Product Partners

Appliances (Whirlpool Gold™, very high-efficiency) – Art Fincannon of Sears

Block (locally-produced, no fly-ash) – Block purchased through Carolina Brick and manufactured by Charlotte Block

Brick (recycled, and locally-produced)

Cabinet Door (“scrap” Ambrosia Maple (locally-produced) – Dave Anthes of Hardwood Creations purchased from Catawba Hardwoods.

Cabinets (Columbia Forest Products’ PureBond™, locally-produced, no added-urea formaldehyde) – Dave Anthes of Hardwood Creations purchased from Catawba Hardwoods.

Countertops (Wilsonart™ high-definition laminate, locally produced, no added-urea formaldehyde) – Hal Kidd of WebDon Inc,

Flooring (concrete floor)

  • Loren Martin of Ready Mixed Concrete Company supplied the non-fly ash concrete for the house and garage, patios and garage parking pad
  • Don Martinez of Don Martinez Construction finished the concrete floors in the house and garage, patios and garage parking pad

Garage Doors (added insulation) – Overhead Garage Doors

HVAC – Geoff Eloge and Rick Fletcher of Ross & Witmer

Insulation – Johns Manville’s ClimatePro™, a blown-in fiberglass insulation product) purchased and installed by Members Interior Construction, Inc.

Land surveyor – Steve Pope of Steve Pope & Associates

Landscaping (native, drought-tolerant plans) – Darrin Paschal of Farm House Gardeners

Light Fixtures (standard fixtures with Energy Star(TM) bulbs through-out) – Lisa Burleyson of Efirds Interiors

Paint (low VOC) – Sherwin Williams Durations™

Plumbing Fixtures (Kohler™, very high-efficiency fixtures for bath and kitchen) – Caroline Ayscue of Ferguson Bath & Kitchen Gallery

Rain catchment system – Scott Barfield of BRAE

Roof (CertainTeed) – Phil Moore of ABC Supply Co, Inc.

Roof Sheathing (Grant Forest Products’ ThermoBlock Radiant Barrier Roof Sheathing™, locally-produced) – Phil Brown of Tarheel Lumber

Septic – Gunter Grading

Sheathing (DOW SIS Exterior Sheathing™, added thermal value to the wall assembly plus a thermal break) – purchased through Phil Brown of Tarheel Lumber

Solar Panels – Greg Moton of Solar Pros of Lake Norman installed SolarHot™ supplied by C.B. Helms and Destry Helms of SOLARNow

Studs (finger-jointed Southern Yellow Pine Studs, locally-produced) – Phil Brown of Tarheel Lumber

Termite protection – Terminix

Trim (aluminum fascia/soffit, etc.) – Carolina Siding Services

Waste Management (no dumpster, extensive recycling, minimum waste) – Diane Lewis – Recycle Coordinator of Iredell County Solid Waste Department

Windows (JELD-WEN, very high-efficiency, clad exterior does not require finishing) – Dwayne Wiese of Stock Supply

Check back as we complete the list!