“Building a log structure is an environmental
act” - Honka
Sustainable Business
Honka
has formed a partnership with nature, recognizing that their
ongoing success and profitability depend on
sustainable forestry and green building principles.
Honka has made a long term effort to make all aspects of
the company’s production as environmentally friendly as
possible, including:
- Planting
- Harvesting
- Kiln drying
- Manufacturing
- Container shipping
worldwide
- Building log homes and structures
that will last for
generations to enjoy. No “built-in obsolescence”
In all categories of this
process, Honka has applied sustainable
business practices that preserve and protect
the environment, and the resources Honka relies on.
Honka’s factories are located
in the middle of the
forest, keeping transportation of the logs for manufacturing
to a minimum. No wood material becomes
actual waste. All wood by-products are reused
or recycled either at Honka’s own factories or
is sold to other companies to use in chipboard,
paper and energy production.
At Honka’s Karstula factory, waste wood is burned
in a 10 MW/h power plant that produces the heat
needed for the factory, as well as for part of the
town and other factories nearby.
The power plant also generates 1 MW of “green”
electricity which covers the factory’s annual
power requirement.
Honka ships their logs and windows
and doors in 40’ containers
by ship and rail, a much more fuelefficient
(and less costly) method than trucking.
Honka’s laminated products are not only superior in performance,
but they also make the best use of the
resource. Honka’s computer controlled milling also saves
trees by reducing waste caused by miscuts.
Honka has placed a high priority on sustainable forestry and
manufacturing practices to ensure their continued
success, minimizing the impact on their natural resources while
influencing their industry in a very
positive way.
To read more about Honka’s environmentally friendly business
practices, click here.
