| Resources are becoming scarcer, the | | | | house while building on site. Conservation of space |
| environment is more polluted, and the icecaps are | | | | leads to conservation of energy. In addition, labor |
| melting. These are legitimate concerns that affect | | | | resources are better utilized as more efficient |
| everyone and every industry. In selecting your | | | | work is generated per employee compared to |
| preferred home, you should also take into | | | | on-site jobs. And lastly, time may be our most |
| consideration these factors which make modular | | | | valuable resource. By reducing the construction |
| homes one of the best options. From waste | | | | time to several weeks instead of several months, |
| management, to resource allocation, to energy | | | | time plus all forms of energy resources are |
| efficient designs, the modular home industry is | | | | saved. Each of these makes the modular home |
| meeting the challenge to e environmentally | | | | industry a leader in conservation. |
| conscious and socially responsible. | | | | The other major area of being environmentally |
| If you have ever seen a site where local | | | | responsible is in the area of design. Architectural |
| contractors are building a home, debris and | | | | designs within the modular home industry have |
| overflowing waste sits in a dumpster waiting for | | | | truly targeted energy efficiency in their efforts. |
| transfer to a waste facility or dump. How much | | | | "Non-livable" space reductions in design as well as |
| of the material thrown away could actually be | | | | making layouts conducive to better heat and air |
| used in other projects or be recycled for future | | | | circulation reduce the demands of energy |
| use? Actually quite a bit. In a factory setting | | | | consumption for the homes. In addition, many |
| where modular homes are constructed, waste is | | | | homes have options for solar panels, geothermal |
| limited to the bare minimum. Lumbar cut from | | | | systems, and other alternative energy sources if |
| one home will be used on the next if possible. The | | | | the consumer desires. While these measures are |
| same occurs with other materials including drywall, | | | | also possible within site-built home, the factory |
| insulation, electrical wiring, etc. In addition, the true | | | | setting allows these designs to be more conducive |
| waste that remains often is handled through | | | | to large scale manufacturing. This can create a |
| recycling efforts. Many manufacturers have | | | | larger impact in the housing market faster. |
| affiliations with lumbar yards that recycle wood | | | | It goes without saying that as a society and |
| debris in return for their business. Waste | | | | planet the environment demands our attention. It |
| management offers a significant advantage in | | | | is appropriate for all industries to consider these |
| modular home construction. | | | | requirements and make the best effort to lead in |
| Resources are always limited in general, and in | | | | a direction of ecologically friendly products and |
| today's age of oil dependence and electrical | | | | services. Through resource allocation, waste |
| outages, energy is has the largest focus. By | | | | management, and innovative design, the modular |
| constructing homes inside a climate controlled | | | | home industry is taking this responsibility seriously; |
| factory, the amount of energy consumed per | | | | and current measures in place offer further |
| house is remarkably less than energy spent per | | | | advances for the future. |