Grind For Green
Griffin Park, one of Upstate of South Carolina’s best examples of green and smart growth, is pleased to host GRIND FOR GREEN including a cookout lunch in partnership with S.H. Development and Authentic Custom Homes on Friday, February 20th at 12:00 p.m. at The Poet’s Cottage in Griffin Park.
All builders, realtors, developers, community leaders, businesses, and all those interested are invited to experience the benefits of turning waste into cost effective site resources, such as mulch or erosion control material, soil amendment, and road base. A cookout lunch will be provided along with a demonstration, by S.H. Carter Development of The Packer 750, a self-contained mobile waste grinding machine that is used to grind wood, gypsum drywall, concrete block and brick, and asphalt shingles.
Steve Carter of S.H. Carter Development says “This is an opportunity to learn to reuse your materials by implementing an organized plan. To accomplish this is to reduce the amount of construction waste that needs to be sent to the landfill, which in turn reduces the amount of time and money a builder must spend on processing excess materials.” Recycling construction site materials is an important growing factor in the larger green building movement. Buddy Delozier, owner of Authentic Custom Homes is building The Poet’s Cottage which is one of the first residential LEEDs Green Homes in the Upstate. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is the highest level of green building in the United States. Delozier says that S.H. Carter creates a waste management plan before construction begins and is executed throughout construction therefore helping to meet the LEED requirements. “As a green builder I look for ways to provide a quality, durable home that is good for the homeowner and good for the environment. This includes the recycling and reuse of construction debris rather than disposal. It is taking green building to the next level,” says Delozier.
“The vision of Griffin Park is all about green growth and smart growth. The LEEDs green home being built by Authentic Custom Homes is a welcome addition to Griffin Park and S.H Carter has done a great job in facilitating the resources to make this happen. Hopefully this will encourage others in Griffin Park and the Upstate to build homes that are environmentally sensitive,” said Joe Jelks, managing partner of Jelks/Little LLC, developer of Griffin Park.
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