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Strongwood is committed to Environmental
Responsibility and Natural Resource Stewardship
From our beginning we believed
our manufacturing should employ methods and processes that use
energy resources in the most economical and environmentally
respectful manner. Our primary raw material is wood so our most
important goal has been to only use wood from trees that are sourced
from a managed forest.
Log homes are by nature, green.
Our basic log walls contain only our kiln dried logs. We do not
have the other manufactured materials found in a typical
conventional wall system. In comparison to many other log
manufacturers, our kiln dried log walls require a minimum of
fastening and sealing materials and they produce a tighter and more
energy efficient wall system.
Strongwood is committed to
partnering with building material suppliers who also employ the best
practices in material sourcing, manufacturing, distribution and
performance in order to protect our environment and safe guard our
natural resources.
We believe that we have a
responsibility to mentor and educate our authorized dealers and
builders on green building. Green building may also be known as
sustainable building or environmental building. It is the practice
of increasing the efficiency with which buildings and their sites
use energy, water, and materials, and reducing building impacts on
human health and the environment.
Strongwood believes that wood
homes are one of the best types of housing for the 21st
century because the emphasis is on using the minimum amount of
manufactured materials for the maximum energy efficiency for both
residential and light commercial construction. Also, log homes are
inherently designed to have the minimum impact on the building site.
We are committed to assisting our dealers, builders and customers in
meeting both U.S. and international environmental and green building
standards and certifications. They may include the U.S. Department
of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s
Energy Star certification and
the ICC (International Code Commission) and NAHB (National
Association of Home Builders) National Green Building standard.
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