Everybody understands that the fuel economy of a car is measured in “miles per gallon” (MPG). The higher the number of miles per gallon the more fuel energy efficient the car is. However when it comes to the thermal performance of a building how do we do it ? The phrase used to express thermal performance of a building is the U – Value. Except in the case of U –Values , the lower the U-Value the more energy efficient the building should be. These values are a legal requirement by law and enforced through the building regulations. However in many cases these theoretical calculations are not being achieved. The main reason for this is a phenomenon known as “thermal looping”.

By living in a Timber Frame home you will be helping protect the environment for future generations. You will burn less fossil fuel, produce less CO 2, and less damage to the Ozone layer, and save yourself a significant amount of money over your time because of your reduced heating energy requirements.
All Global Structures homes are manufactures using wood from managed forests. This is purpose grown timber which is being continuously replenished by a responsible and on-going program of planting new trees.

Why do people in the world's coldest climates live in timber-frame houses? Easy: because they are warmer than any other kind! So if you travel to Scandinavia, northern Canada, northern Scotland, or Siberia, you'll see lots of timber-frame homes. Now it may not be Siberia in your sitting room or Kamkatchka in your kitchen, but either way you'll be very aware that your heating bills go sky high in the winter. So it's only common sense to ensure that your new home is as thermally efficient as it can possibly be. Not only will you be more comfortable, but you'll be wealthier for having been wiser. Whether it's a nine-inch hollow concrete block or a concrete cavity wall, nothing compares to the comfort and warmth of a highly insulated, superwarm timber frame home. Because timber frame homes have less mass than concrete, and are highly insulated, they warm up much more quickly - responding very rapidly to heating and incidental gains. Timber frame houses far exceed the current requirements of Irish and British building regulations and especially Bulgarian. If you'd like all the technical data relating to thermal performance, energy ratings, and U values look for engineering specifications and details of timber frame. Should you, however, not wish to go into too much technical detail right now it can be pretty much summed up in a single sentence: YOUR SUPERWARM GLOBAL STRUCTURES TIMBER FRAME HOUSE WILL BE MUCH WARMER THAN ANY CONCRETE HOUSE, AND IT WILL BE CHEAPER TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. Any further questions?