This Coventry Log Home in Stewartstown, NH owned by Brad and Daryl Thompson received a Home Energy Rating Certificate with a Five Star Plus Confirmed Rating.

Coventry Log Homes is excited to partner with ENERGY STAR in an effort to design log homes that meet their high standard of excellence. Mark Elliott of Coventry said, “This is a perfect opportunity to showcase how energy efficient a log home can be when properly designed and constructed using the best materials and building practices. Our customers have told us for years they are very pleased with the heating and cooling performance they see in their home. This partnership allows customers to work with a company that can help them build a beautiful home with energy efficiency and the environment in mind.”

The renewed interest in energy awareness prompted manufacturers to design products to save energy without compromising comfort or lifestyle. The payoff has been staggering. Americans have saved $7 billion on energy bills, reduced enough air pollution to be equivalent to taking 14 million cars off the road and saved enough energy to power 15 million homes in the past year alone.

Recently Brad and Daryl Thompson and their builder took the extra steps to have their 4,318 sq. ft. custom Coventry Log Home in Stewartstown, NH certified by an energy rater from New Hampshire Electric Co-op who verified the home met the criteria to earn the ENERGY STAR. The home received a Home Energy Rating Certificate with a Five Star Plus Confirmed Rating despite large windows, a floor to peak height of 25 feet and a prominent stone wood-burning fireplace. Done properly style and comfort need not be sacrificed to attain an ENERGY STAR rating.

The Thompson’s used Coventry’s popular 6x8 D Log and Andersen^® windows and doors that come standard with Coventry’s packages. ENERGY STAR appliances and a heating system were purchased and appropriately installed. The builder started with an insulated ten-inch poured foundation and used spray foam to further insulate the floor and roof system as well as around doors and windows. The blower door test was conducted at the end of December 2008 with outdoor temperatures in the single digits. The test demonstrated how tight the builder had constructed the home.

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