SUSTAINABLE LIVING
" The new home has been thoughtfully knitted into this complex site to work with the varying levels and existing beautiful trees ."
Following the COP26 climate summit which saw 100 world leaders promise to end and reverse deforestation by 2030 , Loyn + Co ’ s decision to make extensive use of sustainablysourced Kebony wood for the stunning new-build home reflects the global shift to favour sustainable materials in construction , which will soon become an imperative for architects , homebuilders and real estate developers to rapidly curb the impacts of climate change , including the destruction of trees which depletes forests that absorb vast amounts of CO2 .
James Stroud , Director at Loyn + Co Architects , commented : “ The new home has been thoughtfully knitted into this complex site to work with the varying levels and existing beautiful trees . The design truly brings the outside in , not only through ‘ inside outside spaces ’ and visual links through the house to the sea beyond , but through the indoor garden within the central atrium where nature is the focus . Simple measures such as bringing the Kebony cladding in and through the atrium reinforces this concept .”
Nina Landbø , International Sales Manager at Kebony , added – “ It ’ s fantastic to see more and more homes embrace the use of sustainably sourced wood like Kebony , which decreases the logging of precious tropical hardwoods and provides a long-lasting and sustainably-sourced wood
alternative to concrete , plastic and steel . The architects , Loyn + Co have created a truly special home in Wales , and one that should set an example for how remarkable homes can be created and benefitted by innovative , environmentallyfriendly materials .”
Kebony is a Norwegian company which aims to be the leading wood brand and technology company . The company ’ s revolutionary technology is an environmentally friendly process which modifies sustainably sourced softwoods by heating the wood with furfuryl alcohol - an agricultural by-product . By polymerising the wood ’ s cell wall , the softwoods permanently take on the attributes of tropical hardwood including high durability , hardness , and dimensional stability .
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