17 April 2012 – By ROB LYON Smith Mountain Eagle — Efforts to build “sustainable green homes” and more energy efficient buildings appear to be growing and a Smith Mountain Lake company is a leader in that trend. PD&M, Inc. General Contractors of Moneta, a builder of custom homes at SML for the past 29 years, was recently recognized for building one of the 10 most energy efficient homes in Virginia in 2011. The 4,800-square-foot home, owned by Andrew and Cindy Rountree, is located in the Wirtz area of Smith Mountain...
read more3 January 2012 – Moneta, VA — PD&M, Inc. today is announcing that it is committing to build and label its homes to meet the new and more rigorous ENERGY STAR requirements set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) for 2012. PD&M has already built several new homes that have earned EPA’s ENERGY STAR to date; including the lake area’s first Platinum Certified home, representing savings of several thousand dollars on utility bills for their owners while significantly reducing greenhouse gas...
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