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About Mercedes Homes

Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, Mercedes Homes is the nation's largest 100 percent employee-owned home builder with 120 locations in Florida, Texas, North and South Carolina. They are ranked sixth on Professional Builder’s national list of “Best Companies to Work For” in the residential construction industry. More information about Mercedes Homes is available on their Web site at www.mercedeshomes.com.

Company Highlights
• Established in 1983
• 17th largest homebuilder in U.S. based on
closings and gross revenue according to
July 2005 issue of Builder magazine
• Built more than 35, 000 homes as of January
2006
• Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, has 14
divisions in Florida, Texas and Carolinas
• Five subsidiaries: MHi Mortgage Company,
B-D-R Title Company, Space Coast Truss
Manufacturing Company, Solid Wall Systems,
and Designs by Mercedes
• More than 2, 000 employees as of February 1, 2006
• Family operated and 100 percent employee-owned
• Donated approximately $426, 600 company-wide to charities during fiscal year 2005
• Has a Charitable Contributions Committee, whose mission is to make charitable donations to organizations/groups in geographic areas where Mercedes Homes, Inc. conducts business, focusing on
- Organizations helping individuals with special needs, whether medical, physical or developmental
- Academic programs and scholarship funds
- Youth programs
- Construction-related charitable organizations
- Community service

Hurricane-Resistance Technology
Since 2001, Mercedes Homes has worked with experts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Florida Home Builders’ Association (FHBA), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Steven Winter Associates, Inc. and the University of Florida to test and develop disaster-resistant home elements. In June 2005, Mercedes Homes, in conjunction with their strategic partners, unveiled two prototype hurricane-resistant homes in Rockledge, Florida. These homes featured six-inch cast-in-place walls that can withstand 200-mile-per-hour winds/flying debris, self-adhesive roofing to seal the roof from leaks, front doors that swing outward to prevent water intrusion, extended fascia design to keep water out of eaves, a natural gas-powered generator to provide energy for a home that loses electricity during and after a storm, removable storm shutters to protect glass from wind-borne debris and paperless drywall that resists mold formation. Today, Mercedes Homes continues to work with strategic partners to introduce and enhance the hurricane-resistant technologies, and the home builder is currently building storm-resistant structures throughout Florida.