
{"id":69,"date":"2007-03-29T10:56:26","date_gmt":"2007-03-29T18:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2007\/03\/29\/chatham-habitat-for-humanity-sets-a-brisk-pace\/"},"modified":"2007-03-30T06:21:03","modified_gmt":"2007-03-30T14:21:03","slug":"chatham-habitat-for-humanity-sets-a-brisk-pace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2007\/03\/29\/chatham-habitat-for-humanity-sets-a-brisk-pace\/","title":{"rendered":"Chatham Habitat for Humanity sets a brisk pace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/habitat1.jpg\" title=\"habitat1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/habitat1.jpg\" alt=\"habitat1.jpg\" height=\"224\" width=\"295\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Colin Rumbley, a UNC student from Charlotte, operates the cutting station on the job site of Chatham County Habitat for Humanity\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s new energy saving home project. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chatham Habitat for Humanity sets a brisk pace <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Home Store doing well, but the group needs more volunteers for projects<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By Kirk Ross<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>Staff Writer<\/p>\n<p>PITTSBORO \u00e2\u20ac\u201d In a little neighborhood not far from George Moses Horton Middle School, the sounds of the weekend include hammers and circular saws. Last weekend there also were the sounds of music, speeches and cheers.<\/p>\n<p>That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s because Chatham County Habitat for Humanity turned the keys over to new homeowners Javier and Alma Ben\u00c3\u00adtez. There were balloons for the kids, plenty of food on the grill and a lot of smiles. And around the corner the work kept going.<\/p>\n<p>The Cornwallis Road neighborhood off of U.S. 15-501 has been one of Chatham Habitat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s longest running efforts. The organization has dedicated more than a dozen homes there in the last decade.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Bob Ligett, a Habitat board member and construction volunteer, said the organization fills a growing need in Chatham County that might not be so apparent at first glance.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153People see all these new developments coming along and they don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t realize that you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to get very far away from it to see real pockets of need here,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ligett said Habitat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s store, perhaps the most public face of the organization, has been a real success, combining a home-furnishing store with another that specializes in recycling construction materials. Earlier this month, the store moved more than $12,000 in carpet tiles on Ebay in one day; the tiles had been salvaged from an RTP refurbishment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The store\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s doing pretty well,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ligett said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What we really need are volunteers.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>The Chatham branch of Habitat\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthe organization is organized by county\u00e2\u20ac\u201dhas a little more trouble tapping the poll of university volunteers than its neighbor in Orange County, he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We have to work a little bit harder.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>More volunteers would mean a shorter building cycle.<\/p>\n<p>UNC student Colin Rumbley, who signed up to help through a campus bible study group, said adding to the crews would help. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rewarding work and it gets you outside.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a nice day to be out here,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said during a break at the sawing station.<\/p>\n<p>Rumbley was one of a handful working on Chatham Habitat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s model sustainable home. The house, designed by N.C. State graduate students, won state and national competitions for energy efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Brennan Less, an AmeriCorps worker assigned to the project, said the design should help make the home even more affordable. The design features a bank of south-facing windows, stained concrete floors and solid concrete-block interior walls to absorb heat. As the project takes shape, Less said he is constantly impressed by the design.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153They used a 25-inch overhang,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. He motioned to the base of an interior wall near the row of windows facing south. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153That means in the summer, when the sun is at it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s highest, it only comes up to here.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chatham Co. Habitat for Humanity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phone: <\/strong>542-0794 (office)542-0788 (Store)<br \/>\n<strong>Web:<\/strong> www.chathamhabitat.org<br \/>\nThe Home Store and Home Store Too is located at 467 West St. in Pittsboro. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>N<em>ote: One of the common misconceptions about Habitat is that it gives houses away. Under the Habitat model, owners must provide sweat equity. The houses are purchased at cost with an additional second mortgage that makes up the difference between appraised value and cost due at sale should the owners decide to eventually sell the house.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colin Rumbley, a UNC student from Charlotte, operates the cutting station on the job site of Chatham County Habitat for Humanity\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s new energy saving home project. 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