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Michelle Usher Named Rising Star Award Finalist

Submitted by: Kathy Vass on Nov 19, 2009 at 10:21 pm Tagged with: Addison Homes, EarthCraft House, ENERGY STAR, green building, sustainable building, Suzanne Thaler Rising Star Award, women in business Source: Addison Homes, LLC

Michelle Usher, Vice President of Addison Homes, LLC and President of Addison Consulting, LLC, was named one of five finalists for the 2009 Suzanne Thaler Rising Star Award. The annual award recognizes outstanding accomplishments by women in business.

Usher was selected as a finalist for her contributions to the growth of Addison Homes, LLC and the establishment of Addison Consulting, LLC. Usher joined Addison Homes in 2007 after a successful 15-year marketing career with Milliken & Co. She worked to associate and execute the Addison Homes brand with energy efficient, green homes. As a result, the Greenville-based homebuilder has won numerous industry awards and has been recognized regionally and nationally as a leader in green building and remodeling. In 2007, Addison Homes was named Regional EarthCraft House™ Builder of the Year. In 2008, the company was recognized with the Sustainable Communities Champion Award by Upstate Forever, and also was recognized for the Individual Environmental Stewardship Award from the Upstate chapter of the U.S.Green Building Council. In 2009, Addison Consulting, LLC was formed to offer building science consulting and building performance and testing services related to green building and remodeling initiatives.

A regional leader in sustainable, high performance, “green” building, Addison Homes constructs all of its homes to the rigorous ENERGY STAR® and EarthCraft House™ green building standards. For more information, call (864) 848.2667 or visit www.addison-homes.com.