Our Responsibility

• We are looking for ways we can restore the land to its natural state, preserve and restore areas of natural topography, wetlands, streams and waterways, enhance green space and draw them into the heart of the community itself.
• We are intentional about the interaction of place, people and the natural environment, creating communities where all things work together.

Our respect for the environment motivates us to find innovative ways to manage our environmental impact at the community level, before, during, and after construction.

Presently, we encourage our builders to use energy-conserving designs and materials, and to create high performance homes that will save residents money in utility costs, improve their quality of life, and emphasize conservation of resources. We pay careful attention to recycling construction waste materials, and look for ways to reduce and reuse these materials in our communities.

Over the years, we have become more sensitive to environmental concerns. A few of our past initiatives include:

• Newland CEO LaDonna Monsees and USGBC’s CEO Rick Fedrizzi sign an agreement which outlines Newland’s commitment to support the U.S. Green Building Council’s campaign to educate consumers about the benefits of green building at the 2006 Clinton Global Initiative Conference in the presence of former President Bill Clinton.
  
  
• Newland was recognized for preserving over 20,000 oak trees in conjunction with the development of miles of public hiking and biking trails at a project in Sacramento, California.
• Newland received a Visual Improvement Award from the City of Phoenix, an environmental design award for protection of hillsides and saguaro cactus, and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Quality Master-Planned Community Project Recognition for our community in Phoenix.
• The Florida Association of Realtors chose a Newland community as Best Environmentally Planned Community in Florida.