Jun 3, 2016
Today’s podcast from an article written for our website
blog by Jessica Kane, a professional blogger who writes for Federal
Steel Supply, Inc., a leading supplier of carbon, alloy and
stainless steel pipes, tubes, fittings and flanges.
Nowadays, going green is the biggest way to draw in customers. This
is true for most industries, but contractors are particularly
affected. After all, who wants to pay for a house that will just
end up wasting resources and costing the buyer more? For any
contractors that want to go green and draw in more customers, here
are 5 ways to be more eco-friendly.
1. Use Green Materials
If there is ever the option, always err on the side of using
recycled building materials. Things like recycled glass and tile
are easy to come across and ensure that they do not contribute to
taking up space in a landfill. As an added bonus, recycling has
become such a buzzword that it will quickly draw customers to any
contractor claiming to use recycled materials during home
building!
A lot of people see hardwood floors as a green option; after all,
wood is renewable, right? The answer is yes, but only technically.
Wood can obviously be regrown, but when people are using up and
destroying more than 150 acres of rainforest per day, and more than
70 million acres per year, it is no longer renewable. Wood can be
regrown but with how long it takes, wood is about as "renewable" as
oil!
Instead, choose a green alternative like bamboo. It works just as
well, grows quickly and can be planted in a wide variety of
places.
2. Keep the Home Sealed
Sealing up air leaks, adding insulation and using glass that helps
hold in heat can do a lot to lower the carbon footprint of a home.
These may seem like simple steps, but they can do a lot to help
save resources. If the house is tightly sealed, a metaphorical
mountain of energy can be saved by the people in the home come
winter. If the home isn't letting out the heat, there's no reason
to crank up the thermostat! Not to mention that potential buyers
will be thrilled to hear that they can save a few extra bucks
during the winter months.
3. Buy Locally
Whenever possible, get the resources to build the home as locally
as you can. Imported products may sound nice, but transporting them
to where they need to be is often a colossal waste of energy. Take,
for instance, the insulation for a home; if there is a local
producer near the work site, do everything possible to buy from
there. It will also appeal to the buyers that they can help support
the local economy by building their house. Everyone loves
supporting local businesses!
4. Location, Location, Location!
One key, yet often overlooked, factor in home building is what
direction the home is facing. If at all possible, a home should not
be built facing west. This will limit the sun exposure, and thus
cut back on how much the buyer has to waste on air conditioning.
This will appeal to potential home buyers and show them that their
contractor is thinking about their best interests!
5. Rainwater Harvesting
A new question that people have been asking themselves is; why is
toilet water purified? It is a massive waste of resources to purify
water that will never touch human lips, and rainwater harvesting is
the solution. By installing a rainwater harvesting system,
rainwater will go into the home where it can either be purified
into drinking water or go straight to things like sewage that do
not need "clean" water. If a contractor should need to convince a
buyer that it is a good idea, just remind them that it will save
them on the water bill each month! They'll love it!
These are just 5 of the dozens of ways that contractors can go
green in their building projects. They can make huge contributions
to the environment, all while attracting customers! The only reason
to not go green is if someone a.) hates having a planet and b.)
hates being successful!
Jessica Kane is a professional blogger who writes for Federal Steel
Supply, Inc., a leading supplier of carbon, alloy and stainless
steel pipes, tubes, fittings and flanges and we thank her for her
contribution to making the lives of all construction contractors
better and more profitable personally and professionally.
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