Plant Prefab, a building manufacturing backed by Amazon, has announced a plan to achieve "net carbon neutral" operations by the year 2028. 

According to a Medium post announcing the move, since 2006, the company has steadily worked to increase its "comprehensive and continuous effort to employ and improve materials and processes that are energy, water, and materially resource-efficient and that are safe for humans and the environment." 

The plan comes as investor Amazon issues its own carbon neutrality pledge with the aim of achieving "net zero carbon by 2040 and 100% renewable energy by 2030," according to a press release. 

Describing Plant Prefab's ambitions, founder and CEO Steve Glenn writes, “Our promise is a commitment to being carbon neutral by 2028, which we’ll achieve by our continued efforts to implement industry-leading sustainability standards that dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of our operations as well as the homes we produce.”

According to the company, at least 27 residential units designed or built by Plant Prefab have achieved LEED Platinum certification while another five have achieved LEED Gold status. The company maintains its own internal environmental program called Z6 that pursues "Zero Energy, Zero Water, Zero Emissions, Zero Carbon, Zero Waste and Zero Ignorance."

Glenn added, “achieving carbon neutrality for our homes and operations has always been an important goal for us [...] in the homes we design and build, we integrate ultra-efficient LED lighting, HVAC systems, Energy Star appliances, recycled building materials, and high- performance insulation that exceeds code requirements. Almost all LivingHomes are powered by solar power and many were designed to be net zero electricity.”

The company's building plants have already received energy-efficient upgrades; The company is also pursuing additional renewable energy initiatives to power its operations and carbon offsets to eventually eliminate its carbon footprint.