Haven Custom Homes Partners With Whisper Mountain Developers to Build the 2009 Southern...

Haven Custom Homes Partners With Whisper Mountain Developers to Build the 2009
Southern Living Choose Your Home Giveaway Home Presented by MyHomeIdeas.com

ASHEVILLE, N.C., May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Whisper Mountain developers Charlie
and Troy Ball and Haven Custom Homes have completed the 2009 Southern Living
Choose Your Home Giveaway home presented by MyHomeIdeas.com. The giveaway home
-- Whisper Creek Cabin -- is one of four being offered in the giveaway
sweepstakes and located in the community of Whisper Mountain, in the Blue
Ridge Mountains north of Asheville, NC.

Whisper Creek Cabin, designed by Allison Ramsey Architects, features 1,550
square feet with two bedrooms and two and a half baths. The charming cottage
has a rustic cabin feel and blends in perfectly with the natural surroundings
of the NC mountains. The wraparound porch made from natural materials,
beautiful stone fireplace and antique furnishings all add to its charm and
cozy appeal.

The home also has an impressive list of green credentials and is certified to
Energy Star and NC HealthyBuilt Homes programs.

Built in Haven's climate controlled production facility, the home is green by
design. Haven's indoor production facility allows for home materials to be
protected from the weather which reduces the risk of warping, moisture damage
and mold. The modular building technique also provides an overall tighter
building envelope resulting in increased air quality and energy efficiency
from building practices that include enhanced sealing measures, proper
installation of R-value insulation and use of low VOC paints.

"We are privileged to participate in the 2009 Southern Living Choose Your Home
Giveaway program and honored to be selected by Charlie and Troy Ball. We're
very delighted to partner with them and applaud their commitment to continue
growing a sustainable community that honors and preserves the environment,"
said Jerry Smalley, CEO and president for Haven Custom Homes.

Once the home was delivered and set onsite, the green building practices were
notably extended and kept in the Whisper Mountain Living Green theme of
recycling, reuse and renewal. Natural native materials were recycled and
incorporated throughout the home.

"Haven Homes' environmentally sensitive building process advances a
homeowners' commitment to green building. Haven is well-versed in building
homes that can meet the green certification thresholds of both state and
national green built programs. What's more, Haven's modular construction
technique limits disruption of the natural beauty of a home site," said
Charlie Ball, developer of Whisper Mountain.

Whisper Creek Cabin is currently open to the public for tours on Wednesdays
through Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is five dollars and all proceeds benefit the Southern Appalachian
Highlands Conservancy. To learn more about Whisper Creek Cabin and the
community of Whisper Mountain, visit their website at
www.WhisperMountainNC.com.

For more information including how to enter the 2009 Southern Living Choose
Your Home Giveaway presented by MyHomeIdeas.com, please visit their websites:
www.southernliving.com/chooseyourhome or www.myhomeideas.com/chooseyourhome.

About Whisper Mountain
Developed by Charlie and Troy Ball, Whisper Mountain is a place where living
harmoniously with nature is what living is all about. Charlie and Troy's
dedication to environmental awareness is reflected in their green building
practices at Whisper Mountain. The community encourages a higher quality of
life for both humanity and our natural surroundings. The preservation of this
land and its history make Whisper Mountain the unique community that it is now
and will be for generations to come.

About Haven Custom Homes
For more than 35 years, Haven Custom Homes has been a leader in the
construction of custom modular homes with a commitment to quality design,
innovation and craftsmanship that has become their trademark. Haven is
headquartered outside of Baltimore, MD, and currently operates
climate-controlled production facilities in Pennsylvania and South Carolina.
Haven is well known throughout the East Coast for producing custom modular
homes in some of the country's most architecturally discriminating
neighborhoods including Martha's Vineyard, the Hamptons, Hilton Head and
Greenwich, CT. In addition to custom modular homes, Haven has a diverse
portfolio of projects in commercial and multi-family building and can deliver
solutions including lodging, senior living, specialized resort accommodations,
schools, dormitories, plus multi-level residential, retail and office space.

Haven Custom Homes is committed to being a leader in green and sustainable
building. The Haven building method provides many advantages in green building
and every Haven Custom Home, whether built to achieve a green certification or
not, is durable, energy efficient, air tight and ENERGY STAR ready. Haven is
capable of rating and providing recommendations to meet recognized green
building standards including ENERGY STAR, LEED for Homes, NAHB Green Builder
Program and EarthCraft House.

For more information about Haven Custom Homes, visit www.HavenHomes.com or
call (877) 744-2836.

SOURCE Haven Custom Homes

Kristy Wessel of Haven Custom Homes, +1-443-557-2023, kwessel@havenhomes.com;
or Robert Uritis of Whisper Mountain, +1-828-683-2626, robert@whispernc.com