Sustainable Buildings

Sustainable Timber Buildings & Lodges

We only use natural materials in the construction of our buildings and sustainable timber and wood fibre insulation form the basis of our materials. Standard in all our walls is the following;


  • Wood fibre insulation
  • Wind barrier panel (tongue and groove)
  • Air leakage barrier and vapour control layer for internal use
  • Fermacell plaster fibre panel

Our walls breathe and balance the humidity inside the structure and our wood fibre insulation retains the heat more effectively than man made materials. We liken our panel system to Gore-Tex which breaths and wicks out any moisture. The same is true for our panel system in that it allows the building to breathe but at the same time prevents humidity from entering. It is difficult to keep a humid building warm.


As for soundproofing we install the 2 layers of wood fibre insulation at right angles to each other which reduces the sound travelling through walls. We also install a wind barrier panel which prevents drafts.


Our timber comes with a "chain of custody certificate" from the Forest Stewardship Council. We use natural materials such as Pro Clima and Steico wood fibre insulation. So as to demonstrate the energy efficiency of the panel system we have designed a two bedroom house and had a SAP assessment carried out. The results show that, in so far as we are able to influence the build, our building comfortably achieves a CSH code 4. i.e. a 44% reduction on energy usage over the 2006 Building regulations. In fact our figure came out at 50%.