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Amerisips “Free Energy Living” model home
From left: Steve Bostic, Edwin Pearlstine and Tina Bostic at their model home at The Villages in St. Johns Woods on Johns Island, SC
Amerisips Homes builds them clean and green
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igh-performance cars and high-performance clothes have been around for years. The founders of Amerisips Homes believe we’re now in the era of high-performance homes. Tina and Steve Bostic moved their Island Design and Architecture Center from Sea Island, Georgia, to Charleston in 2011 with a new focus … to fill the need for true energy-efficient, high-quality homes. Steve Bostic related how the couple’s vision of “Free Energy Living”TM is now available for design and building anywhere in the Charleston area. The Bostics’ newest home design, the EcoShell, is built in partnership with Edwin Pearlstine at his new Lakeside community on Johns Island. “The
EcoShell is completely finished on the outside and the client can select exactly how they want the interiors to fit their lifestyle,” Tina Bostic said. “If they want a large kitchen, they can have it, and they can locate their master suite on either the first or second floor.” The EcoShell can be built to withstand winds from 140 to 200 mph and has solar systems to reduce energy costs by hundreds per month. “We’re a full-service design, manufacture and build company,” Steve Bostic said. “We work with clients directly, providing the total design of the residence, including interior design, and then design the structural insulated panels (SIPs) used to construct the EcoShell. We supply virtually everything in the house from mechanical and electrical
products to solar systems. And then we build our homes ... with the highest quality at a great value.” “They build super efficient homes, constructed quickly from SIPs with high strength and R-values instead of ‘stick built’ with framing lumber,” said Edwin Pearlstine. The homes are air tight, with superior energy efficiency and clean air technology. Amerisips builds to the USGBC’s LEED for Homes highest level, Platinum, as well as the EPA’s Indoor airPLUS standard, for extremely healthy air quality. “Consumers today really don’t want to waste their money,” Tina Bostic said. “They’re very interested in ‘Free Energy Living’ and a home where their family can breathe healthy air – that’s really important to them.”
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