PRESS RELEASE
Green Building Council of Greater Columbia
COLUMBIA, SC - April 24, 2012 - The Green Building Council of Greater
Columbia announces the first certification of a house in the new
Certified High Performance (CHiP) Home program. The builder is Paradime
Construction, Inc., a Home Builders Association (HBA) and Green
Building Council member company. The house, located in Columbia, SC,
reached the Bronze Level in the program.
“We are pleased to offer this certification program in Columbia,” said
Green Building Council Chairman, Peter D. Williams. “It is a low-cost
solution to build or remodel to a national standard, and assures the
buyer that they have invested in a high performance home.”
The
CHiP Home program is administered by the Green Building Council of
Greater Columbia, which is a council of the HBA of Greater Columbia.
Homes in the program are third-party verified to ensure that they meet
the criteria as outlined in the ANSI-approved 2008 National Green
Building Standard™ (Icc 700-2008). The Standard takes many aspects of
the structure into account including energy, water and resource
efficiency, lot design and preparation, and indoor air quality. Minimum
levels of compliance must be met in each area for a home to be worthy
of a certification.
For more information on the CHiP Home program, please visit the Green Building Council of Greater Columbia’s website at www.columbiagreenbuilders.com or call (803) 256-6238.
For more information on Paradime Construction, Inc. and this home, visit their website at www.colahome.com or call (803) 600-4237.
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