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CERTIFICATION
As a LEED-NC AP, New
Construction Accredited Professional firm, we
are able to assist you with all aspects of your
construction project. The LEED-NC AP
designation is the most comprehensive
accreditation available and covers all aspects
of the building process. From Greenfields to
rehabilitation, our experience will help make
your project earth friendly and more cost
efficient throughout its lifespan.
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Residential Homes
Sustainable design or
building "green" is an opportunity not only to
use our resources more efficiently while
creating healthier commercial or industrial
buildings, it also applies to residential
construction and renovation. Residential green
building practices include designing and
constructing homes that use energy, water, and
materials efficiently; have a reduced impact on
their physical environment; and promote a
healthy indoor environment for you, your family,
or your customer. By using an integrated design
approach, the whole residential building can be
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SIP Systems
SIP’s building
systems offer several advantages to traditional
stick framed construction. Save time, less
waste, and energy efficiency are just a few of
the reasons to use SIP’s. All leading up to
savings for you.
SIP roof and wall
panels are complete units that are set into
place in a few days. Traditional framing
requires several weeks to accomplish the same
task. Although the SIP material may seem to cost
more in the beginning, you quickly save in labor
costs as crews complete the outside structure in
about 1/5th the time. Your structure will be
framed, sheeted, and insulated all at once.
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SIP systems will also
save you money with less waste. Since panels
come pre-cut to size, you will not have a scrap
pile, that you paid good money for, plus the
added cost and impact on the environment to
remove the waste. That helps both you and the
environment. SIP structures also have
significant energy saving properties. Typically,
you will save up to 60% on your heating and
cooling costs versus a traditionally built home.
Sure that is great for the environment, but it
is even better for your bank account.
Saving you money is
the best advantage of using SIP’s in your next
building project. Feel free to impress your
friends and colleagues with how Green and
Environmentally Conscious you are. Also enjoy
all the time and money you saved during
construction. Then, keep on enjoying the
benefits each and every month.
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Log Homes
Whether you are
looking for a Custom Handcrafted Log Home or a
Milled Log Home, your are making a bold choice.
Not only in design, but for our Planet.
Log homes inherently
have a higher insulating value, use less energy
to build, and do not use a lot of man made
petroleum based construction products. Good for
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Log homes use 10” to
14” average diameter logs. Compared to a 6” stud
wall and fiberglass insulation, the log home
will have a superior insulating value. This
means less energy consumption to heat and cool
your home. NIST tests showed Log Homes were up
to 46% more energy efficient compared to typical
stick framed homes. That is good for the
environment and saves you money.
Since a Log Home uses
the whole log to build the walls, there was no
energy used to create lumber, sheeting, drywall,
insulation, or siding. Plus, the cost to
construct a Log Home is often the same or less
then traditional stick framed homes. Your Log
Home makes a much lighter footprint on Mother
Earth.
Log Homes do not use
man made products in the course of construction.
Man made products use far more petroleum,
energy, and resources then a Log Home. Using raw
materials, in their natural state, is the
simplest way to conserve energy and eliminate
harmful chemicals into the environment. Green
Structures NW has over 25 years of Log Home
building experience. We were Green before Green
was cool.
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Timber Frame and Post & Beam
Both Timber Frame and
Post & Beam homes join traditional construction
with accent features.
Using hybrid
construction is an Earth friendly way to build
your next home. Natural log or rough sawn wood
is used to supply the large support posts and
beams required in a building.
Using natural
materials actually helps save the environment.
Building codes require the structural posts and
beams maintain certain thickness. Typically,
these materials are made by gluing smaller
materials together to make large structural
members. This manufacturing process uses more
energy, more chemicals, and produces more
environmental waste than using natural
materials.
You can give your
home handcrafted, natural accents using full
logs or rough cut beams while giving less waste
to the Earth. Homes and commercial buildings can
then use other environmentally friendly
construction methods to complete the project.
Combining SIP’s with a Hybrid home is the best
way to build a Green home. |
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