News 14: FreeRain® for Water Conservation
Story by Deborah Tuff

With the recent water shortages in this area and all around the country, it has become apparent that Americans need to find new ways to conserve water. This story cites some of the reasons why a McDonald's franchise owner decided to install a FreeRain water conservation system in his Battle Bridge Road, McDonald's location in Raleigh, NC. Watch the story by clicking here.

News 14: Raising Impact Fees
Story by Deborah Tuff

For new home builders, there are a mountain of fees associated with establishing utility services to new construction. This News 14 story presents concerns felt by builders (Rex Bost of Bost Homes) regarding a proposed increase in Impact Fees by the Cary, NC town council. Learn more by clicking here.

NBC 17: Incentives For Going Green
Story by Laura Bearing

A bill has been introduced in the North Carolina Senate that would authorize the Town of Cary to give developers incentives to build energy-efficient homes and offices. To learn more about this new bill, click here.

WRAL: Building Codes Creating a
Barrier for Water-Saving System (FreeRain)
Story by Sloane Hefernan, February 14, 2008

An innovation that could save millions of gallons of water is not allowed under state building codes – systems that can pump filtered rain water into homes for non-drinking uses. Watch the story by clicking here.

WRAL: Rain Water May
Be Used in N.C. Homes (FreeRain)
July 24, 2007

The North Carolina Building Code Council is researching a rain-water method in which builders would install concrete tanks in homes. The tanks would catch and store rainwater, which could then be used in the home. Find out why Rex Bost is a forward thinking builder when it comes to water conservation. Watch the story by clicking here.