Pulte recently showcased a unique collaboration with Ford Motor Company at an event showcasing the ability of the new F-150 Lightning all-electric truck to fully power a home. WITH KIND PHOTOS
Pulte Homes recently demonstrated its unique collaboration with Ford Motor Company when the automaker’s new all-electric F-150 Lightning truck rolled onto Babcock Ranch and powered the 3,654-square-foot Oakview innovation home. Nearly 200 guests attending Pulte’s Innovation Under the Stars event gave a taste of the Pulte-Ford collaboration and watched as the truck’s built-in Intelligent Backup Power feature used the vehicle’s battery to power the two-story, five-bedroom home Built with Ford+Sunrun’s home integration power system and Ford’s Charge Station Pro technology.
The Oakview is a Pulte Ford National Proving Grounds and one of two Pulte Testing Homes exploring cutting-edge technology, innovation and advanced green building systems for improved sustainability, energy and water efficiency, and healthier, smarter homes on the Innovation Way at Babcock Ranch, America’s first solar powered city.
“Pulte is proud of our partnerships with Babcock Ranch, Ford and industry leaders in building the homes of the future,” said Josh Graeve, President of Pulte’s Southwest Florida Division. “As a living laboratory, the Innovation Way neighborhood offers us the opportunity to test sustainability from multiple perspectives, including advanced electric vehicle technology as a home power backup solution. There is incredible potential for creating a critical lifeline for homeowners in natural disasters.”
LEFT: Engineered for improved energy efficiency, storm resistance, and security, Pulte’s Oakview features intelligent panels that monitor each circuit’s energy consumption, industry-first facial recognition security systems, spray-foam insulation that reduces air leaks by up to 83% and energy consumption by up to 40% reduced more.
Not only can the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning power a home for up to three days or more during a power outage, but it can also optimize a home’s energy use when bi-directional power is combined with other lower-carbon energy sources to reduce energy bills Increase the use of renewable energies and control consumption.
Pulte and Ford tested the synergy between caravans and trucks during Innovation Under the Stars. The event also offered a behind-the-scenes look at the innovations and latest advances the national home builder has incorporated into the Oakview model and the adjacent 2,408-square-foot Cobblestone model. Innovation Way, a collaboration between Babcock Ranch developer Kitson & Partners, FP&L, Pulte Homes, and other national builders, launched in Spring 2022 and is nearly halfway through a two-year test cycle by Florida Power & Light that measured the energy use of the houses is evaluated and compared.
RIGHT: Pulte’s Oakview mockup is part of the Innovation Way district, a living test-house lab, showcasing various forward-looking technologies, including new voice-controlled smart kitchen appliances and a separate prep kitchen.
“Data collection and analysis from our Innovation Way homes will be instrumental in helping PulteGroup identify the most relevant and impactful sustainability innovations for tomorrow’s homebuyers,” added Graeve. “We are constantly thinking, planning and testing how our homeowners will interact and live in their homes. At Innovation Way, we are making the future right at home with cutting-edge technology and home building strategies that represent a new era of smart, comfortable, healthy and sustainable living.”
The Oakview and Cobblestone are open for tours by appointment by visiting the Babcock Ranch Discovery Center.
Pulte offers new housing opportunities in two neighborhoods of Babcock Ranch. Edgewater at Babcock Ranch, a gated community on the lakefront with a private neighborhood recreation center for you to enjoy, offers final choices for flexible, open floor plans, well-appointed kitchens, versatile outdoor living spaces, and smart home features. For more information about Edgewater, visit www.Pulte.com/Edgewater.
As Pulte’s newest community to open at Babcock Ranch, Northridge features 322 single-family homes with water and view options. Prices for one and two story home designs start in the top $300. For more information about Northridge, visit www.Pulte.com/Northridge. ¦
