SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE

The RISES Certification was developed to address the specific green building priorities of the Charleston, South Carolina region. It promotes new construction projects that are at least 30% more energy and water efficient and constructed using materials that do not adversely affect the health and well-being of the building occupants. The RISES tag is an acronym for the building ingredients that industry-leading and responsible projects focus on and adhere to: Resilient, Innovative, Sustainable, Efficient, and Safe. This certification provides 6 tangible values to your project: (1) Expert Advice; (2) Measurable Results; (3) Relevant Strategies; (4) Convenience/ Ease of Use; (5) Affordability; and (6) Lightning Fast Process. Our goal? Buildings that are TRULY high-performing.

We provide weatherization/ energy efficiency upgrades in combination with critical home repairs. Our goal is to make homes safer, healthier and longer lasting through our critical repairs, while also reducing utility bills for households and bringing homes up to current energy code. In doing so, we help families stay in homes longer and make homes last longer, while also reducing household energy expenses and burden. When combined, this improves housing security while reducing energy insecurity. We perform critical home repair because almost every home we weatherize needs some kind of “pre-weatherization” critical home repair, and often these repairs pose health or safety risks or, if unaddressed, would prevent weatherization work from occurring.