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John Wesley Miller Companies has been named Southern Arizona Home Builders Association's 2007 Builder of the Year!
John Wesley Miller Companies is a 2008 EnergyValue Housing Award recipient, winning for it's Net Zero Energy Home's "consistently good features."
John Wesley Miller Companies has received the 2007 AARP/NAHB Livable Communities Award!
And you may have seen us featured in AARP Magazine or on their website.
From the NAHB/AARP press release: "Builder up to 2,500 square feet - John Wesley Miller Companies (for Armory Park del Sol in Tucson, AZ) This user-friendly home design features state-of-the-art energy efficient technology, including solar panels and solar water heating systems, to reduce energy usage by 56%. The house also includes a well-designed kitchen, bathroom, entryways, and architectural details of the surrounding historic neighborhood."
John Wesley Miller Companies has received recognition "for demonstrating leadership and commitment to residential energy efficiency" from the U.S Department of Energy's Builders Challenge.
Armory Park del Sol is featured in a brand new Green Smart Market Report, titled The Green Homeowner: Remodeling and Buying Green Homes by McGraw-Hill Construction Analytics.
John Wesley Miller Companies' Armory Park del Sol homes use about half the water of the average Tucson home! To read the APdS Water Report, click here.
Armory Park del Sol has been the recipient of several prestigious awards and accolades this year. The most recent are:
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City of Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup's
Certificate of Appreciation & Recognition to John Wesley Miller Companies for "providing exceptional standard and optional accessible and visitable home construction features, and provisions for individuals with disabilities in our community."
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Governor Janet Napolitano’s Arizona Innovation Award
Also... John Wesley Miller Companies is profiled on Governor Janet Napolitano's Innovation America Foundation website.
John Wesley Miller
C o m p a n i e s
Where Historic Meets High Tech
"Since we as builders of homes actually create the lived-in environment, why not take back the word and say,
'we are the environmentalists.'"
Tucson green home builder and solar pioneer John Wesley Miller is a national leader in energy conservation and 
green building practices. He has received numerous industry honors and awards for energy conservation and building quality in his over 50 years as a builder. In 2002, the National Association of Home Builders' National Green Builders' Conference named Miller the year's Outstanding Green Advocate. John Wesley Miller has consulted with Pima County to promote a program for energy efficient homes and the use of solar energy, and with the University of Arizona's Environmental Research Laboratory in developing new energy saving products and technologies.
Miller is one of four builders selected by the US Department of Energy to develop zero-energy use homes (Net Zero Energy Homes). Two of these homes have been completed by John Wesley Miller Companies is in the Armory Park del Sol development, a nationally recognized model for green building practices. The most recent Net Zero Energy Home (Net ZEH2) doubles as the Armory Park del Sol Sales Office and is located at 459 S. 3rd Avenue. The Net ZEH2 is open between 10am and 5pm, 7 days a week. For more information, drop by for a tour or click here.
"There will be many ways of getting to Green,not just two or three, and the opportunity for individual creativity will be unlimited. Now is the time for all of us to come together and show the world what we are capable of." - John Wesley Miller
