Meritage Awards & Accolades
Every home we build is designed to exceed expectations.
A real confidence builder.
We’ve been pushing ourselves to higher standards for 40 years. We don’t do it for the awards, though. We raise the bar on homebuilding because your home deserves the best.
See our track record of success and recognition.
National Awards
We’re a nationally recognized homebuilding leader who does things differently.
- 2024, 2023, 2022 Avid Cup Award – Production, North America
- 2023 Hearthstone Builder Humanitarian Award
- 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 & 2013 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year for Sustained Excellence, EPA
- 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 & 2013 ENERGY STAR® Market Leader
- 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award
- 2020 Builder of the Year for Green Home Builder
- 2018 U.S. Department of Energy Housing Innovation Award
- 2017 Avid Diamond Award — U.S. Production (Raleigh)
- 2016 Avid Diamond Award — U.S. Production (Orlando)
- 2015 Avid Diamond Award — U.S. Production (Tucson)
- 2014 No. 2 Most Trusted Builder in America, Lifestory Research Most Trusted Builder in America
- 2012 National Green Building Awards, Project of the Year — Single Family Production, NAHB
- 2011 EnergyValue Housing Award (EVHA), NAHB
- 2011 People’s Choice Award, NAHB
- 2011 Builder of the Year, Builder and Developer Magazine
Regional Awards
We’re committed to being a partner you can trust.
- 2025 Avid Benchmark Award - Tucson, Tampa, Florida, San Antonio, Southern California, Raleigh, Northern California, Houston, Greenville, Denver
- 2024, 2023, 2022 Avid Cup - Production - Southern California
- 2023, 2022 Avid Gold Award – Nashville
- 2024 Avid Benchmark Award – Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Greenville, Houston, Nashville, Northern California, Phoenix, Raleigh, San Antonio, Tucson
- 2023, 2022 Avid Benchmark Award – Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Greenville, Houston, Northern California, Orlando, Raleigh, San Antonio, South Florida, Phoenix
- 2021, 2020 Avid Diamond Award - Southern California
- 2021 Avid Gold Award - Houston
- 2021 Avid Benchmark Award - Austin, Charlotte, Denver, Northern California, San Antonio, Tampa, Tucson
- 2020 Avid Benchmark Award - Austin, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, San Antonio, Tucson and Northern California Divisions
- 2020 Avid Gold Award - Denver
- 2019 Avid Gold Award – Austin & Denver Divisions
- 2019 Avid Benchmark Award – Orlando, Active Adult, Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Tucson, Phoenix & Northern California Divisions
- 2018 Avid Gold Award – San Antonio, Orlando & Phoenix Divisions
- 2018 Avid Benchmark Award – Austin, Houston, Raleigh, Tucson, Southern California & Northern California Divisions
- 2017 Avid Gold Award - Austin, Orlando & Southern California Divisions
- 2017 Avid Benchmark Award - Houston, San Antonio & Northern California Division
- 2016, 2015 Avid Gold Award - Western U.S. Production (Phoenix)
- 2016 Avid Gold Award - Southeast U.S. Production (Tampa)
- 2016, 2015 Avid Benchmark Award - South Central U.S. Production (Austin)
- 2016 Avid Benchmark Award - Western U.S. Production (Southern California)
- 2016 Builder of the Year Over 200 Units, BIA Bay Area
- 2015 Avid Gold Award Southeast Region — Orlando Division
- 2015 Avid Gold Award Western Region — Phoenix Division
- 2015 Avid Benchmark Award — Austin Division
- 2014 Avid Benchmark Award — San Antonio Division
- 2014 Avid Benchmark Award — Southern California Division
- 2014 Avid Benchmark Award — Phoenix Division
- 2013 AREA Homebuilder of the Year, AZ Business Magazine
- 2012 MAME Green Builder of the Year, BIA Bay Area
- 2011 Best Green Building Program, McSAM People's Choice Awards
- 2011 MAME "Best Energy Efficiency", North State BIA
- 2011 Green Pioneer, Phoenix Business Journal
- 2014 & 2013 MAME Green Builder of the Year, HBA Charlotte
Setting the standard for energy-efficient homes.
We’re building new homes the way they can and should be built.
First Full Environmental Protection Agency Triple-Certified Home: ENERGY STAR®, Indoor airPLUS, and WaterSense**
First NET ZERO National Builder*
**Not all of our homes built in Florida, Mississippi and/or Alabama meet Energy Star standards, and all of our homes built in California meet California Energy Efficiency Standards, which exceed Energy Star’s National Version 3 Standards and are consistent with our commitment to higher building standards and money-saving energy efficiency.
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