StarwallUSA and Our Unique Commitment to the Environment

There is no dispute about the amount of waste and energy consumption attributed to the construction, maintenance and operation of commercial buildings in North America.  Today, facilities Managers, architects, designers, etc., have made great progress on answering the question on “how to meet the current needs of business without compromise to future generations”.  We have learned much and have much work to accomplish to reverse some of the following findings that represent a small amount of data for an industry that can have a dramatic impact on our energy and waste.

• United States Environmental Protection Agency – Approximately 30% of all landfill waste is from construction, renovation and demolition.  Over 55% is from buildings.
• California Integrated Waste Management Board, 2002 – Over 10% of drywall in new construction ends up as scrap.
• Cornell University Study concluded that for every square foot of drywall installed one pound was waste.
• U.S. Dept of Energy – Commercial Buildings in the U.S. use 17% of all energy.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Of the 14 Sectors that account for 84% of all Green House Gas (GHG) emission, the construction industry was the 3^rd highest with 6% of all GHG emissions.

The above are but a few of the statistics that clearly demonstrate the impact of commercial building construction on our planet…but the impact is equally as great to our people and profits.  Our thinking must change from build, demolish, dispose and re-build to reduce, reuse and recycle.   All sectors must take responsibility so that through our collective stewardship we can make a lasting impact on our environment.

StarwallUSA’s new approach to supporting the “triple bottom line”

Manufacturing of any type has an impact on the environment.   Environmental responsibility begins with a products ability to support significant change and reuse. StarwallUSA has spent much time considering 2 very important aspects of sustainable product design; product reuse and product recycling.  It is our belief that our new generation of movable architectural walls considers all aspects of the “triple bottom line”.

What separates StarwallUSA and our platform of products from earlier generation of walls, both “unitized” or “pre-engineered demountable” wall panels, is our unique product design.  The unique track and stud system with snap fit wall board and glazing options deliver a new generation of interior movable walls.  Our “truly demountable” approach, with “field assembly and fit” allows for a responsible reuse and recycling strategy like no other product in the market today – without the cost.