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Dominion Volunteers to Build Richmond Area's First Energy Star Home for Habitat for Humanity

Posted on: Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 12:00 CST

RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion employees will volunteer their time and energy this fall to complete the first energy-efficient Energy Star(TM) home for the Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity, helping to get the house built in 20 working days.

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"This project exemplifies Dominion's commitment to community service and to the environment," said Eva S. Hardy, senior vice president-External Affairs & Corporate Communications. "By working with Habitat for Humanity to build an energy-efficient home, we accomplish two important goals."

The house is located in Charles City County, about 38 miles east of Richmond and 18 miles west of Williamsburg. This is Richmond Habitat's first venture outside of the Richmond metropolitan area.

The house also is Habitat's first modular home. The prefabricated building was sent to the site in two parts, placed on the foundation and joined together by professional carpenters. The house will be finished with daily assistance from Dominion employees and area volunteers. Each day of construction will require 20 workers who will be involved in decking, roofing, painting, siding and landscaping, among other activities.

The Dominion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dominion, awarded a $50,000 grant to the Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity to help pay for costs of the house not covered by volunteer labor.

"On behalf of the Board, we extend our sincere appreciation to the volunteers who will make one family's dream come true, and for the opportunity to partner with the Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity and Dominion on this project," said Michael Holmes, chairman of the Charles City County Board of Supervisors. "Affordable and diverse housing is a challenge for our locality, and this represents one solution."

Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It is aimed at saving money and protecting the environment through energy-efficient products and services. Energy Star-qualified homes are at least 15 percent more energy efficient than houses built to the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code. For more information, see http://www.energystar.gov/.

Habitat for Humanity International is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry that works to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness. The Web site for the Richmond chapter is http://www.richmondhabitat.org/.

The Dominion Foundation donates more than $10 million annually to non- profit organizations in states where the company does business.

Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers of energy, with an energy portfolio of about 28,000 megawatts of generation. Dominion also serves retail energy customers in 11 states. For more information about Dominion, visit the company's Web site at http://www.dom.com/.

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CONTACT: Tom Kazas of Dominion, +1-804-771-6115, Tom_Kazas@dom.com

Web site: http://www.dom.com/http://www.energystar.gov/http://www.richmondhabitat.org/

Source: PRNewswire

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