Built to Sustain.

Since 2005, Habitat Wake has partnered with Advanced Energy SystemVision^TM to improve indoor air quality and keep family energy bills low. The standard Habitat Wake home is 1,200 square feet with three bedrooms and two baths, and this program provides ongoing technical support to make sure our houses are healthy, safe, durable, comfortable and energy-efficient.

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Standard Habitat Wake home features:

A tight home can reduce energy bills and control for comfort and air pollutants. SystemVision builders block all attic bypasses, seal all top plate connections, and ensure that their building’s shell will be continuous.

To pass rigorous standards, our Habitat homes can’t have any incandescent lights. Only LED lights are placed in our houses.

All SystemVision homes are built with combustion safety in mind. Those with combustion equipment include safety features like direct-vent models and carbon monoxide detectors.

Habitat homes come with a state of the art home security system equipped with motion sensor, and the monitoring services are offered at a reduced rate to homeowner families.

Pressure balancing ensures that the pressures created by delivering air to each room in a SystemVision home are in balance with the others — a key to the success of our comfort guarantees.

All SystemVision homes have performance-verified spot ventilation in the baths and kitchen and a performance-verified whole-house ventilation system.

Made from recycled denim, these materials contain 80% post consumer recycled content. Along with superior sound absorption, they provide energy saving thermal performance.

Duct leakage can be no more than 3% — more than six times tighter than standard NC homes according to a 100-house benchmark analysis. Tight ducts mean less energy waste, fewer comfort issues and better indoor air quality.

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Affordable Housing

Happy Veterans Day
“I’m Second Lieutenant Bridget Pittman-Blackwell, and I’m a future Habitat Wake homeowner.”

Bridget hadn’t always envisioned a path in the military. "The thought would never have crossed my mind until I heard a briefing on my college campus," she recalls. "Listening to the benefits and the long-term goals soldiers had achieved — that was something I wanted for myself and my family.”
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Affordable Housing

Veterans Helping Veterans
Today, we had the privilege of doing something special. Volunteers from Military Missions in Action joined us on-site to work on a home preservation project for a fellow Johnston County veteran. Ralph, who has lived in his home for over 15 years, needed some help restoring his back and side deck. This project is part of Habitat Wake’s mission to complete 80 home preservation projects this year, and partnering with Ralph as part of our Season of Service made it even more meaningful.
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Advocacy

Turning Loss into Legacy
"I grew up in Washington, DC, uptown on Peabody Street. My great-great-great-grandmother bought that home, and it stayed in our family for generations. It was the house I grew up in. My grandmother was the last one to have it. The house was fully paid off, but we lost it to outstanding property taxes in 1998. We learned later that because my grandmother was over 62, she could have had the taxes forgiven. What really sticks with me is how much we didn’t know. If you don’t know something, you can’t fight against it."
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Advocacy

Protect our community: Apex residents rally to protect manufactured housing
Applause rang out throughout the Apex Town Council chambers when Senior Pastor Jose Luis of Iglesia Fiesta Cristiana started his public statement with a powerful Martin Luther King Jr. quote: “there is nothing new about poverty, however, what is new is that we have the resources to get rid of it.”
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Affordable Housing

Kai’s First Construction Day
Last week marked a significant milestone for Kai as she attended her Habitat Wake orientation. Without missing a beat, she jumped into her first day on the construction site.

"I walked in today feeling the most nervous about what to expect," Kai shared. "I know we have to complete our sweat equity hours, but I’m not a professional. I wondered, what kind of tasks would I be doing? But once we had our morning meeting, everything just started to flow."
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New Kitchen and Bathroom Cabinets at Triangle ReStores
Why Choose Habitat ReStores for Your New Cabinets?

Are you planning to remodel your kitchen or bathroom? Or maybe you’re building a brand-new home? Habitat for Humanity ReStores in the Triangle area offer brand new cabinets that combine style, functionality, and affordability. Plus, all proceeds from your purchase help fund affordable housing in Raleigh, Cary, Wake Forest, and surrounding areas.

Custom Cabinet Designs to Match Your Style and Budget
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