Greener Solutions: Getting the Best of Both Worlds with Offsite Construction
When you think of construction projects, the term “green” typically doesn’t come to mind, and they’re often thought of as bad for the environment.
Onsite builds often require a high cost, a long timeline and a great amount of coordination with transport services to stay on track. They also create a great disruption to the natural environment surrounding the project and incur a large amount of waste clean-up.
Luckily, there is a solution.
Offsite construction allows for greener options in your build, creating a win-win for both customers and the environment. Several factors make offsite and prefabricated construction the green choice in more ways than one.
Quality Construction with Green Benefits
Structures produced in offsite construction builds are done in a quality-controlled environment.
This allows the customer to get what they want, knowing their new build will produce fewer emissions long term. With offsite construction, companies can focus on quality instead of mitigating possible repairs, errors, and oversights in onsite buildings caused by unknown environmental factors. This focus on quality allows builders to ensure the structure can be as energy-efficient as possible and financially friendly. Customers can rest assured their money is well spent on quality created builds, avoiding unnecessary costs.
Less Material Waste, Less Material Clean-Up
Recent reporting from the Waste & Resources Action Program (WRAP) shows that a 90-percent waste reduction can be achieved by increasing the use of offsite construction. This is because it can be much more challenging to gather, protect and re-purpose building materials on a traditional job site.
Planning, producing and keeping track of materials becomes a huge infrastructure in and of itself.
Reducing the amount of planning around material acquisition and implementation also reduces the impact of those materials on the environment around the site. Gone are the days of needing to plan for clean-up in new build environments.
Green construction focuses on using what you need, no more and no less. Which means the customer spends less! With less time and energy spent on planning, producing, and protecting materials on a site, customers can save.
There are no overpayments on materials that go unused and surely no cost for clean-up on site.
Faster, Better, Greener
The construction industry needs to take steps to reduce the energy required for a project.
Reducing a project’s length will automatically reduce energy consumption. Offsite construction has shorter project scopes, typically because crews aren’t dealing with external factors such as weather, difficult transport delivery conditions and permit acquisition.
Just as shorter timelines reduce the energy emitted during a project, they also reduce cost. Offsite construction delivers a faster turnaround because the components are constructed in a factory away from the site.
This method has the advantage of more exact manufacturing and superior quality inspection. It also reduces delays due to weather and onsite hazards. With these major advantages, offsite projects are routinely completed on accelerated schedules, which means less money spent on long timelines.
3 Tips for Choosing Your Ideal Offsite Construction Company
Looking for a company to carry out your dream green construction project can be tricky. Below are some tips and strategies for finding your perfect offsite construction company.
Tech Savvy and Equipment Ready
When a business invests in the latest technology and top-of-the-line equipment, that’s a positive sign that your offsite construction project will be completed in the most timely and efficient way possible.
Search for a business that keeps its equipment up-to-date and has the newest tech at its disposal. This will most likely increase the speed of your project timelines, therefore reducing energy and cutting your costs.
Location, Location, Location
Another factor to consider is the company’s location.
A company that is located close by requires less distance to transport prefabricated components to the job site. The reduction of travel time and vehicles to move the pieces reduces the expense.
It keeps your project green, making a closer business more sustainable environmentally and financially than one located far away.
Bundling Services
If your green construction project has lots of moving pieces, consider inquiring about bundled services.
Rather than booking multiple contractors, go with one company for a suite of services.
Relying on a single company will help speed the process and minimize delays and complications when a project changes hands. It keeps scheduling, material ordering, planning and more all in one place, saving you time and money.
Proven Results
When embarking on a construction project, it’s best to minimize risk. Going with a young, untested company can be very risky.
Go with a company that has proven value to other customers with accelerated project schedules, cost savings and sustainable practices.
At ICG, we’re committed to providing our customers with cost savings and a sustainable focus on the environment. We have a history of delivering results for our customer’s projects, time and time again.
If you’re interested in seeing how ICG can help with your construction project, contact us today.Access Your FAQ Sheet
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