Our MainVue Way Our Pledge. Our Principles. Our Promise.
Some call it our ethos. But really, it's less about us and more about you - the people we build for and the communities they live in.
You put your trust in MainVue Homes for the greatest investment you will ever make in life: your family and your home. That's why we want you to share what drives us and what inspires us
to earn and maintain this trust. It's our spirit, our philosophy and our attitude.
Giving, Growing, and Re-Energizing. Each of these principles drive us - day-to-day and for the future - to be the best Washington neighbor and best global steward that MainVue Homes can be.
A giving tradition We believe in being a good neighbor locally and globally.
Strong citizens
Some call it our ethos. But really, it's less about us and more about you - the people we build for and the communities they live in.
Henley Properties Philanthropy has donated over $24.9 million worldwide.
Since our start of our philanthropy efforts in Australia in 1993, we have contributed more than $30 million worldwide. Over the past several decades, we have built and auctioned more than 72 homes - each to benefit children’s hospitals. In 2015 MainVue Homes launched their philanthropic efforts in the US by donating 100% of the proceeds of a MainVue home to the Research Department at Seattle Children’s Hospital - an estimated gift of over $900,000. This work has helped re-develop neo-natal services, fund new cancer research and vital medical equipment. This work has helped re-develop neo-natal services, and funded vital medical equipment. To build upon Henley’s foundation of philanthropy, and continue
to support communities both locally and globally, MainVue Homes sold their second Seattle Children’s Charity House in the Fall of 2017.
MainVue Homes teamed up with Tehaleh by Newland Communities and the pair are donating 100% of the purchase proceeds from the sale of a brand-new home on a stunning lot at Tehaleh, to Seattle Children’s Research Institute- a gift of over $700,000. Overall, the total value of money raised and donated by Henley now sits at over $30.12 million dollars. We have achieved this over the past 30 years and will continue to work locally, nationally and internationally to support our vision for positive change.
MainVue Day 2023
MainVue Homes Corporate 9.21.2023
On September 21st, 2023, MainVue employees came together to make a difference during our annual day of service! This year, we had the honor of volunteering at St. Stephen Housing Association. This non-profit organization addresses the needs of homeless families with children by providing housing with support services to enable families to move toward economic stability and self-sufficiency.
As a team, our staff completed various projects on their housing units, including installing a new fence around the playground, painting, sprucing up community garden beds, general landscaping repair and clean-up, building a new paved location for a BBQ, constructing a new deck for the units, and more!
We're passionate about making a difference in the lives of families with children and we're so thankful to be able to volunteer with this amazing organization!
MainVue Day 2022
MainVue Homes Corporate 9.15.2022
On September 15th, 2022 MainVue employees rolled up their sleeves and got to work for our annual day of service. This year, we were honored to volunteer at Kent Youth and Family Services, a non-profit organization that provides direct services to families and children in South King County, helping youth and families meet their needs and reach their goals for a better future.
Together, as a team, our staff completed various projects around the facility including all new interior paint on the first and second floor, junk removal to help clean up and provide more space, installed new lights and locks, and overall helped to provide an updated environment for the local youth and families.
We are so grateful to have worked with such an amazing organization and had a blast doing it!
MainVue Day 2021
MainVue Homes Corporate 8.12.2021
On August 12th, 2021 MainVue employees celebrate the company's sixth annual MainVue Day! The MainVue staff spent the day at the the Sno-Valley Senior Center in Carnation- a community organization that provides programs to keep its seniors healthy and fit, delivers food to those who can't make it to the center, and is one of the most involved organizations in the larger community of Carnation.
Furthermore, The Sno-Valley Senior Center has been serving Valley (Carnation, Duvall, Fall City) Seniors and their families since 1975. Sno-Valley Senior Center inspires, supports, and empowers seniors to lead healthy, enriched lives. We are in the heart of the Snoqualmie Valley and housed in the beautiful refurbished Odd Fellows Hall in the middle of the town of Carnation one half block behind City Hall.
MainVue staff tackled various projects around the Sno-Valley Senior Center, including light painting of the buildings, volunteering in the thrift shop, installing new cabinetry, demolition of a building, landscaping, window cleaning and much more! Making an impact to the community centers in which we build in is a top priority for MainVue, and we were so thrilled to volunteer with an organization like this!
MainVue Day 2019
MainVue Homes Corporate 8.22.2019
On August 22nd, 2019 MainVue employees celebrate the company's fifth annual MainVue Day! This year the MainVue staff spent the day at the Othello Tiny Home Village managed by the Low Income Housing Institute of Seattle. As a team, employees painted the interior and exterior of multiple Tiny Homes, built 12 porches, a retaining wall and landscaped/cleaned up the entire grounds! In 2015, the Low Income Housing Institute started building Tiny House Villages as a response to the homeless crisis and as a replacement for tents. Tiny houses offer tremendous benefits over tents - they are safe, weatherproof and lockable - and the Tiny House Villages allow residents to get on a path to permanent housing, employment and connection to supportive services.
