Volume III
Fall/Winter 2004/2005
When buying a manufactured home, there is one word that sets this purchase apart from all others - Home! You are investing in a place to live. A place for you, for your family, where events unfold, where the Holidays take place. Your new home is also something that will become part of your community. You will be adding a new face to the neighborhood, a new residence that people will see and drive to and from. It may not be quite that whole "circle-of-life" thing, but buying a home is a bigger deal than you might think!
Buying Super Good Cents/ENERGY STAR home is not just the best investment for your home that will save you money every month on your heating and cooling costs. It also reduces the amount of energy your community uses too, which reduces the use of our natural resources and makes the world a happier place! Make sure your new home is a Super Good Cents/ENERGY STAR home, because it really does matter! For you, your family, your community, and the rest of us!
Even cooler than the temperature outside!

Bills are probably not your favorite things to get in the mail, but you might not mind the utility bill when you live in a certified energy-efficient Super Good Cents/ENERGY STAR manufactured home. With a "cost-optimal" thermal shell (a home's floors, walls, ceilings, windows & doors), you have the right balance of energy efficient construction and cost effectiveness.

Believe us, those Super Good Cents/ENERGY STAR energy guys study the energy stuff all the time to make sure you get the best energy savings for your dollar.

Your heating bills could become the coolest mail you receive! (Okay, that might be a stretch for a bill, but you never know!)

A day in the life of a quality control pro...

Meet Al Rust, of the Oregon Department of Energy. Al has been in the manufactured housing industry for a very long time. He knows everything (at least we think he does!) Much of his career was as a quality control manager for a high-production plant, so he knows how to make the small things work. More recently, Al was with the Building Codes Division, applying his expertise to making sure what is built is built right.

Nothing like peace of mind, especially when it comes to your new home! Every certified Super Good Cents/ENERGY STAR manufactured home has added layers of inspections and quality assurance. An approved in-plant inspector inspects every home as it goes down the line in the factory. Each factory is inspected by Al, too!

Now, Al is "on-the-line" working with each Northwest plant once every quarter on the details of certified Super Good Cents/ENERGY STAR construction. He will conduct a complete review, from floors to the shipping yard, on every detail that makes your new home perform better. We are excited Al Rust is a part of our team.

We think you will be, too!

Perfect! It's gonna be a Warm,
Wonderful Winter!
Perfect! It's gonna be a Warm,
Wonderful Winter!
Brought to you by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Manufactured Home Program, the team of State Energy Offices who bring you certified Super Good Cents/ENERGY STAR manufactured homes.