Insulation & Ventilation plays a very big part of an ecological home.

Although there are strict planning regulations in many places that now cover new home builds in connection with "U" values "R" values etc, there is scope in a new build to make use of new products that are available in the market place and will help reduce the running costs of the home.

Sound transmissions in homes is also a planners topic but with a solid log home you will notice the sound deadening qualities straight away, add to this the planners additional regulations and you wonder why all house should not be like this ! 

Remember the more time and effort put into this part of the build saves money and investment on heating and cooling hardware and running costs  

There is also quite a lot of choice now with Eco-Friendly manufactured insulation such as

• Wool fibers
• Natural Flax
• Reconsituted Paper
• Cork /Rubber mix
• Plus others