"This is my home ... where is the house?" He sang it years ago, a singer who has lived for many years in Forlì. In fact, even today I find myself in the same situation, I'm moving house, but I have not bought a new one, I'm building a new one. Which is different.

First of all I think the house has a value deeply symbolic yet tangible, human. The house is not everything, because what matters are the relationships with people (and the people of Abruzzo the show), but it is important. And 'the gathering place of family, friends, morning, evening or afternoon to do homework or play Playstation (when you have 3 children like me).

Then the house has a meaning also for how it was built and my him. Read this article published on the issue locally Il Resto del Carlino and discover something more of my home ... wood. ( and here you can also find a video )

Roof entirely photovoltaic, solar thermal, rainwater collection for use in bathrooms, exceptionally kept warm (not put on the air conditioning), exceptional grip in the cold (with a floor heating that will turn the water at 28 degrees), heating with heat pump (and not with thermal boiler, no exhaust). The wood? Stand the test of time? I was there I bet, because if what they teach do not put into practice, and you do not try to pollute less, recycle more ', to be "zero impact", then you say those are all lies, are all ecologismi of words and not deeds.

My choice is therefore "ideological" in the sense of the word, but supported by economic reasoning. There 'a philosophy of life behind this choice: and he first shared with me my wife, and then the main traveling companions, the architects Roberto Pistolesi and Leila Polimeno Fainelli Mauritius and the manufacturer ( www.rondonigroup.it ) . The wood has greater stability in earthquakes (resistant to 7 degrees), as well as fires, fencing from electromagnetic pollution, is more 'live healthier. And it is more 'economical, because it costs less than concrete.

But then, economy and ecology can go together? If you do not believe it, I would struggle to make the teaching of business administration in nonprofit.

A small ps.
A built entirely of wood, with modern techniques in green building and assembly, is still a heresy in these parts, a strange thing for people?
But in synthesis, a wooden house
* E 'earthquake by definition, the wood does not crumble is elastic and waterproof if treated appropriately.
* It 's a great opportunity for the efficient recovery and reuse of wooden materials, especially for the panels and the inner walls (I do not think for the carrier).
* Has a construction time of more than halved compared to traditional masonry construction.
* It requires little energy for its construction, the wood is lightweight and can be transported with less energy than cement and bricks, the cement itself consumes a lot of energy for its production of cement clinker kilns.
* E 'environmentally sustainable, if unmount a house of this type can reuse large parts, with a total consumption of relatively small trees.
* It 's better in terms of power consumption, cool in summer and warm in winter.
* It 's easier to set up solar panels and fotoltaici, enabling easier installation and maintenance of technical equipment associated.
* E 'fire-proof, yes, it seems absurd, but there are treatment techniques that allow the wood to resist accidental fires much better than conventional buildings.
* Last but not least, it costs even less than average equivalent area of ​​a building stone, being many parts already prefabricated.
* There is therefore no reason why new homes are not built with all these criteria, especially in Abruzzo earthquake-proof and stable, where it will take to achieve in a short time.