Today more than ever people are concerned about their impact on the environment around them, the so called 'Carbon Footprint'.

Here at Rural Log Cabins we share that concern, and although Log Cabins and Timber Framed constructions are inherently more environmentally friendly than traditional methods of building, this hasn't stopped us from striving to make our designs have even less impact on the planet.

Solar thermal panels on the roof of the cabin will supply ample hot water in the summer and almost all the required amount in winter months, whilst winter heating, cooking and some hot water is being provided through a wood-burning stove.The stove and a small wood burning heater use the wood they grow on their smallholding and therefore need no additional resources to heat the cabin. All human waste goes into a biogester and is safely processed on site.

The combination of all these environmental features provide a zero carbon rating on the SAP scale, the Government’s Standard Assessment Procedure for the Energy Rating of Dwellings. The calculation has been made, even assuming the worst air leakage results, giving an environmental impact estimated at the lowest level for CO2 emissions and energy consumption.

Our latest project (construction has recently begun) is at Blackdyke Fisheries in Norfolk , these will be our first designs that are wholly constructed on site (excluding window & door units).

In previous projects we have used sections custom manufactured off-site and assembled at the project location. Blackdyke Fisheries Cabins have been manufactured by our engineers & carpenters on site thus removing another wasteful and time-consuming portion of the construction process.

In fact this process has begun to show more benefits than even we anticipated and we hope to be using this method many times in the future.