We offer Hearthstone subcontract log and timber frame services. Click here for more information on Hearthstone.   Please click on the links below for more Green Building Resources: Solar Seam Enertia Building Systems Tulikivi Soapstone Fireplaces Tankless Water Heaters   Mountain Construction Company are Green Builders Boone NC that specialize in NC Green Building, NC Green Home Improvements and other Green Building North Carolina in the areas of Boone, Banner Elk, Blowing Rock, Linville, Lake James and even East Tennessee.  Read on to find out more about Green Building North Carolina and some of the special NC Green Building features that you can incorporate into your Boone NC Construction.  Solar Seam Solar Systems of NC’s Solar Seam™ is the Standing Seam Metal Roof that harvests energy from the sun. In manufacturing the Solar Seam™, thin-film solar laminate is fused to the surface of the roofing panel substrate. The panel/laminate bond that is created has been tested and proven to withstand winds of 160 mph. And when it comes to generating electricity, compared to any other technology, Solar Seam’s™ solar laminates, manufactured by United Solar Ovonics, achieve higher relative efficiency under high temperatures and low light. The Solar Seam™ roof also comes with a 20 year warranty. Please call us for more information 828-963-8090.   << back to top Enertia Building Systems Mountain Construction built a home designed and manufactured by Enertia® Building Systems in Watauga County, NC. Learn more about our services as Green Builders Boone. Enertia® Building Systems use a solid wood system to create an interior “geothermal loop,” of air flow and access channel running around the building, just inside the walls. This creates a miniature biosphere where solar heated air circulates, pumping and boosting geothermal energy from beneath the house, storing it in the massive wood walls. This loop helps the home store heat on the winter days and disburse it at night, making the house itself a heat pump using the natural energy of rising solar-heated air to extract and enhance the pool of geothermal energy. It also creates a ventilation path to cool the home in warm weather. Heating and cooling costs for these homes are virtually eliminated. There are many other advantages to this system that are good for the earth. Wood requires very little energy to process, much less than steel, plastics or brick. This lowers pollution in the manufacture of the house, as well as in its operation. The durability of a wood home is unmatched by conventional framed home materials. Please call us for more information 828-963-8090.   This sun space is part of the geothermal loop built into the home’s design. Note the vents in the floor for air circulation. In this photo of the lower level below the sun space you can see the circulation vents in the ceiling.   << back to top   Tulikivi Soapstone Fireplaces Tulikivi produces the most extensive collection of heat-retaining fireplaces on the market, including new fireplaces with clean, geometric lines from Finland’s top designers. The collection is complemented by custom-made fireplaces. Soapstone is a dense, heat-resistant and solid material. Soapstone also has better heat retaining and thermal conductivity properties than other stones. Soft, radiant heat is emitted for a long time, heating the room with warm air that is easy to breathe. Thanks to the contra-flow principle and the firebox solutions developed by Tulikivi, the energy contained in the wood is released efficiently throughout every heating. Therefore, a Tulikivi fireplace also burns clean and its emissions comply with the world’s strictest norms. For more information, please call us at 828-963-8090.   << back to top   Tankless Water Heaters Tankless Water Heater, also called Instantaneous or Demand Water Heaters, provide hot water only as it is needed. Traditional storage water heaters produce standby energy losses that cost you money. We do not leave our homes heated while vacationing. We only heat our homes when there is a demand for heat. In the same way, a Tankless Water Heater is used only when there is a demand for hot water. Tankless Water Heaters heat water directly without the use of a storage tank. Therefore, they avoid the heat losses associated with storage water heaters. When a hot water tap is turned on, cold water travels through a pipe into the unit. In an electric Tankless Water Heater, an electric element heats the water. In a gas-fired Tankless Water Heater, a gas burner heats the water. As a result, Tankless Water Heaters deliver a constant supply of hot water. You don’t need to wait for a storage tank to fill up with enough hot water. Typically, Tankless Water Heaters provide hot water at a rate of 2-5 gallons per minute. Typically, gas-fired Tankless Water Heaters will produce higher flow rates than electric Tankless Water Heaters. Many Tankless Water Heaters have a life expectancy of more than 20 years. They also have easily replaceable parts that extend their life by many more years. In contrast, storage water heaters last 10-15 years. For more information, call us at 828-963-8090.     << back to top   To Get Started Now Please contact us to see our work. You can reach us by phone at 828-963-8090 or email us to let us know how we can serve you!