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The cozy, energy-efficient Chatham Cottage, crafted by Central Carolina Community College Sustainability Technologies students, will be auctioned off at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at the college's Chatham County Campus, 764 West St., Pittsboro. The one bedroom, one bath, 529-square-foot cottage features a vaulted living room ceiling, energy efficient vinyl windows, and reclaimed oak flooring. It can serve as a great transition home for people wanting simplicity and sustainability, guesthouse, mother-in-law suite, or other uses. The house can be viewed 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. For more information about the Chatham Cottage, visit www.cccc.edu/thechathamcottage. For information about viewing and bidding procedures, contact Andrew McMahan, Sustainability Technologies department chair/Biofuels and PV instructor, at 919-545-8036 or amcmahan@cccc.edu.