At Pacific Homes, we are strong advocates for building with wood! Here’s just some of the reasons why:
- Wood is the ONLY major renewable building material
- Wood requires less energy to manufacture than any other building material
- Wood is sustainable; Canadian forests today comprise over 90% of Canada’s original forest cover
- Wood is durable; Wood structures are among the safest building systems, often last centuries and are recyclable at the end of their service lives
- Wood is thermally efficient and easy to insulate
- Wood is low in embodied energy and the use of wood products creates less water and air pollution
- Wood sequesters carbon reducing greenhouse gasses that contributes to the effects of climate change
- Wood has virtually no waste; Any wood waste can be burned for energy, replacing the use of non-renewable resources like fossil fuel
- Wood contributes to human health; because of its warmth and natural attributes, wood generates positive feelings