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2014 - Issue 4 - Summer

Vegas Magazine - Niche Media - There is a place beyond the crowds, beyond the ropes, where dreams are realized and success is celebrated. You are invited.

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continued on page 110 T oday's luxury Las Vegas home builders are erecting mansions that sat isf y not only t heir ow ners' t a ste for g ra ndeu r but a lso t heir conscience —not to ment ion t heir f r uga lit y. Using revolut iona r y mater ia ls a nd tech nolog ies, t hey're developing eco -f r iendly, energ y- eff icient houses t hat a re built to last a nd to cha nge t he way people live. And this year, local construction could have a powerful impact on how homes are designed all over the world. Every year for 31 years, the National Association of Home Builders has selected a team to create the showcase home—branded the New American Home (tnah.com) —for its International Builders' Show, and this year the spotlight falls on Vegas's own Element Building Company (elementbuilding company.com). A nd broker Iva n Sher of Shapiro & Sher (lasvegasfine homes.com) has a va lue proposit ion for t he eventua l buyer of Element's project, located in Henderson's coveted Sky Terrace enclave: Purchase the six-bedroom, nine-bathroom, fully furnished $3.85 million house at 2256 Sunrise R idge Court and prepare to be shocked at how low your energ y bills are. The estimated cost of powering this 6,713 -square-foot colossus is just $1,500 a year, or about $125 a month. But don't think that means skimping on amenities. "You've got a water feature a nd dead- on St r ip v iews," says Sher. "You wa lk in a nd you're encapsulated with this amazing feeling." Green Giants THE MOST LUXURIOUS OF LAS VEGAS'S $3 MILLIONPLUS HOMES ARE ALSO MODELS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY. BY ANDY WANG PHOTOGRAPHY BY RANDY SHANKULA Vegas's Element Building Company has reduced the monthly energy cost of its enormous New American Home to a paltry $125. VEGASMAGAZINE.COM 109 NEWS, STARS, AND TRENDS IN REAL ESTATE Haut e P roperty VEGASMAGAZINE.COM 109 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM 109 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM 109

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