Plantd partners with D.R. Horton

 

Sustainable and carbon-negative homebuilding materials manufacturer Plantd inked a major partnership with homebuilder D.R. Horton.  Plantd co-founder and CEO Josh Dorfman called the partnership a validation of their products. Plantd will supply the first 250,000 panels to D.R. Horton before delivering the products to other clients.  The Durham, North Carolina-based startup makes homebuilding materials derived from grass as an alternative to the wood-based Oriented Strand Board (OSB).   Plantd recently opened an 80,000-square-foot production facility in Oxford, North Carolina. The firm expects to begin full deliveries to D.R. Horton in 2024.  D.R. Horton will use the materials to build 1,000 new single-family homes, starting in North Carolina.  Earlier this January, Plantd raised $13.6M in Series A funding from 31 investors.