Wooden Homes
There are many countries where wooden houses are common place and they are beginning to gain popularity in Spain.
Wooden housing is from a renewable source and the perfect solution for clients who wish to build a Sustainable home or building. Another advantage of wood is that you can choose from a large variety of pre-fabricated housing units which are often well designed or as wood is a very flexible material create the design you want yourself.
Another important factor why people choose to live or build a wooden house is they are often very pleasing to the eye and will blend in beautifully amongst trees or natural backdrops.
Why wooden Houses are considered to be Sustainable?
As for most green materials or products you have to look at the source of the product. When a tree is growing it takes in amounts of Co2 out of the atmosphere and trees store this carbon it its wood. Many suppliers of wood for housing also offer the option to buy wood where new trees are planted in their place and therefore create a recycling structure. Also large wooden structures act as carbon sinks even when the building is built! If there were a large shift now in the construction of wooden housing there would be substantial amounts of carbon absorbed.
There are many treatments for wood such as fire resistant and a wooden structure can be very strong.
Once you made your Timber Structure you can add your walls of wood and any types of materials you wish for internally. Wooden Houses are typically “cosy” and are wonderful insulators; they need far less energy to heat them or to keep them cooler in the summer. As mentioned, wood is a wonderfully flexible product as a skilled carpenter can practically make any shape or form that you wish for in your home.
One final factor to consider is that wooden houses are very easy to construct compared to traditional housing and therefore much faster to build. You may travel the world over and see in many countries (including hurricane zones ) there are so many cultures and areas which have wooden housing as a normal part of life. Wooden housing is an answer to many people´s needs for a sustainable home.