Furthermore, the Tiny Houses project focuses on proving shelter, hygiene and support services to assist homeless people and families find employment and permanent residence. It was encouraging to see the children playing knowing that the families can stay together during this unfortunate time and that they are getting help to establish a stable family home. Making a difference to the lives of children is something MainVue is very passionate about, and we were so thrilled to volunteer with an organization like this!
MainVue Day 2018
MainVue Homes Corporate 8.16.2018
On August 16th, 2018 MainVue employees celebrate the company's fourth annual MainVue Day! This year the MainVue staff spent the day at Vision House in Renton, WA. Vision House is a social service agency that provides life-changing transitional housing, support services and child care to help break the cycle of homelessness for homeless families with children. Their temporary housing program also allows residents to gain access to community-based resources more efficiently to increase housing stability and move into independent permanent housing.
Together as a team, MainVue employees rolled up their sleeves and got to work removing and rebuilding a 150' that makes playtime at Vision House safer for the kids in the program. The project also included weeding the kids playground, removing old debris and ensuring the kids have a safe playing area.
2017 MainVue Seattle Children's Charity Home
MainVue Seattle Children's Charity House at Tehaleh
We are extremely excited to announce that the MainVue Seattle Children’s Charity House at Tehaleh has officially sold! The Charity House raised $704,950 that will be going directly to Seattle Children’s Hospital, benefiting Strong Against Cancer and The Research Discovery Fund. MainVue Homes and Tehaleh would like to thank all the entities involved in this project who donated their time, energy and assets and sharing the company vision that if we can improve just one child’s life the effort is all worth it!
By supporting Seattle Children's Research Institute, MainVue Homes and Tehaleh by Newland Communities are helping doctors and researchers provide better care and more cures creating positive changes - both now and into the future.
The money will benefit Seattle Children's Strong Against Cancer initiative and the Research Discovery Fund. MainVue Homes and Henley remain dedicated to placing philanthropy as a top goal of the company, and are honored to help, support and strength the communities around us.
To hear more about the story, view this link: Read The Full Story
MainVue Day 2017
MainVue Homes Corporate 8.17.2017
On September 14th, 2017 MainVue employees embarked on the company's third annual MainVue Day! This day of volunteering allows our U.S. team to grow the commitment and determination that Henley Properties Group and Sumitomo Forestry Group dedicate to philanthropic efforts worldwide. Henley Properties Group and Sumitomo Forestry Group are already doing some amazing things around the world to give back, and now the MainVue Seattle and Dallas teams continue to build upon to these incredible efforts!
Our Washington team volunteered at the Children's Therapy Center in Kent,
where together we donated over 300 hours of labor including painting the building, landscaping the entrance and repairing a shed onsite.
Our Texas team spent the day volunteering at Frisco Family Services, an organization that exists to help members of our communities who are facing hunger, homelessness and other urgent needs improve their quality of life and achieve self-sufficiency. MainVue employees spent the day helping to organize the Resale Shop and Food Pantry.
2016 MainVue Seattle Children's Charity Home
Over a $900,000 Gift to Seattle Children's
MainVue Homes and the Estates at Sugarloaf Mountain have teamed up to provide a helping hand where one is needed most, the Research Institute at Seattle Children's.
This dynamic duo will donate 100% of the purchase price from the sale of a brand new MainVue home on a estate-sized lot at Sugarloaf Mountain directly to life-saving research at Children's.
By supporting Seattle Children's Research Institute, MainVue Homes and the Estates at Sugarloaf Mountain are helping physician scientists continue to
provide better care and more cures creating positive changes - both now and into the future.
Hear from MainVue's National Design Manager speak about the home, its design and why it’s so special. Read The Full Story
Full StoryMainVue Day 2016 Seattle and Dallas
MainVue Homes Corporate 8.17.2016
There's exciting buzz going around the MainVue office because on August 17th, 2016 all employees will embark on MainVue Day! What is MainVue Day you ask? It's a full day of all MainVue employees (around the nation) volunteering throughout the communities we build in! This year, Washington will be participating in rebuilding and restoring community centers in both Maple Valley and Monroe and across the country in Texas, employees will be sorting foods and goods for Frisco Family Services.
Employees have the chance to choose where they volunteer and take the whole day off from work to do so with their co-workers.
It's the chance to give back to the communities we build in as well as get out and enjoy some time away from the office with all employees.
