Green Building

Energy Effiency includes the use of energy star appliances, energy efficient windows and doors, proper
insulation to surpass code and energy efficient heating and cooling systems.

Renewable Energy includes solar electric, solar hot water,geo-thermal heating and cooling,hydro and wind turbines.

Resource Conservation starts with building from logs from sustainable harvested forests. Your not wasting energy to cut lumber or sideing. No energy needed to manufactuer wall insulation, sheetrock, tape and spackle,primer and paint. Your log walls are the finished product for inside and outside.

Water Conservation starts with rain water captuer and storage and includes planting drought tollerent landscaping and the use of water saving plumbing devices.

Indoor Air Quality starts with proper ventilation and the use of natural fibers. Stay away from volatile organic compounds and check what household cleaning product labels are telling you. You will probably be surprised.

For more in depth information on Green Building with logs see our web site adkcountryloghomes.com and see both titles-Certified Green Builder and Energy Effiency. Also note how beautifull these log cabin and log home structures are-It dosen*t get any greener then starting with hand-peeled red pine logs, "Afordible Authentic."

Paul Winters has gained is green builder certification from his knowledgebase and C.L.H. training which is a continueing educational process so that we can impart our knowledge to our customers.