sunday, March 23 at 9 p.m. ET/PT will get their first on air tour of the home -- a traditionally-styled Lowcountry cottage currently under construction. During the HGTV Green Home Giveaway 2008 (sm), from March 21-May 9, 2008, viewers can enter to win the home and prize packaged value at approximately $850,000. The HGTV Green Home Giveaway will complement the 12th annual HGTV Dream Home Giveaway.

"We are aware that many of our viewers are interested in hearing more about green lifestyles," said HGTV President Jim Samples. "The HGTV Green Home Giveaway provides an excellent opportunity to showcase examples of affordable, accessible and eco-friendly approaches to living."

At just over 2,000 square feet, the fully-furnished home includes three bedrooms with two and a half baths, and features both construction and design elements that are known to contribute to an energy efficient, cleaner and even healthier living environment. Public tours of the home will be available starting in spring 2008.

Page said the HGTV Green Home "is an important first step in our plans to develop Tradition Hilton Head as a 'green community' -- a place where our builders are required to utilize green design techniques and where conservation elements will be incorporated throughout."

The HGTV Green Home has been registered to receive a significant LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. LEED for Homes, a voluntary rating system, is a project of the U.S. Green Building Council, which plans to launch a nationwide residential LEED certification program later this year.

HGTV is one of cable television's top-rated networks, distributed to more than 95 million U.S. households. HGTV's website, www.HGTV.com, is the nation's leading online home and garden destination which attracts an average of 5.4 million unique visitors per month. Tradition Hilton Head is being built by the award-winning developer Core Communities, www.corecommunities.com, as a new town/ "sustainable" community and has already earned recognition for its eco-friendly golf course, designed and built by Tommy Fazio, as well as its cutting edge water re-use program. For more information, call (866) 459-1422 or visit www.TraditionHH.com

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Source: Tradition Hilton Head

CONTACT: Marty Sauls, +1-843-208-5300, or Tom Gardo, +1-843-785-3989,
Tom.Gardo@cnsghiltonhead.com, both of Tradition Hilton Head

Web site: http://www.traditionhh.com/
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http://www.corecommunities.com/

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