In the construction business, you spend day in and day out with the Earth. From moving it, to digging it up, to working around it, there’s no getting around it; the construction business is all about it. However, while the industry is all about the Earth, there is also a growing trend in construction toward practices to protect it.
What’s happening?
According to McGraw-Hill Construction’s Smart Market report, World Green Building Trends, “28 percent of architects, engineers, contractors, building owners and consultants around the world report that they are focusing their work on sustainable design and construction by doing at least 60 percent of their projects green, doubling from only 13 percent of them at this level in 2009.”
Why does it matter?
With more and more organizations realizing the value and overall importance of green building and incorporating sustainable practices into their business practices, those that don’t adopt similar policies may get left behind. Sustainability is quickly becoming a corporate best practice as companies continue to look for ways to reduce their carbon footprint.
Sustainability is a growing trend in construction, but how does that affect your internal business practices?
Everyone likes green. As corporations continue to seek out sustainable practices during building construction, they are looking to partners that share their sentiments surrounding sustainability. It’s not just important to build sustainable, but ensure your internal business practices are sustainable as well.
Sustainability doesn’t have to mean costly
One of the easiest ways to incorporate sustainable practices into your business is using furniture rental to furnish trailers and offices on the jobsite.
How does it work?
CORT’s furniture rental model allows construction companies the flexibility they need when furnishing onsite trailers. With a national footprint, CORT offers a wide selection of furniture that is ready and waiting to be delivered and set up onsite as soon as you need it, and will be picked up upon completion.
But, where does sustainability come in?
The furniture rental model allows for the reuse of furniture for a new project once it’s done being used for another. This reuse of furniture reduces waste as the furniture may be rented, reused and rented again several times.
After its rental life is complete, almost all furniture (97%) is discounted and resold to the public, making the reuse rate between 2.1 and 6 times longer than direct sale models and producing 49% less greenhouse gasses, according to a greenhouse gas analysis conducted.
Additionally, several lines of furniture offered have received GREENGUARD, CRADLE TO CRADLE (CM) and SCS certification due to their adherence to a high level of environmental standards.
The bottom line about furniture rental
It’s furniture only when you need it. Furniture rental reduces the amount of time, materials, and money otherwise spent on furnishing on-site trailers. It will help you save more than one kind of green.
