Educational and Information about our Forests and the Pine Beetle

Energy efficiency is a lot more involved than just R-Values in you walls.  Up to 80% of the heat loss in a home is through the roof, simply put heat rises.  There are also issues regarding air infiltration, thermal mass, cooler temperatures rising from the ground into your home, and more.  This report was done in 1982 but the findings on the efficiencies of thermal mass in log homes vs R-values were pleasantly surprising....

US Forest Service Research and Development

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