The New Urban Challenge could not have been built without the support of its many sponsors, a select group of building product manufacturers and suppliers that contributed to this innovative project. A list of companies, their levels of sponsorship, and the products they provided, follows:
Pinnacle Sponsor
Pella Corporation: Pella Windows & Doors Windows, patio doors
Cornerstone Sponsors
Whirlpool : Appliances, laundry center
Gladiator Garageworks: Garage storage system
Lifestyle & Technology Sponsor
Best Buy: Digital lifestyle solutions, structured wiring, and consumer electronics
Founding Sponsors
James Hardie Siding Products: Fiber-cement siding and soffit panels
Timberlake Cabinet Co.: Cabinets and bookshelves
Premier Sponsors
Armstrong: Wood flooring and ceiling panels
Crossville: Ceramic, stainless steel, and glass tile
Delta Faucet Co.: Faucets, fittings, and bath accessories
Elk Premium Building Products: Roofing and ridge ventilation (Classic Residence and Shingled Cottage)
MonierLifeTile: Concrete roofing tiles (Villa)
Silestone By Cosentino: Natural quartz-surface countertops
Simpson Door Co.: Interior doors
Temple-Inland:: Structural lumber, sheathing, and wallboard
Underwriting Sponsors
Fypon: Interior and exterior trim
Goodman: Heat pumps
Heat-N-Glo: Gas fireplaces
Honeywell: Climate control systems
Johns Manville: Formaldehyde-free fiberglass insulation
Participating Sponsors
Beam Industries: Central vacuum system
Broan-Nutone Medicine cabinets, door chimes, bath fan/lights, ventilation fans, and intercoms
Chamberlain Professional Products: Garage door openers
Culligan International: Water softener and reverse osmosis system
Dodge: Caravan minivan (Classic Residence) and Durango SUV (Shingled Cottage)
DuPont Weatherization Systems: Housewrap and flashing systems
Eaton'S Electrical Business: Automatic generators, transfer switches, and A/C disconnects
First Continental Mortgage Co.: Residential mortgage loans
Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition: Fire suppression system
Home Team Pest Defense: Termite control system and service
Hunter Douglas: Custom window coverings
In-Sink-Erator: Hot water dispenser and garbage disposer
JPMorgan Chase: Construction loans
Kwikset Corp.: Entry door handle sets and interior doorknobs
Laticrete: Tile and stone installation solutions
Overhead Door Corp.: Garage doors
Owens Corning Cultured Stone: Cultured brick (Shingled Cottage and Villa)
Rinnai Corp.: Tankless water heaters
Rubbermaid Home Products: Closet shelving
Sea Gull Lighting: Exterior and interior lighting
Shaw Industries Carpeting (Shingled Cottage and Villa)
The Sherwin-William Co.: Interior and exterior latex and enamel paint, concrete stain, and acrylic latex caulk
Suntrust Mortgage: Mortgage products and services
Wachovia: Real estate financial services
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage: Construction and permanent financing
Contributors
American Standard: Plumbing fixtures
Boral Bricks: Brick pavers (Classic Residence)
Cemex: Stucco (Villa)
Copper Development Association: Copper accent roofing (Classic Residence)
Portland Cement Association: Poured concrete
Simpson Strong-Tie Co.: Framing connectors
Local Suppliers And Subcontractors
AAA Plumbing (concrete pump)
AB Design (blueprints)
Alamar Services (landscape and grading)
Appenberry's (fountains)
ARtesian Pools (pools)
Artistic Masonry (fireplace brick installation)
B & A Utilities (underground work)
Bob Richards (miscellaneous services)
Builders First Source (LBM materials)
Builder's Insulation (insulation)
C & S DRYWALL (drywall installation)
Cast-Crete (lintels and steel)
CBS Builder Supply (roof trusses)
Collis Roofing (roofing installation)
Comfort House (portable restrooms)
Community Cleaning Services (cleaning and miscellaneous services)
Davy Fire Protection (fire sprinklers)
Del Air (HVAC)
Four Seasons Gas (fireplace installation and gas piping)
Gc Painting & Drywall (paint and drywall)
Grusemeyer Scott (surveying)
Hasting'S Garage Door Co. (garage opener installation)
High & Low Electric (electrical)
Installations Plus Of Central Florida (windows)
Iron Art & Fabrication (iron work)
Janego Construction (framing labor)
Jessup'S Specialty Products (mirrors, shelving, and accessories)
JR Bulldozing (excavation)
JRM Construction (concrete block labor)
KLM Plumbing (plumbing)
Kyle Milton (wallpaper)
Lighting Services Of Central Florida (light fixtures)
Mark Berland (iron detailing)
Mary Cotrell Cleaning Services (cleaning and miscellaneous)
MB Construction (framing labor)
Mitech Systems (low-voltage wiring, security systems, and central vacuum systems)
On Site Safety (workplace safety railing)
Orlando Decorative Concrete (concrete slab and flatwork)
Phil'S Trim (framing, siding, interior and exterior trim, and miscellaneous services)
Pommells Drywall Systems (drywall)
Prestige/Ab Ready Mix (poured concrete)
Prestige Granite (granite surfaces)
Radd Tannous Engineering (soil compaction tests)
Reliant Building Products (miscellaneous materials)
Redmon Design (landscape design)
Residential Building Supply (miscellaneous materials)
Ricardo Rodriquez Framing (framing labor)
Russo & Sons (dumpsters)
Rutland Gutter (copper roof)
S & B Aluminum (soffit)
Smyth Lumber (LBM materials)
Specialty Tile (fireplace travertine and slate tiles)
Stone Systems (countertops)
Superior Fence (fencing)
Superior Plastering (stucco)
Tarmac (concrete block)
31W Insulation (insulation)
Thornton Park Construction (hardscapes)
Traditional Floorcovering (flooring and tile)
Trojan Interiors (window treatments)
