Casselman River Log Homes - Pioneers in Structural Insulated Logs (SILs)

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Green Homes Energy Conservation and Environment Awareness With the current energy crisis there seems to be much more interest in building energy efficient homes - a key focus for Casselman River Log Homes. As a Corporate Member of the “US Green Building Counsel” and a “Energy Star Partner”, Casselman River Log Homes is a leader in the community in Green building. Many folks ask us to describe what it means to build a “Green Log Home”, so we would like to share some thoughts with you on this subject. Green Building is an exhaustive topic encompassing everything from building materials, landscaping, construction designs and practices to appliances and waste disposal. For our purposes, we will primarily address green as it applies to log homes design.
What is green ..... Although the “green initiative” has been talked about for decades, green building is a relatively new approach to building more eco-friendly homes and commercial buildings. Due to the awareness being created about global warming, climate changes and sustainable building solutions, the world is now embracing these green ideas. Green is a color whose time has come! Planning to be green .... Building green actually starts with the design phase of your eco-friendly home. As an example, positioning your home so that it makes the best use of the sun, window size and placement, ceiling heights, heating options, landscaping, lighting and your choice of stains and finishes all contribute to how green your home can be. And of course, using our Structural Insulated Logs, together with our SIP roofs, will provide such an excellent insulation that the heating (or cooling) needs will be dramatically reduced, lowering the energy bill for the homeowner and the amount of emissions for the environment. Log vs. studs .... Using the SmartLog reduces the amount of time, processing, and handling that is necessary with most stick built and conventional houses. Only the timber that is prime for building a home is used so there’s no waste of unwanted younger trees being unnecessarily cut. This not only keeps cost down, but it also decreases transportation expenses for fuel and processing at a minimum. There’s less expense all the way around.
Casselman River Log Homes: Green Home undergoing pre-assembly
Renewable resources ..... The use of wood is by itself a renewable resource. As trees are harvested, replacements are planted. In addition, Casselman River Log Homes SmartLog uses lumber from “Green” partners. Not only are the trees renewable, all parts of the tree are used beneficially with minimal waste. Sawdust is recycled for landscaping, bedding, and mulch. The trunks are kept primarily for the walls for homes and the smaller trunks and branches are valued for their furniture making abilities. Surface as finish .... SmartLog homes offer what is known as “surface as finish". What this means is that the interior walls themselves don’t require additional finishing materials. This in turn cuts down on chemicals or materials that use chemicals in their processing, and because less interior finishing needs to be done, you save money. Log homes also require fewer metal fasteners to erect the building which means less cost. Because the solid construction of a log home isn’t dependant on its fasteners but rather the weight of the Jogs themselves as the home continues to settle, the energy efficiency of it increases, not decreases as more traditional houses. Better thermal properties .... Many studies have been done concerning the thermal properties of a log home versus a traditional stick-built house. The evidence shows that on average SmartLog homes perform 35% better in holding heat than other types of houses, and in some cases this is even greater. The climate, location and design of the home itself, and the windows and doors are all factors that help in the assessment. A major difference was determined to be the thickness and insulation core of the ‘Smartlog’. (35% is an estimated based on actual log home properties) A Green Future .... As a member of the US Green Building Counsel, we look forward to assisting you in building your dream green home. We have information on all aspects of Green building that includes site planning, design, building components, and energy. We’ll help you through the entire planning stages.

	Structural Insulated Logs (SILs) are amazing insulators with an R-Value of 36 to 60, and are Energy Start rated.		With a home made of Energy Star rated SILs you have comfort, energy efficiency, and peace of mind knowing that you've made the best possible choice for the environment.
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