Sneak Peek of the 2025 IBS Exhibit Home: Innovations in the Walls
The New American Home 2025 will be the fourth showcase that Sun West Custom Homes has built for the International Builders’ Show (IBS). However, even with all that experience, the build team must continually find creative ways to deliver an extraordinary home within a relatively tight timeframe.
“This is my second [time overseeing a] New American Home, and it is absolutely challenging,” said project superintendent Mark Schlachter. “We’ve got a lot of moving parts going on here — we’ve got all mechanicals going, we’ve got a roofer on, we’ve got the outside Henry [Blueskin] product being installed on the walls, trying to get the house dried in, we have the window installer here … It’s consolidated, and it’s a fast-moving ship.”
Despite the scope and complexity of The New American Home 2025, Schlachter and his team are managing to keep the project on schedule. Completion is expected in October 2024, and the official unveiling of the home will take place Feb. 25-27 during the 2025 IBS.
IBS attendees who tour the home will see an expansive living space of 9,423 total square feet, including five bedrooms, a large multipurpose/game room and an in-law/guest casita. Other unique features include an interior courtyard, two garages (a three car and a two car), and an 800-square-foot underground wine cellar and lounge.
In addition to incorporating innovative products and designs, The New American Home program prides itself on continually achieving the highest ratings for performance — and the 2025 home will be no exception. Ultimately, the home is expected to achieve Emerald certification from the National Green Building Standard, as well as certification from ENERGY STAR, Indoor airPLUS and the Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program.
The following video offers a sneak peek at how the project is progressing and some of the innovative products being used.
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