KB Home: Top of the Class Homebuilding Company

Listed as one of the Fortune 500 companies between 2000 and 2008, KB Home is the first homebuilding company that got traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Based in Los Angeles, California, the company was founded by Donald Kaufman and Eli Broad as Kaufman & Broad.

Created in 1957, the business has created more than 550,000 houses since its founding. Its primary market are those first-time home buyers. As part of its environmental movement and sustainability project, the company has launched its GreenHouse program in January 2011. They also have their ZeroHouse 2.0 program, which succeeded their GreenHouse project. These units are a combination of solar panels and energy efficiency measures that help achieve their net-zero energy usage.

Every unit created and sold by the company come with a 10 year limited warranty to provide their customers peace of mind. All the materials are top of the class and have undergone various checkpoints and inspections before being deployed for use.