Atlanta new homes can cost more than buyers realize

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(Free-Press-Release.com) September 19, 2007 -- When Atlanta’s fall allergy season hits with a vengeance, many of us retreat indoors for a breath of fresh air. But some home buyers are finding that all “indoors” are not created equally, and four walls and a roof don’t necessarily keep the allergens at bay.
Many of those same home buyers are finding a difference in a Haven Properties high performance home – one with EarthCraft construction that not only controls air intake, but also filters fresh air at the industry’s best level.

“Last fall, we took our daughter to the emergency room about once a week because of allergies to pollen. We thought we’d have to move out of state,” said Jody Madden, whose family lives in Forsyth County. “Since last October, when we moved into our new Haven Properties home, we’ve had no trips to the ER,” she said.
Haven Properties President Mike Baptist considers health one of the lifetime costs of a home – and one most often overlooked by buyers. Lifetime costs encompass not just the home’s selling price, but also the cost to heat or cool, maintain and live in the home over its lifetime.

Haven Properties relies on a Honeywell Air Ventilation System, which brings fresh air in and circulates it throughout the home in controlled amounts based on the home’s size and number of rooms. All fresh air brought in the home goes through a Honeywell Air Purifier. The purifier’s four-inch pleated filters trap more particles and up to five times more pollutants than regular air filters.
But for the Madden family, whose daughter’s weekly emergency room trips led to many missed days of school, the clean air is far more than just a housekeeping convenience. In fact, a quick search of the Internet shows yearly estimates of missed days at work and school ranging from 10,000 to 100 million days. While the numbers aren’t firm, the seriousness of the situation is apparent, and it was too much for this family.

“Our daughter’s problems were related to the outside air somehow getting in,” said Madden. “We worried about building a brand new home because our other one was new, too. That’s why we looked for the EarthCraft construction. It’s a great investment.”
Dr. Donald Cote, an ear, nose and throat doctor in Conyers/Covington, concurs that keeping homes sealed and filtering fresh air helps allergy sufferers. “Allergies affect over 20 percent of the population, so these measures are important for them,” said Dr. Cote. “Others who would benefit from cleaner indoor air are those with respiratory illnesses such as asthma or emphysema.”

And anyone with concerns about germs will appreciate the healthy advantages of Haven homes, too. Haven Properties is Silestone USA’s exclusive partner in The Cleaner KitchenTM program. They build healthier kitchens with Silestone countertops with Microban® bacterial inhibitors, Pür water filters and ventilation of moist stovetop air to the outdoors.
For more information on Haven Properties, call 770-752-0919 or visit www.havenproperties.com.

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