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(Nov. 25, 2008, The Olympian)

A new house in North Carolina that uses innovative water-saving appliances and construction design was recognized Tuesday by federal environmental leaders as the nation’s first to meet standards of a new program promoting water efficiency.

The 2,560-square-foot model home in the Briar Chapel community, just south of Chapel Hill, includes numerous water-efficiency features, including low-flow faucets, dual-flush toilets, insulated hot water lines and a recirculating hot water system so that people run less water waiting for it to get warm. Even the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency came from Washington to look at all the features.

“Water is a resource we’re going to have to preserve,” said Kip Guyon, president of Vanguard Homes, which built the house. “Our incentive was to be a leader in the business.”

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