Sustainability
At Whites, we prioritise sustainable design by incorporating long-term solutions that reduce waste, enhance energy efficiency, and promote water conservation. By focusing on durability, minimising environmental impact, and using sustainable materials, we aim to create buildings that benefit both customers and the environment for generations to come.
What is Sustainable Construction?
Sustainable construction means using recyclable and renewable materials in building projects and minimizing energy consumption and waste production. The primary goal of the sustainable construction method is to reduce its impact on our environment.
Sustainable construction does not end after the completion of the building project, the design of the building itself should have a minimal impact on the environment over the structure's lifespan. It means that the design of the building should incorporate elements and materials that have a continuous influence on the structure's environmental impact. These can include energy-efficient roof hatches on the rooftop, solar panels, appropriate insulation to prevent heat loss, and minimizing energy consumption from the grid that mostly comes from fossil fuels and long-lifespan building materials.
Is Sustainable Construction Important?
From emissions to energy consumption, the construction industry contributes a significant impact on the environment.
Aside from its potential for building structures over wild habitats, its energy consumption is high. Most of the heavy machinery and equipment still heavily lean on fuel. Even inefficient electricity usage will result in unnecessary combustion of fuels to sufficiently supply those grid power supply lines. The construction industry contributes 36 percent of energy usage and 40 percent of CO2 emissions worldwide.
The shipping and fabrication of materials can significantly impact carbon emissions. Mining raw materials such as metals can result in water pollution. The concrete manufacturers or cement plants have resulted in tons of CO2, increasing significantly every year. Construction can also produce hazardous waste due to improper disposal or management, resulting in pollution that affects the environment and the people in that area.
What Matters To Us
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At Whites we are always on the lookout to create long-term solutions for the people and harmony with the environment for generations to come by reducing and reusing what we can and trying new practices to innovate.
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The ability of a building to maintain, over its lifetime, the performance for which it was designed is a vital part of sustainable construction. As insufficient durability can result in additional unexpected costs due to repair or reconstruction. At Whites, we make this a priority.
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Energy-efficient homes and buildings use less energy to heat, cool, run appliances and electronics. Energy-efficient manufacturing facilities use less energy to produce goods. We always look for the most energy efficient options to save our customers long-term, ongoing costs.
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Ordering the right amount of materials might seem obvious, but often construction companies can make the mistake of ordering too much or too little. We take extra care to ensure our work has minimal waste so that the customer and the environment both benefit.
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We aim to adopt a whole-building approach to heating and ventilation to ensure indoor air quality is maintained while achieving standards for energy use.
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We are always looking for new ways that our products and build methods can be more efficient in protecting our water supply. We ensure we are doing our part and more, by monitoring and improving our methods of disposal of contaminated water or contamination of water supplies.
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With the cost of materials continually rising, we always try to have an open mind about what we use and where it comes from. If we can source locally, reusable, or have far better thermal properties, we will use it.
