Sustainable Resource House

Promoting Healthy Forests and Efficient Housing

The Sustainable Resource House demonstrates the link between sustainable forestry, modern efficient wood products, and green building. Constructed out of wood, the house promotes healthy forests while providing a safe, comfortable and efficient home. more»

A Nation’s Need Identified… Partnerships Built… Solutions Demonstrated

	Haywood Habitat for Humanity family Earns Sustainable Resource House NEW PHOTOS ADDED!»
	One House, Three Projects Linking sustainable forestry, green building, and affordability
A “House That Love Built” was dedicated to the Jessie and Cheryl Arredondo family of Canton, N.C., through the Haywood Habitat for Humanity on June 24, 2007. This Sustainable Resource House, as it was called, demonstrated the link between sustainable forestry, modern efficient wood products, and green building; the house also showcased sustainable wood products that the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) developed or played a role in developing.	SHOWING THE SOLUTIONS Sustainable Resource House National Mall, Washington, D.C. more»
	BUILDING THE DREAM Haywood Habitat for Humanity Reconstruct the Sustainable Resource House more»
	LIVING THE SOLUTIONS Dedication Photos of the Sustainable Resource House more»
Before being donated to Habitat for Humanity, the 1,200 square foot house was displayed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 2005 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Forest Service and sustainable forestry. In addition to FPL, sponsoring organizations include APA – The Engineered Wood Association, the Structural Insulated Panel Association, and the Southern Pine Council. The “Sustainable Resource House” is designed to reduce long-term maintenance and energy costs while demonstrating sustainable forestry, modern efficient wood products and “green building. It involves numerous product donors and construction partners at local and national levels and will provide new partnership opportunities for the community. full story...