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Hardwood Floors are Important for Healthy Green Homes
Reliance Hardwood Flooring makes solid hardwood flooring that is the basis of a healthy home. Learn more about how.
Making a House a Healthy Home Naturally.
While many people agree wood is visually pleasing, researchers are discovering that wood can contribute to the health and well-being of building occupants.
Healing & Calming – Natural Wood
When our homes are filled with natural materials, like solid hardwood flooring, research has proven what we already knew. When we surround ourselves with wood in our environment, we relax, improving our health and well-being.
Marjut Wallenius, a doctor of psychology at the University of Tampere, says: ‘Wood has psychological effects on people and a similar stress-reducing effect to nature.’ She adds that studies carried out so far have revealed that wood has a calming effect: ‘This is based on the positive emotional experience that wood causes, such as proximity to nature, warmth, homeliness and a relaxing effect.’
Natural Authentic. Home.
House Beautiful recommends using natural materials like hardwood floors to create a sense of calm in the home.
While hardwood floors in the home help us relax, they are also seen as part of a healthy home for other reasons as well. Various green home guides recommend natural hardwood floors for their superior indoor air quality compared to other materials like carpet, laminate, or vinyl.
Hardwood Floors are Green & Sustainable
Reliance Hardwood Flooring are proud to manufacture solid hardwood flooring that is green and sustainable. Learn more about how.
Why are Hardwood Floors Green and Sustainable?
Wood is a renewable material.
Wood is known to be one of the most naturally renewable energy sources, which means it will have less of an impact on the environment compared to other materials. The US Forest Service measures that the forests in North America grow significantly more wood than is cut each year. Wood has been identified as a Sustainable Building Material.
Wood lasts a long time.
When treated correctly, hardwood floors can last longer than a lifetime – over 100 years. The longer wood lasts, the less energy used on production of new products. It can even be recycled and reused.
Wood absorbs carbon dioxide.
As trees grow, they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which lowers our overall carbon footprint.
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Wood is a Good Choice for Energy Efficiency & the Environment
Wood helps reduce energy consumption across the life cycle of growth, harvest, transport, manufacture and construction compared to other structural building products according to life cycle assessment (LCA). Wood can improve energy efficiency. An excellent insulator, wood has a cellular structure that allows for air pockets, helping to slow the conductivity of heat.
Parent company, Lewis Lumber & Milling, is proud to be Certified Appalachian Hardwood Legal & Sustainable.
Appalachian Hardwood is carbon-neutral. Hardwood trees absorb carbon in the air and store it. Appalachian Hardwood products are among the most energy-efficient to manufacture. Products created from steel, aluminum, glass, concrete, and brick can require up to 126 times more energy to make.