Looking for more reasons to opt for a modular home vs a traditional site-built home? The modular home building process is more environmentally sustainable by leaps and bounds. Particularly, the modular home building process aids in reducing the environmental impact of construction. The total life cycle energy consumption for a modular built home is 5% less than an on site build.

In an analysis published by the Journal of Industrial Ecology which “looked at the environmental impact of a typical single family home using data from several modular construction companies and conventional homebuilders. The authors found that the average impacts were far less for modular construction in every category, including material production and transport, off‐site and on‐site energy use, worker transport, and waste management,” notes leafscore.com.

In a nutshell, due to the mass production of ‘parts’ both raw materials and construction waste are minimized. But it goes beyond that. A significant difference is that the ecosystems and environments surrounding your build site (or your home’s lot) experience far less disruption due to the streamlined building process of modular homes.

Think about on-site construction. You have prolonged and continual daily use of heavy diesel construction equipment including transportation of materials. With a modular home 80-90% is built in the factory eliminating much of the carbon footprint. “The conventional home produces 2.5 times more construction wastes than the modular home,” according to a University of Michigan study.

The environmental benefits of building a modular home expands beyond production as well. Electricity use is lessened when building a modular home compared to a site built home. According to a study by Arizona State University while modular home building uses more electricity by day their shorter total construction process leads to an overall decrease in the amount of energy used to build a modular home. The statistics continue from decreased employee commuting to decreased natural gas consumption.

If you’re looking for a greener way to get your custom home a modular home may be your answer. Gen V Homes would love to help you weigh the pros and cons, discuss your situation and needs and find you the perfect modular home plan to build. Contact us today.