MainVue Homes is part of the internationally respected Henley Properties Group in Australia who has placed philanthropy as a top goal of their company, donating more than 25 million dollars to Children Hospitals.
MainVue Day 2015
MainVue Homes Corporate 9.17.2015
In September of 2015 MainVue Homes kicked off the start of an annual tradition of a single day volunteer effort. Together MainVue Homes' employees volunteered at four separate charities across two different states. The commitment and dedication displayed by the MainVue team is just a piece of the philanthropy efforts put forth by Henley Properties Group and Sumitomo Forestry Group.
MainVue Homes is proud to have supported the following institutions on MainVue Day: Auburn Valley YMCA , Pasado's Safe Haven , Miracle League Baseball Field, and the North Texas Food Bank.
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RE-ENERGIZING Harnessing the power of our environment.
Whole Home Efficiency Program
Home buyers deserve it. MainVue assures it.
Mirroring the innovative style that has long defined its local and worldwide commitment to energy efficiency, MainVue Homes takes this responsibility to a whole new level. With a series of healthy, cost-effective and whole home comfort energy features, we want our MainVue homebuyers to under-stand exactly what our pledge means in the greater Puget Sound area. Our commitment to this gives us pride and our home buyers confidence.
How do we do it? MainVue Homes gets down to business. Our focus: a “whole home” approach
designed to balance savings, comfort and improved air quality – all without sacrificing exceptional design. For MainVue, true energy efficiency is about achieving the realities of efficient, functional, affordable and exceptionally beautiful living.
MainVue is tireless in our thorough inspections and rigorous testing. Taken separately and collectively, we want every one of our homes in Washington State to meet or exceed MainVue’s high quality and efficiency standards.
Re-Energizing Inside the whole home efficiency program
BREATHE DEEP HEALTHY INDOOR AIR
By connecting technologically advanced systems of air filtration and fresh air exchange, MainVue homeowners can rest easy and breathe with a sense of confidence in knowing your home offers healthy oxygen.
SAAVY SAVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
MainVue homeowners work smarter – and want smarter value for their energy investments. The reward? Monthly savings on their energy bills – from heating lighting and beyond MainVue homeowners will save thousands each year on energy efficiency costs.
WATERING WISELY WATER CONSERVATION
Others claim to help homebuyers conserve water, but MainVue's conscientious multi-part plan goes deeper into the internal workings of each home. Low flow faucets, toilets, shower heads and an Energy Star rated Hybrid Electric Water Heater cut down on water bills and make your home environmentally friendly.
RESPECTING RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION
From our core materials to the practices that harvest and manufacture them, a home built by Main- Vue is backed by a stewardship partnership with the venerable Sumitomo Forestry Group. As part of this partnership, MainVue supports the honorable forestry practices and the sustainable forest management philosophy that Sumitomo prioritized for more than 320 years.
FINISH WISELY
QUALITY
INSPECTIONS
From sensible starting points to astute finishes, all MainVue homes undergo exceptionally thorough energy and quality inspections at important stages of the building process. What this means to homebuyers: their investment and their home are completed with the highest quality in energy-efficiency standards backed by the professionals.
EVERY MAINVUE HOME BUILT TO ACHIEVE ENERGY STAR® STANDARDS
MainVue Homes are designed and built to achieve Energy Star® Certification*, providing you with a new luxury home that meets rigorous Energy Star standards for durability, comfort, and cost-effective utility usage, offering you peace-of-mind.
Growing RESPECTFUL TO OUR ENVIRONMENT AND REPLENISHING OUR EARTH.
The Sumitomo Spirit
At MainVue and Henley, we know that building homes takes both vision - and retrospection.
We have learned this from our recent successes as well as the experiences drawn from a rich 320-year heritage - something our partners call the “Sumitomo Spirit.” It has taught us that balance and harmony with the earth and its resources is more important now than ever before.
At its core, The Sumitomo Forestry Group reveres timber as a renewable, healthy, and environmentally- friendly natural resource. Since its founding the group is committed to practice business with a thoughtful balance of the environment and the economy we share –while contributing to a sustainable society for all.
This begins at its home in Japan, where Sumitomo Forestry offers "Green Smart." This housing development concept. "Green Smart" fuses Sumitomo’s expertise in the "unique characteristics of wood" and "blessings of nature" along with its focus on reducing energy consumption
through thermal insulation improvements and “smart energy” using equipment to generate and store energy.
By boosting home energy efficiency this way, the company seeks to reduce CO2 emissions. The result contributes to regional revitalization by providing local employment opportunities as well as a stable source of income from the sale of timber.
It's a long-term commitment - and it’s just one example of how MainVue and Henley value the importance of harnessing “the power of the forests” for a better future for all.
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