With climate change, ocean acidification, and other environmental crises on the horizon, individual and corporate consumers increasingly demand sustainable products. Houses, offices, and other buildings are no exception. The less environmental damage construction firms cause, the greater the demand will be for their buildings, helping them to establish a loyal base of customers. Thus as a construction company, you should do everything in your power to reduce your impact on the environment, and that starts with:

Investing in Used Construction Equipment

Depending on the specific device you are purchasing, used construction equipment is often just as efficient as new equipment. By getting as much of your equipment secondhand as possible given the specific tasks you need to perform, you avoid generating demand for manufactured goods. As a result, fewer natural resources will have to be mined and used, reducing your contribution to a host of environmental problems. Meanwhile, you will be keeping older equipment out of the landfill.

While used devices are generally more affordable than new ones are, you will need to spend money inspecting and maintaining it, so as to ensure that it can meet your performance needs. You should thus make sure you have enough working capital to keep your used construction devices in good condition.

Using Recycled Materials

Besides recycling construction equipment, you should turn to recycled materials for your buildings. Everything from metal to wood to carpet to drywall can be repurposed, allowing you to finish large portions of the building without buying new materials. As with equipment, you should assemble the working capital necessary to inspect recycled building materials and make sure they are safe. But in general, you should be able to use them just as effectively as new materials while keeping your local landfill empty.

Improving Energy Efficiency

Beyond lowering the ecological cost of the construction process, you can design your buildings to have a low environmental impact after you finish them. Many of the decisions you make during construction will have an enduring impact on the amount of energy your buildings will use down the road. By investing in better insulation, more advanced heating, cooling, and ventilation systems, and more efficient wiring, you can create a building that uses minimal gas and electricity for the long haul. These investments don’t come cheap, making it essential that you raise significant amounts of working capital beforehand. But if you make them, your buildings will be both better for the environment and less expensive to inhabit.

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