Log Home Builder the First to Be Awarded ENERGY STAR Rating - 11/8/2004 - House Energy Efficiency

Log Home Builder the First to Be Awarded ENERGY STAR Rating

Alta Log Homes

With the rating, Alta Log Homes joins the ranks of more than 2,400 builders, manufacturers and retailers across the country whose products demonstrate a commitment to protecting the environment for future generations.

Alta Log Homes has built eight custom ENERGY STAR homes to date and it expects to build 35 more in the coming year in the state of New York. The company largely uses northern white pine, which has superior insulation value and resists shrinkage and checking, and adheres to an exacting quality control program. It says that its log grading system is a model for other quality-conscious companies.

ENERGY STAR homes are independently verified to be at least 30% more energy-efficient than homes built to the 1993 national Model Energy Code or 15% more efficient than their state’s energy code, whichever is a higher standard.

“It’s great to see a member company take their business to a new level,” said David Kaufman, executive director of NAHB's Log Homes Council and the Building Systems Council. “They are demonstrating that their product means more to them than just sales.”

“It’s an honor to be the first company in our industry to get this rating,” said David Mann, the company’s president. “It shows our customers how energy-efficient our homes really are, which in turn saves them a great deal of money in heating and cooling costs."