LELAND, N.C., May 28, 2008—The first Green Model Home in eastern North Carolina engineered for net zero energy cost opens with a celebration weekend June 14 & 15 at Brunswick Forest, a new 4,500-acre golf and country club community located just 10 minutes south of historic Wilmington, NC on US Hwy 17.   The home will be open for tours throughout the summer.

Designed in the traditional Lowcountry style, the Green Home combines the style of a high-end custom home with energy-saving, eco-friendly features, including some of the today’s most advanced green technology like Active Solar GE photovoltaic panels that convert sunlight to electricity.

            The home was built by AnchorageBuildingCorp.com, one of North Carolina’s leading green homebuilders, and systems engineered in a climate-controlled factory by South Carolina-based Haven Custom Homes.

            The Brunswick Forest Green Home features contains forward-thinking features such an EarthFurnace geothermal heat pump, Icynene insulation, totally sealed roof and foundation, on-demand water heater, water-management cisterns and low-emission chambered windows   It was carefully sited to take advantage of the sun’s natural path across the sky to reduce the work load on the heat and air system.

            Located in the exclusive Walden neighborhood of estate home sites, the Green Home is beautifully furnished with natural fiber fabrics and recycled materials. 

The Green Model Home will be open daily for tours.   Visitors should stop at Brunswick Forest’s Welcome Center, open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day.  For more information, visit www.brunswickforestgreen.com.

            Brunswick Forest’s master plan was carefully designed with the enhancement of the lush coastal landscape and the well-being of its residents in mind.  The 18,000-square-foot Fitness & Wellness Center has recently opened for property owners enjoyment with hard surface tennis courts, indoor and out door pools, state-of-the-art cardiovascular facility, an aerobics studio, juice and snack bars.   A host of other amenities are underway, including a network of over 100 miles of paths and trails linking amenities and neighborhoods; 27 holes of world- class golf at Cape Fear National® Country Club with the first 18 holes and clubhouse opening in Summer 2009; a River Club on Town Creek that will serve as a center for boating and fishing activities; an Ocean Club providing access to the Atlantic; a Garden Center with a greenhouse, garden and related facilities; neighborhood and community parks; and The Villages at Brunswick Forest, a major retail center with shops, dining, entertainment, medical and professional offices located at the community’s entrance.

            An array of individual neighborhoods offer single-family home sites, custom homes, town homes and cottages, designed to offer a wide range of architectural and lifestyle choices.  Initial pricing puts home sites from the $150,000s and home packages including home sites from the mid-$200,000s.

For more information on Brunswick Forest, call 910-371-2434; 1-888-371-2434 or visit www.brunswickforest.com.