Be Earth-Happy with Behold

We dig Mother Earth, which is why we created a 10 Generation Plan that sustains her over the long run.

What’s sustainability?

Sustainability is based on a simple principle:

Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment.

Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony while fulfilling the social, economic and other essential requirements of present and future generations. Practicing sustainability ensures we have and will continue to have the water, materials and resources to protect human health and our environment.

In ecology, sustainability is how biological systems endure and remain diverse and productive.

More recent accounts have broadened the idea of sustainability to include social well-being, resilience and adaptation across four domains: ecology, economics, politics and culture. When speaking of terms of economics, sustainability requires a balance across what are called the three pillars of sustainability: economic demands, environmental resilience and social equity.

 

How does Behold support sustainability?

Green design is at our very core, and we use modular construction methods that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout the building’s entire lifecycle. The home’s siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and any subsequent demolition are all performed using methods that maximize resource efficiency and minimize the impact on the environment.

Although new technologies are constantly being developed to further enhance the creation of greener structures, the common objective of green buildings remains consistent. Green buildings are designed to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human health and the natural environment by:

Sustainability is important to making sure that we have and will continue to have, the water, materials, and resources to protect human health and our environment. In ecology, sustainability is how biological systems endure and remain diverse and productive. More recent accounts have broadened the idea of sustainability to include social well-being, resilience and adaptation across four domains: ecology, economics, politics and culture.

• Efficiently using energy, water and other resources.
• Protecting resident health and improving employee productivity.
• Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation.

Achieving the green requires close cooperation of the design team, the architects, and the engineers at all stages of the project. The green building practice expands and complements the classical building design concerns of economy, utility, durability and comfort.

What standards does Behold use?

Behold adheres to a number of standards, criteria and procedures to carry out activities. These include standards listed below, as well as any others required for funding, security, property acquisition, and building homes as needed.

• Davis Bacon Act, 40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-5, and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act at 40 U.S.C. 327-333.
• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
• Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
• Executive Order 11063 pertaining to equal opportunity in housing and nondiscrimination in the sale or rental of housing built with Federal assistance.
• The prohibitions against discrimination against persons with “handicaps” under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, (P.L. 93-112), as amended, and the regulations at 24 CFR Part 8.
• The prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1973, 42. U.S.C. 6101-07.
• Fair Housing Act Federal Fair Housing Act of 1988, P.L. 100-430.
• 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards of Accessible Design, P.L. 110-325.
• Architectural Barriers Act of 1966 at 42 U.S.C. 4151-415.
• Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended and Section 102 of the HUD Reform Act of 1989.
• Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
• Title X of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992.
• Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970.
• Flood insurance purchase requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, Pub.L. 93 234, 87 Stat., 975, approved December 31, 1973. Section 103 (a) required, on and after March 2, 1974.
• Single Audit Act of 1996 and OMB Circular A 133.
• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88 352), and the regulations issued (24 CFR Part 1).
• Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Pub. L. 90 284), as amended.
• 24 CFR part 58 "Uniform Grant Administrative Requirements" and OMB Circular A-87.