Monthly Archives: September 2016

Energy Efficiency of Timber Homes

EnvironmentalBy Rustic Homes 6 September 2016

It is a well-known fact that in America on average 95% of all new houses are built in Timber Frame. In Australia an average of 85% of all new homes are Timber Frame and in New Zealand 87% of all new homes are Timber Frame. Why are we not specifying and building more timber homes…

Affordable Housing

Housing, Reconstruction and Development ProgrammeBy Rustic Homes 6 September 2016

South Africans have in many ways been conditioned into believing that building with brick and mortar is the only way to go for affordable housing. It is believed that brick and mortar should be used for building if you want quality and that alternative building methods give a lesser product and are to be frowned upon.…