Green Initiatives Abound in the Construction Industry
The green construction industry appears to be growing as more and more companies roll out eco-friendly initiatives. For example, Florida-based Masco Home Services, Inc. has been serving its clientele with its “Environments for Living” program since 2001.
According to Reuters, the initiative assists builders in “constructing homes that are more energy efficient, comfortable and durable than conventional code-built homes.” Additionally, it is the only national program offering such an array of services—from building science to marketing tools—in the green home construction sector.
In 2007, Masco upped the ante with its Environments for Living Certified Green program, which makes additional specifications and standards for the homes it constructs concerning air quality, lighting and appliance energy efficiency and indoor water use efficiency.
Such initiatives can spur other related businesses to go green, as evidenced by the inclusion of the Shaw Industries Group into the Environments for Living Certified Green program.
Shaw is getting in on the action of green homebuilding as it pairs with the program as a provider of nylon carpets. It will be the only floor covering sponsor in the Environments for Living program. Shaw will feature the industry’s first residential nylon fiber to include post consumer-carpet recycled content. Along with all of Shaw’s Type 6 Nylon styles, these products can be recycled at Shaw’s Evergreen Recycling Plant in Augusta, Ga.
