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Follow on Google News | Green Building Gains Investor StatusLast year, John Miller was power of attorney for a homeowner living in a long-term care facility, and he needed to sell her fifty-year-old brick ranch home to provide for her continued care. But Raleigh’s real estate market indicators suggested the 2,141-square- “The house was built in 1963 and still had the original electrical and plumbing fixtures with dark wood paneling,” said Miller. “We could sell the house in the condition it was in, or invest in needed updates. We didn’t realize how valuable a green certification could be.” Rather than accept a fire sale offer, Miller decided to remodel with features that would significantly increase the efficiency of energy and water usage. In the end, a green renovation enabled him to sell the house more quickly without a loss from the “as is” sales estimate that would have taken much longer to achieve. Miller worked with Paradise Found Construction on a complete redesign of the kitchen and bathroom with the latest in energy-efficient conservation features, including Energy Star fixtures and appliances, EPA Water Sense-rated toilets and plumbing fixtures, compact fluorescent lighting, upgraded insulation and air sealing measures, and rain-water harvesting. Durham’ “Rather than demolish structurally sound homes to make way for larger ones with larger carbon footprints, renovating them with features that increase their energy and water efficiency and indoor air quality will reduce the overall cost of ownership,” said Jeff Wiblitzhouser, owner of Paradise Found Construction. “This is highly attractive to home buyers today as the price to use our natural resources continues to rise.” Paradise Found Construction was recently recognized for the green renovation. It won the “National Home Builders Association (NAHB) 2013 Project of the Year for Green Certified Remodeling.” Tour the House: The public is invited to tour the house as part of the 8th Annual Green Home Tour, taking place over two weekends: April 13-14 and April 20-21. The house at 5010 Picardy Place will be open from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on April 20 and April 21. It’s located off of Glenwood Avenue behind the Oak Park shopping center and Providence Baptist Church. For more information, please go to: www.TriangleGreenHomeTour.com. About Paradise Found Construction: Paradise Found Construction is a Cary, North Carolina-based- End
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