Green Home Lands in Newport
Middletown-based F.M. Properties puts first Energy Star-rated modular home into place in the city.
F.M. Properties, a Middletown-based modular home builder, had its first custom modular home for which it will seek a Gold Star rating from the National Association of Home Builders put into place on Wednesday in Newport. If the home achieves this rating, it will be the first in Newport to do so, although there is a home at 485 Spring Street that is pursuing U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification, a highly esteemed rating. The modular home, located on Champlin Place, was built by Westchester Modular Homes in Wingdale, NY, and transported to Newport on flatbed trucks. Westchester Modular Homes is the only east coast manufacturer of Energy Star rated modular homes, according to its website. Mike Hill, owner of F.M. Properties, says …
