On October 6, 2022, the 2022 WaterSense Sustained Excellence, Partner of the Year, and Excellence Award winners were announced during the WaterSmart Innovations Conference. WaterSense and its more than 2,000 utility, manufacturer, retail, builder, and other organizational partners make it possible for consumers and businesses to save water, energy, and money by producing and promoting water-efficient products, homes, and programs. Since 2006, WaterSense partners have helped save 6.4 trillion gallons of water and $135 billion on consumer utility bills.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pleased to recognize 11 Partner of the Year Award winners, including homebuilder
Fulton Homes of Metro Phoenix, AZ.
Fulton Homes has been hard at work bringing WaterSense labeled homes to the market, winning its third Partner of the Year Award. In 2021, Fulton closed on 609 WaterSense labeled homes, nearly double the number it built in 2020! This represented nearly 80 percent of the total new houses that Fulton Homes closed on in 2021. All homes built by Fulton Homes in 2021 included WaterSense labeled plumbing products.
"Fulton Homes is thrilled to be recognized for receiving their third WaterSense Partner of the Year Award. We look forward to implementing WaterSense version 2.0 as water conservation is extremely important, particularly here in the desert."
-Doug Fulton, CEO
Fulton project managers and their assistants are trained in all areas of WaterSense and sustainable building practices. Fulton Homes also works closely with plumbing contractors so that they understand the importance of WaterSense labeled products. To ensure its homes were able to meet version 2.0 of the WaterSense homes program, Fulton management met quarterly with their third-party inspectors to review the updated specification, discussed methods to meet the new requirements, and conducted community outreach.
Fulton Homes already advertises its WaterSense labeled homes by adding the label to their promotional materials, price sheets, and neighborhood banners. In 2021, Fulton Homes expanded its customer service team and trained them on WaterSense labeled products so they can help customers realize the value of saving water.
To learn more about the WaterSense program, visit the EPA's WaterSense website at:
www.epa.gov/watersense
.