Sarasota County’s Grant Project Focuses On Recycling Construction Debris
John Cannon Homes Participates In Recovering Recyclable Materials Program.
John Cannon Homes recently completed participation in Sarasota County’s innovative grant project, “Building Blocks to Increase Construction and Demolition (C&D) Recovery through Program Incentives”. John Cannon Homes was one of 6 local builders, developers and contractors that were selected to participate in the pilot program. The program included the separation and sorting of construction debris, recycling of construction debris vs. disposal and education materials and on-site educational presentations to sub-contractors and workers.
Horst Kalchbrenner of John Cannon Homes was charged with managing the construction project, a 4,405 sq. ft. residence in The Founders Club. During construction of the home, Kalchbrenner met the program’s guidelines to implement incentives to increase recycling of construction and demolition debris in Sarasota County.
“We encourage clients and the industry to use sustainable building practices. It is our collective responsibility to help preserve our environment. We salute Sarasota County for initiating this pilot program and look forward to future involvement”, said John Cannon, President of John Cannon Homes.
Sarasota County has long been concerned with recovering recyclable materials and established a recycling ordinance that mandates recycling of program recyclables from the residential and commercial sectors. This ordinance also states that all mixed recyclable construction and demolition debris dispensed within the unincorporated portion of the County must be delivered to a C&D debris recycling facility.
John Cannon Homes is a member of the Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) and a partner in Sarasota County’s Green Business Partnership program. John Cannon Homes, Inc. is located in Sarasota, FL and is currently building homes in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, and Charlotte counties. For more information visit www.johncannonhomes.com.
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