Did you know that by purchasing a tough as nails garage from Elephant Structures, you could actually be helping the environment? While most building materials deplete our natural resources, steel garages and carports are made of recyclable materials that could lessen your carbon footprint. Once timber is refined to lumber and used in the building process, its journey through the cycle of construction is complete and it will eventually deteriorate before returning to the earth. Unlike recyclable metals, it cannot be reused again. Just think of all the trees that are wasted building homes and offices that will only last a fraction of the the time when compared to metal buildings. What’s more is that metal shelters and structures are perfectly engineered to be outfitted with Green energy components. Perfectly sloped roofs that meet provide just the amount of overhang are ideal for solar panels and unlike shingled roofs, won’t have to be moved for routine maintenance and repair. Solar panels could then decrease your reliance on energy from local utility companies, thus lightening the load on the entire grid system.
Protect Your Equipment and The Environment
But how else could an Elephant Structures garage or carport help the environment? Well consider your lawn equipment, tools or even your car as a prime example. If left exposed to the elements, the vital metal components of machines will break down due to rust. Such elemental exposure not only deteriorates vital working components, but also allows fuel and toxic lubricants, such as oil, to contaminate and pollute the soil. Once these dangerous substances make it into the topsoil, there’s nothing to stope the hazardous materials from permeating deeper into ground water system. Additional run-off into streams and creeks due to negligence in maintenance is another concern. A fully enclosed metal garage from Elephant Structures mitigates this threat but offering complete protection from moisture, temperature inversions and even the brutalizing effects of soil. By protecting your machines and vehicles from the elements, you are not only saving your time and money in routine maintenance, but also keeping the incursions of mankind and the pristine beauty completely separate.
Maximize Energy Efficiency
Mastering climate control is a never-ending battle of wit and resources. Only until recently did engineering finally trump the erratic nature of weather and was able to create artificial internal environments to counter whatever was going on outside. Have you ever noticed how older homes positioned doors and hallways in unison? Some houses in the Deep South even added built-on screened porches were residents would retreat during the peak of summer. All these clever schematics had one goal in mind: optimal air flow for maximum cooling relief. All this changed, however, with the advent of climate control and central air. Although climate control doesn’t come standard on any of our buildings, they are built with flexibility in mind and certain heating systems and mechanical ventilation can be easily added and eliminate the need for extra doors and windows.
Downsize Your Lifestyle
Going small and living the minimalist culture is trending. These oversized designer homes and obtuse modular units are finally being recognized as the affronts to nature that they are. There’s simply no need for small families to have three story homes with large basements and garages. Decadence is and wasted space is sorely frowned upon in an ever-growing densely populated world. We have to do our part to create a little bit extra elbow room for our neighbors. But what to do with all your stuff? While downsizing definitely has its benefits, this means extra accommodations are needed for your wealth of material goods. While the overall goal of downsizing material possessions and eliminating waste is an admirable one, it does take considerable time and energy. To ease the pain of unloading and going with less, many people have turned to onsite metal garages and carports to alleviate the stress of a crowded home. We can design and engineer any building up to 60 feet wide and as long or deep as you need it!
