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"Going Green" Just Isn't Our Buzzword
Heritage Log Homes were doing the eco-friendly thing long before the concept ever found its way into water-cooler conversation. It’s a philosophy that’s been ingrained in their operations for more than 30 years, from timber selection to the way log homes are designed.
Heritage is also a designated ENERGY STAR partner, which means they are committed to promoting energy-efficient products and practices that not only save homeowners money but help protect the environment. Consider this:
• Multiple energy-conservation factors are taken into consideration when helping you fine-tune your home’s layout and features. Doing this before construction is the best way to make sure your home runs as efficiently and as inexpensively as possible.
• Timber is not only the ultimate renewable resource, it’s one of the most energy-efficient building materials you can use. Because of each log’s natural density, it takes longer for temperatures outside a log home to affect the temperature inside, resulting in less use of heating and cooling units and lower energy bills.
• Our wood-seasoning process is all-natural and doesn’t require any expenditure of chemical or mechanical energy.
• Log design and assembly methods are energy-wise. Logs are seated on top of each other with 2 sealed tongue-and-groove fittings and coupled at corners with interlocking saddle-notch joints. Then our patented Thru-Bolt fastening system automatically keeps wall segments fitting tightly throughout the life of your home, eliminating air infiltration and conserving energy. |