
For centuries, wooden cabins and huts were the primary form of housing
in Canada. Today,
wooden cabins may not be everyone’s first choice when it comes to building a new
home, but they should always be taken into consideration. There are many
benefits to living in a log cabin, including:
Better Insulation
Steel and concrete may be strong, but they provide very poor insulation
for homes. A process called thermal bridging allows heat to travel through
steel, meaning that there is exceptional heat loss in winter. Concrete
allows for significant heat loss as well.
Wood provides great insulation against heat loss, and as an added bonus, it can easily be adjusted to accommodate more
insulation.
Greater Energy Savings
When determining the energy efficiency of home building materials, heat
conductivity is often taken into consideration. A material’s conductivity
rating is based on the amount of heat it absorbs. The less heat that a
given material conducts, the less energy the house’s utilities must
produce to heat or cool the interior. Wood is 400 times less conducive
than steel and 8.5 times less conducive than concrete, making it the clear
winner in the battle of low conductivity.
Meets More Building Codes
Building codes for energy efficiency have been making an appearance in
more and more municipalities around the world every day. In today’s
increasingly eco-minded society, many homeowners and builders are likewise
finding that traditional building materials cannot meet those codes as
well as wood. The versatile nature of wood means that it can be constructed
to match just about any energy efficiency requirement, even in extreme
climates. For example, if you live in a climate with extremely cold temperatures—like
Alaska and the Canadian Arctic—a double wood-frame wall system can
keep your log cabin’s interior warm in temperatures as low as 40
degrees below zero.
No other building company in Alberta appreciates the benefits of wooden
cabins like
Knotty Pine Cabins
. Our vast array of pre-fabricated and custom pine cabins ensures that
your dream getaway home is never far out of reach. To learn more about
our cabins, visit our website or call (780) 484-2224 to speak with a representative.