Wooden Log House Construction Market

Nowadays Wooden house can hardly compete with concrete and brick

. Extreme rise in population is the main reason for this as at the beginning of the 20th Century, approximately ten percent of the people lived in cities; in the year 2012 nearly three of the six billion inhabitants live in and around the cities. More important that cities rise in height! World demand/year is 11.5 billion ton of concrete which is 1.5 billion ton of cement, 1 billion ton of water, 9 billion ton of aggregate. 1.5 billion ton of cement generates 1.5 billion ton of CO2 responsible for 5% CO2 production in the world. The mining, processing, and transport of huge quantities of aggregate, in addition to billions of tons of raw materials needed for the cement manufacture, consume considerable energy and adversely affect the ecology of virgin lands. The 11.5 billion tones-a-year concrete industry is thus the largest user of natural resources in the world. So there is increasing concern now that the choice of construction materials must also be governed by ecological considerations.

The use of wood products and replacing concrete buildings in rural areas with wooden ones can reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere, which in turn may reduce global warming also. Wood can accomplish this in several ways: storing carbon in forest and wood products, as substitution for fossil-fuel intensive products like concrete and steel in housing construction, and as biomass that replaces fossil fuels to generate process heat and electricity. In addition wooden house construction does not cause any harm to environment and is always consuming less electricity thanks to good insulation properties of wood what means less expenditures on air conditioning and heating, what again leads to reduction of CO2 emission.

Since the use of wood products and related practices can reduce greenhouse gases, which in turn reduce global warming, it would be wise to implement ways that foster their use in a manner that would be both economical and good for the environment. A strategic position should be taken that develops a pathway for new practices, policies, research, and education in order to identify preferred forest management practices, wooden housing projects and opportunities for further product development and improved building designs.

One more question exists "" how affordable?

It's not a secret at all that wooden log house as a permanent building, when technology is properly supervised and life of the structure is almost 80 years, will cost you almost twice as compared with concrete villa. In this case let's calculate how this cost comes. Wooden building joinery should be totally imported to India, so to the material cost of 100Rs we will have to add 30Rs of custom duty on arrival and this is 30% extra cost! In this regards individuals, companies, universities, government agencies, and legislators could all participate in promoting the wise use of wood. For example by adopting green building practices that highlight the superior environmental performance characteristics of wood building products and as tax incentives for reducing emissions, improving energy efficiencies, and supporting renewable energy technologies. Another approach is to foster the trading of carbon credits that consider the benefits of using long-lived wood products. To support a strategic policy shift we should embark upon an outreach education program that promotes wood"s use to the consuming public, industry, government agencies, builders, architects, engineers and legislators. When each n everybody will be aware, we will be able to build the greater world than ever...

by: Maharaja Log Homes

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