Clark Pacific receives 2018 Sacramento Sustainable Business of the Year award for green building

Clark Pacific, a designer and manufacturer prefabricated building systems in West Sacramento, California, has been awarded the 2018 Sacramento Sustainable Business of the Year award for green building. Presented by the Business Environmental Resource Center (BERC), McClellan, California, the award recognizes Sacramento-area businesses’ work practices that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to sustainability.

Clark Pacific was honored for its dedication to environmentally friendly manufacturing and construction methods and significant reduction of environmental impacts at construction sites across California. Using off-site construction manufacturing for complete building systems, Clark Pacific eliminated more than 3,000 concrete trucks on Stanford University's graduate housing project, which resulted in less noise, air and storm water pollution, traffic congestion, roadway degradation and impact on public safety.

"This recognition is a testament to our efforts over the years to refine our environmental policies and the awareness we place on how our work can make a positive impact on sustainability and the environment," Richard Maddux, environmental manager at Clark Pacific, says. "We are honored to receive this award and look forward to making even greater sustainability contributions to the greater Sacramento region and all the communities we serve in the years to come."

Clark Pacific’s two precast concrete manufacturing plants were designed for zero discharge of stormwater and other sustainable practices, such as water recycling for reuse in manufacturing, recharge of groundwater, solid waste recycling and energy conservation. Currently, 45 percent of Clark Pacific's electrical energy needs are produced by solar, with a goal of reaching 80 percent.