Morningstar Homes Inc. Custom Home Builders Chapel Ridge Golf Community, Cameron Village

MorningStar Homes is getting ready to start an Estate homes in the new Estates section of Chapel Ridge. THis home is a pre-sale and will ahve over 6,000 heated sqaure feet and four garages when it is done. Some additional features of this homes will be an exercise room and smoking/billard room in the finished basement. Check back often to see progress reports

Morningstar Homes will be starting one of our Craftsman style homes on lot 12 at parker Street. THis homes is located less then 1 mile from Cameron village and will have many exciting features along with a great location. THis home is available for sale. For more information, please contact us at info@morningstarhomesinc.com

We have recently moved into our new office. Office hours are by appointment only.

In a continuing effort to provide the greatest value in a custom home to our future customers, we are excited to announce that we will now offer Pella windows in our future homes.

Pella windows is a window manufacturer that has a long history of building a quality product that is known throughout the building industry for its innovation and quality. From their newest offering in an all vinyl window to their high end casement products, we are sure that there is a Pella window to meet each and every customers needs.

For more information, please feel free to contact us anytime at www.info@morningstarhomesinc.com or go to Pella’s website at www.pella.com.

MorningStar Homes Inc. now offers Energy Star upgrade packages to customers building a new home. With current energy prices being what they are and the global warming problems we are experiencing, we felt it was the responsible thing to do to move down this avenue. We are committed to increasing the value of our products and services through continued improvement, such as the Energy Star program.

ENERGY STAR is the government symbol for energy efficiency. The mark Identifies new homes and more than fifty types of products that are energy efficient and offer features, quality, and performance that today's consumer expect. Products that can earn the ENERGY STAR include appliances, Lighting, homes office equipment, consumer electronics, and heating and cooling equipment.

A home that earns the ENERGY STAR is significantly more efficient than a standard home. By purchasing an ENERGY STAR qualified home, you can have all the features you desire in your new home, plus lower utility bills-all while helping to prevent greenhouse gas emissions.

ENERGY STAR is a voluntary partnership between the government and more than 8,000 organizations, including 3,500 of the nations home builders. Together with home buyers and their families, we are working to achieve a common goal-protecting the environment for future generations by changing to more energy-efficient practices today.

MorningStar Homes Inc. is currently in the planning stages to build a Southern Living Program Home in the Raleigh area. We will most likely build this home "inside the belt line" with a scheduled completion date of spring of 2008. Check back often to get the latest news on this project.

MorningStar Homes, working in partnership with our Interior Design Firm; Design Right, is in the process of attending and completing the courses to get our CAPS (Certified Ageing in Place Specialist) certification from the National Association of Home Builders.

The CAPS program is designed to further instruct the homebuilding community in the strategies and techniques for designing and building aesthetically enriching, barrier-free living environments. The CAPS program goes beyond design to address the codes and standards, common remodeling expenditures and projects, product ideas, and resources needed to provide comprehensive and practical aging-in-place solutions. CAPS graduates pledge to uphold a code of ethics and are required to maintain their designation by attending continuing education programs and participating in community service.

We believe that with our current knowledge base in “UNIVERSAL DESIGN” the CAPS program will provide us with an even more robust information base allowing us to provide a greater service to our customers.

On Friday March 23, MorningStar Homes Inc. in conjunction with Design Right will sponsor a workshop on Universal Design to be presented by the Universal Design Alliance.

The workshop, called “The Universal Home” will be presented at Meredith College by Sandra McGowen, FASID. Ms. McGowen is Co-Founder of the Universal Design Alliance and Coordinator of the Interior Design program, Atlanta Campus for Brenau University.

Why Everyone Needs Universal Design
The Principles of Universal Design
Characteristics of Universal Design projects
Room by room features that make a home universal
Specific products and appliances that are universal

MorningStar Homes, as a cosponsor, has recognized the importance of Universal Design with the current aging population growth. Universal Design goes far beyond the minimum ADA requirements and addresses a more robust set of lifestyle needs from major to minor disabilities as well as aging in place.

Design Right, a local ASID interior design firm, works with MorningStar Homes in assisting their customers to address not only the elements of good interior design, but specific lifestyle needs as well. For more information go to their web site at WWW.DESIGNRIGHT.BIZ.

For more information regarding this workshop or to register to attend, please contact Barbara Lile at BARBARA@DESIGNRIGHT.BIZ.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Raleigh builders MorningStar Homes, Inc. has been selected for membership in the Southern Living Custom Builder Program.

MorningStar Homes, Inc. (www.morningstarhomesinc.com) is one of 105 builders chosen nationwide for the 14th annual builder program. Each year, Southern Living carefully selects members based on their reputation among local businesses and consumers; strength of presence in their respective markets; superior quality and attention to detail; innovative style; and other criteria.

Members have exclusive rights to a special portfolio of Southern Living House Plans. Builders also have access to the entire Southern Living House Plans collection, which includes more than 800 plans created by respected architects and designers.

“The builder program is a natural extension of our overall homes effort, which aims at offering quality designs and new ideas to consumers across the Southeast,” said Kristen Payne, Manager of Builder Programs and Services for Southern Living.

MorningStar Homes specializes in building distinctive custom homes on lots, building sites and acreage that their customers own. The also have an active program for building historically accurate homes inside the belt line in downtown Raleigh. Both principals bring over 70 years combined experience in the home building business and a real focus on learning what the customer wants in their home, and delivering it to them. They also have a strategic alliance with Design Right (www.designright.biz), an ASID certified interior design firm that assists each of their customers in the color and selection process.

Southern Living (www.southernliving.com) is published by Southern Progress Corporation, which also publishes Progressive Farmer, Cooking Light, Southern Accents, Coastal Living and Sunset magazines as well as other Oxmoor House books. The Birmingham-based subsidiary of Time Inc. is a leading publisher of lifestyle information.

We recently started another craftsman home which will have some rather unique features to it. This home is 3000 sq. feet and includes a workshop in the basement. It will be unique to the area in that it will have the tradition Craftsman exterior and a very contemporary interior. Check back often to see updated photo’s of this home.

MORNINGSTAR HOMES IS THE NEWEST BUILDER IN THE LUXURY CHAPEL RIDGE GOLF COMMUNITY.

MorningStar Homes has just purchased a great corner lot in the exciting new master planned Chapel Ridge Golf Community and will begin building one of our signature Frank Betz designs within the next 30 days.

Located halfway between Pittsboro and Chapel Hill on the newly widened highway 15/501, this community is convenient to just about everything. It features a Fred Couples championship golf course along with an extensive amenity package featuring a swim and tennis club with playgrounds, basketball courts and a resort style swimming pool. For more information on this great community, visit their web site at www.chapelridgeinfo.com

We will offer our Frank Betz designed Woodcliffe home plan in this community. It will include a long list of custom features such as granite tops in the kitchen, hardwood flooring, built in bookcases and cabinets in select locations, upgrade lighting and plumbing fixtures as well as an extensive landscape package including a sprinkler system just to name a few. For the complete scoop as well as pricing information on this plan call Peggy Makepeace today at 919-981-0341 or toll free at 877-906-6001. You can also e-mail her at pmakepeace@morningstarhomesinc.com.

MORNINGSTAR HOMES IS LOOKING TO EXPAND OUR “INSIDE THE BELTLINE” ACTIVITIES

We’re currently in the process of acquiring several lots near Cameron Village in order to build some of our signature Craftsman homes on them. If this sounds interesting to you, contact us as soon as possible. Once we offer these homes for sale, they will go fast. INFO@MORNINGSTARHOMESINC.COM