Kontio Showroom
Kontio Showroom
Designed for City Life
In regard to detached houses, the popularity and market share of log as a material have increased, and log architecture is going through a transformation. Furthermore, log construction is no longer uncommon in cities. These days every fourth Finnish house is built from logs, whereas a decade ago barely one in ten new houses was made from logs.
“It has been scientifically proven that log houses promote people’s well-being. Wood, and especially Finnish pine which Kontio uses, provides clean and healthy indoor air, prevents harmful bacteria from growing within the house, and improves the quality of sleep.”
“You are promoting sustainability when you buy a log house. First of all, wood is a 100 per cent renewable material. Finland has great forest resources because our use of wood is far lower than the annual growth. Secondly, log houses stand the test of time and age beautifully. Hardly any energy is required to repair or maintain a log house,”
Log houses are such a winning choice for the environment also because timber absorbs energy from the atmosphere in warm weather and releases it in colder weather. In summer, the house provides an escape from the heat because the material keeps indoor air refreshing and cool. This reduces heating and cooling costs remarkably....
....However, the most important environmental feature of wood is that trees store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow. Therefore, trees are brilliant carbon sinks: they bind carbon for decades or even centuries before decaying and releasing it back into the atmosphere..
Long Live Wood