Original article by: Pro Builder Magazine

Video + Article: Reducing embodied carbon and delivering high-performance creates a win-win thanks to innovative building materials from DuPont. (Click here to watch video featuring Thrive Home Builders)
 

Good for planet, good for the home

DuPont delivers double benefits to the Panorama Idea Home

Finding building materials that deliver high R-values, mitigate the risk of water intrusion, and reduce the embodied carbon footprint of a project are a win-win for builders, occupants, and the environment. For the Panorama Idea Home, this trifecta of benefits came by partnering with DuPont using their products in insulation, house wrap and innovative flashing systems.

The Panorama Idea Home is a custom retreat in Breckenridge, Colo., by Thrive Home Builders. Thrive, nationally recognized for delivering high-performance, durable, and comfortable homes, recently decided to push the envelope on environmental responsibility. By the end of 2024 Thrive has committed to a complete carbon neutral footing in both their internal operations and every project they close, including the Panorama Idea Home.

"When it comes to trying to reduce carbon, every building product you bring to the jobsite is important," says Gene Myers, Thrive's founder and chief sustainability officer. "You have to evaluate each component and then decide which ones will get you to the goal for lowering the carbon footprint, but also keep the performance and durability of the house in mind."

Fortunately for Thrive, DuPont was also pursing the goals of creating high-performance, low carbon solutions for builders, encouraged by the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act of 2020.

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