Take a look inside of this rustic cabin building located in Sunset Valley, Arkansas, this 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom is a secluded, newly built cabin. The rustic cabin building has beautiful views. The wood cabin includes a full kitchen, washer and dryer, gas range, a fireplace, a screened-in porch, and a fire pit. The cabin also includes two roll-out twin beds, and two chairs that fold out to cots, for extra sleeping accommodations. Only a short drive from downtown Mountain View, the White River, Ozark Folk Center, and Blanchard Springs Caverns. The perfect family vacation getaway in the mountains.
Something is intriguing about smoke spiraling from the chimney of a wood cabin on the top of a mountain. Not only are the views from the cabin amazing, but you are also in the perfect place to relax and get in touch with yourself and nature. The benefits of staying in a wood cabin go beyond great views. It’s a great way to lessen your environmental impact. From its construction to its wise use of building materials a wood cabin is ecologically friendly in more ways than one. The following are just some of the reasons cabin buildings are so special.
Less Energy to Build. Building materials used in the construction of wood cabins are environmentally and ecologically friendly. Less energy is required for building a wood cabin than standard housing. The energy production required to harvest wood is less than what’s necessary for the manufacturing of other building materials. Greenhouse gas emissions are reduced with the construction of a wood cabin, as nearly 10 percent of global CO2 emissions are a result of the production of concrete. It’s said that when a ton of concrete is produced, a ton of CO2 is produced.
Reclaimed Building Material Practices. To improve green building practices, many cabin building companies and contractors look at ways to use recycled wood and quality pieces of dismantled older structures. Unfortunately, as new structures are erected, hundred-year-old buildings aren’t saved and are instead knocked down. When building materials are reclaimed, not only is it less wasteful, but the story of the wood cabin becomes all the more interesting.
Natural Water Harvesting System. Many eco-builders of wood cabins utilize a system for collecting rainwater and other natural water sources. Water is collected and stored from rain that falls on rooftops. It’s soft water that requires less soap and detergent and is gentler on plumbing than hard water. The collection of rainwater helps to reduce or eliminate the need for energy waste. Collected rainwater doesn’t run the risk of run-off pollution and contamination from feces, pesticides, industrial chemicals, or chlorine.
Surrounding Nature. Cabin buildings are often built with surrounding nature in mind, set with great views and consideration for the preservation of the local environment and habitat. Trees removed from a building site are often used to construct other parts of the wood cabin or furniture for the cabin. The construction of a cabin building has a lower environmental impact this way and takes surrounding nature into consideration.
