Why mass timber homes are smart and sustainable choice? They are fast to build, energy efficient, durable homes. Read bellow for more details.
If you’re looking for a smarter, more sustainable way to build, mass timber homes are a fantastic choice. Unlike traditional site-built homes, they are fast and easy to build, are highly energy efficient and often have a neutral or negative carbon footprint.
While mass timber homes are common across parts of Europe, in Australia and New Zealand, they still only make up a tiny percentage of the market. However, with a growing awareness of their benefits, and an urgent need to reduce our impact on the environment, this is now set to change. So if you’re planning on building a new home, here’s 3 reasons why mass timber homes are a smart and sustainable choice.
1. Fast and easy to build
Our mass timber components are manufactured offsite and are precision cut to size using CNC (computer numeric control) machines. This means we can deliver our homes to you in pre-cut, easy to handle pieces that are ready to connect together to construct your new home.
This system allows you to shave months off your build time so you can move in faster, while also giving you the option to either engage a builder to complete the works or do-it-yourself.
2. Sustainable and energy efficient
A key benefit of building mass timber homes lies in their potential to deliver a negative carbon footprint on your project. This is possible when you use timber that is sourced from a responsibly managed plantation forest and manufactured and built efficiently.
The mass timber we use ticks all these boxes, while also providing built-in energy efficiency. The solid timber walls act like thermal batteries, capturing and storing heat through the day, then gradually releasing it through the night. This natural process results in a more stable internal temperature throughout the year, with minimal artificial heating or cooling required.
3. Stronger, more durable homes
Perhaps a lesser known feature of mass timber homes is their superior strength and durability, even in harsh climates and conditions.
In fact, the structural strength of mass timber is comparable to concrete and steel, and it remains straight and true, even in extreme outdoor environments such as alpine regions and islands. It has a high resistance to flood, fire and cyclones, making it the material of choice, no matter where you live.
Mass timber homes make sense
It’s clear that our mass timber prefab homes are a smarter, more sustainable way to build. Chat to our friendly team today to find out how we can help you build your forever home faster and with less environmental impact.
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