Building Blocks of the Future Our Story: How My Company Developed Modular Construction with Recycled Shipping Containers is Advancing Solutions to the Affordable Housing Crisis and Environmental Sustainability

Of traditional construction materials, 20% of wood construction debris ends up in landfills, according to the EPA.6 Structural steel is recycled at a rate of about 90%, with a recovery rate of 98%.7 Our structures provide a combination of design flexibility with the resiliency of cor-ten steel. [......

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Published inReal estate issues Vol. 44; no. 22; pp. 1 - 8
Main Author Galvin, Paul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago Counselors of Real Estate, The 08.12.2020
Subjects
Affordable housing
Baby boomers
Construction
Cost control
Design
Earthquakes
Flexibility
Generation X
Millennials
Subsidies
Sustainable development
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Summary:Of traditional construction materials, 20% of wood construction debris ends up in landfills, according to the EPA.6 Structural steel is recycled at a rate of about 90%, with a recovery rate of 98%.7 Our structures provide a combination of design flexibility with the resiliency of cor-ten steel. [...]we have an exclusive Evaluation Service Report (ESR) number, granted by the International Code Council,8 which ensures our ability to meet and exceed all international building codes. [...]consumer interest in flexibility for future generations is evidenced in the demographics of our customers and homebuyers. The MIT AgeLab conducted a nationwide survey that found that a majority of older adults in the Boomer and Gen X generations saw themselves as more environmentally minded than they were in their twenties.10 They can take some responsibility for much of the interest in ESG investments - those that take into account the environmental and social impact of companies in the process of investments - which have grown more than 97% in the last 20 years.11 GenX and Baby Boomers also perform a significant portion of volunteer work at the "atomic level of environmental action".
ISSN:0146-0595