RED BANK, N.J., April 29, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV), a leading national homebuilder, today announced that it is the recipient of this year's InfoWorld Green 15 Award, an annual listing of companies that have established sustainable practices in information technology to be environmentally responsible and drive tangible business value.
"With this year's batch of Green 15 winners, organizations of all sizes across an array of industries -- from education to government to medical to energy -- continue to demonstrate that sustainable IT practices are smart business IT practices," said Ted Samson, Senior Analyst, InfoWorld. "Green IT projects not only yield significant environmental benefits that improve an organization's environmental standing; they can result in major cost savings, efficiency boosts, and other rewards that will put a big smile on the CFO's face."
"For several years now, we have constructed new homes with exceptional energy efficiency features that reduce monthly utility costs for our home buyers," said J. Larry Sorsby, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hovnanian Enterprises. "We recently launched a new initiative to bring further awareness to our efforts in constructing high performance homes. We have enlisted the help of a new spokesperson, Nate, who has become the face of our initiative and communicates to prospective homebuyers in a variety of venues regarding the high efficiency homes that we build. Our sustainable initiatives in information technology are perfectly aligned with our vision to be a more energy-efficient and earth-friendly company."
Nicholas Colisto, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, said, "Our sustainable IT initiatives are helping us to reduce energy consumption and be more environmentally responsible. We will continue to explore and exploit opportunities to contribute to this effort wherever possible."
Companies around the world have embraced green technology to drive projects and develop products aimed at boosting energy efficiency, trimming waste, and reducing or eliminating the use or the production of harmful substances. The InfoWorld Green 15 awards recognize each year the 15 most innovative IT initiatives that fall under this umbrella of sustainability.
Additional details on the InfoWorld Green 15 Award can be found online at http://www.infoworld.com/
About Hovnanian Enterprises®
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., founded in 1959 by Kevork S. Hovnanian, is headquartered in Red Bank, New Jersey. The Company is one of the nation's largest homebuilders with operations in Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. The Company's homes are marketed and sold under the trade names K. Hovnanian® Homes®, Matzel & Mumford, Brighton Homes, Parkwood Builders, Town & Country Homes and Oster Homes. As the developer of K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons communities, the Company is also one of the nation's largest builders of active adult homes.
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