New Concept House Rethinks Sustainable Development

A new sustainable concept home by Woodside Homes and its Japan-based parent company, Sekisui House, will debut at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and International Builders Show (IBS) in Las Vegas, Forbes reports.

The concept home will serve as a springboard to integrate sustainability into Woodside’s current model. Many of the materials used to build Sekisui homes are made in a factory, customized to prevent construction waste. This includes the hardware, foundation system and floor system as well as some of the exterior materials. Each piece is accurately cut to the millimeter. The general standard is to cut to quarters of inches.

Sekisui homes use a specific post and beam structure called Shawood. This is nothing like a typical modular, boxy home, but rather offers a range of choices. “You don’t have to compromise on design for building efficiency,” Abney says.

If the developer anticipates any waste will be produced, a recycling plan is created so the builder knows where it will go before the home is even built. This is a very sensible approach that should be taken into consideration for the American market. According to the EPA, in 2015, 548 million tons of construction and demolition debris were generated in the United States.

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