Committed to sustainable building practices
Committed to sustainable building practices
ISO® 14001:2015 practices guide our sustainability efforts for generating less waste and carbon during the home construction process.
Four practices we strive to follow are waste reduction, recycling, water consumption reduction, and increasing the energy efficiency of homes we build.
Decreasing Waste
Decreasing Waste
Decreasing the amount of building materials thrown away during the home construction results in less waste going to landfills. The process starts with collaborating with supply partners to reduce inbound building materials like packaging and wrapping.
In building facilities, material reuse programs repurpose building supplies on the production line to be used in other parts of the home manufacturing process. Some facilities use scrap sheetrock to help dam insulation blown into the ceiling. Leftover OSB lumber is often used to help support bracing during construction.
Increasing Recycling
Increasing Recycling
Some building materials can’t be repurposed during the construction process, but that doesn’t mean they should automatically head to the landfill. Clayton Home Building Group team members take creative, innovative approaches to how materials can take on new and different purposes.
Many home building facilities create sawdust from unused scraps of wood and send to animal farms in Texas for warm bedding. Clayton Waycross recycles leftover plywood to make dog houses for their local humane society.
Broken glass at our Lux Windows and home building facilities are shipped back to our glass supplier for recycling into new glass. Vinyl siding remnants are shipped back to the manufacturer and used to create new vinyl planks.
Reducing Water Consumption
Reducing Water Consumption
Environmental changes are impacting the availability of fresh water. Reducing our water consumption is an ISO® 14001:2015 standard we follow to infuse sustainability into our building practices.
Clayton Albuquerque is estimated to save nearly 87,000 gallons of water annually by creating a water filtration system used to clean sheetrock mudding and paint tools.
Before, fresh water was used every time to clean tools. Team members identified the opportunity to decrease wastewater and engineered an in-house filtration system to clean tools three times before the dirty water goes to their municipal wastewater system.
Homes with Energy-Efficient Features
Homes with Energy-Efficient Features
When we build homes with energy-efficient features, less energy from power plants is generated, which reduces carbon emissions, and Clayton homeowners save money on utility bills.
This year, 39 Clayton Home Building Group facilities received the ENERGY STAR® Residential New Construction Market Leader Award for their commitment to building over 30,000 ENERGY STAR® certified homes. ENERGY STAR® estimates these Clayton homeowners will save an incredible $8.89 million in annual power bill expenses.
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