Ground-breaking LEED Platinum Home Features CGI Windows & Doors

September 24, 2013

MIAMI, Fla., Sept. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new home project in Miami Beach, Fla., 2020 Alton, has been awarded LEED Platinum status and is, to the best of public knowledge, the highest-scoring LEED home at 120/89.5 in the nation. All doors and windows in this record-setting project were manufactured by CGI Windows & Doors. The 2020 Alton project is a joint effort of developer Matthew Lahn of the Florida Green Home Design Group and architect Ari Sklar of Sklarchitecture. Additional achievements for 2020 Alton: • HERS (Home Energy Rating System) Index: -8 (100 is normal for new construction); • Home Innovation Research Labs Green Certified: National Green Building Standard EMERALD (highest level), indicating that the home saves 60% or more of its energy use; and • Named an Energy Star ® Qualified Home: • Indoor airPLUS certified; and • Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) Platinum certified. All of these recognitions include the energy efficiency of windows and doors in their variables.

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