North entrance view with Original (inset)


Carolina Country Builders and Alicia Ravetto were winners of the Triangle Business Journal Green Awards 2008 for a Residential Remodeling Project for this house.

Features & Specs

Size: 1,800 SF existing heated SF + 1,290 SF new addition =3,090 SF heated total + new garage, patios, screen porch and expanded front entry porch.

Some of the strategies used to green this home were as follows:

1. Replace existing HVAC with more energy efficient system with multiple zones
2. New kitchen and laundry energy star appliances
3. Replace all toilets with dual flush to reduce water consumption
4. Replace exterior siding with Fiber cement clapboards
5. Replace existing roof with 50 year shingles
6. New flooring including: stained decorative concrete, bamboo, cork, and tile
7. Decorative concrete countertops installed in kitchen and all bathrooms
8. Reuse kitchen cabinets and windows in new garage addition
9. Many products (appliances, doors, windows, framing materials…) were donated to Habitat for Humanity.
10. Solar hot water system
11. Solar electric system (6.5 KW)– set up as a sell all system with batteries for emergency backup