New Home Sales Rebound in August

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

 

 

New American Home,

Builder's Fireplace Choice

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

 

ORTAL has been selected by Element Building Company as the exclusive fireplace for the 2014 New American Home. Three ORTAL fireplaces (Clear 200, Clear 170 Tunnel, and Clear 40H70RS) will be featured. The New American Home exemplifies a house built from the ground up by professionals and artisans to showcase their skill, gumption and products. From the fabric of the furniture to the width of the walls, everything is accounted for and shown to be the very ideal of current-day Human living

 

The ORTAL fireplaces coincide with the vision set out by the New American Home building team - a place for the present that looks toward the future. All ORTAL fireplaces maintain a very modern appearance, defined by unparalleled energy efficiency combined with a sleek, contemporary aesthetic.

 

The Clear 40H70RS fits snuggly against any corner or wall, while the Clear 170 Tunnel and 200 are both measured with care and precision to draw warmth, beauty and attention as the focal point for the wall installation.

 

ORTAL's Cool Wall Technology allows a television to be set just above the fireplace without any risk to the electronic components. This is showcased in the Living Room of the 2014 New American Home with a TV placement above ORTAL's Clear 200 gas fireplace unit. This ensures that ORTAL fireplaces don't inhibit the modern family, but join them and enhance any domestic adventure they embark on.

For more information about ORTAL fireplaces and the New American Home be sure to visit the website below and connect with their Twitter and Facebook!

Come visit ORTAL at the 2014 New American Home. Doors open 2/4-2/6 2014.

Ecotourism Resort in Maryland

Selects Tulikivi Fireplaces

MCHENRY, MARYLAND

 

Tulikivi has been selected as a sustainable heat source for Blue Moon Rising (BMR), Garrett County, Maryland's Green ecotourism community. This 14-acre site overlooks Deep Creek Lake, Maryland's largest inland body of water. BMR currently consists of eight rental cabins, called "waldens," a learning center and a community building, all serving the community and as a vacation retreat.

 

In 2008, BMR founder Lisa Jan had a vision to integrate vacation rental properties with sustainable educational services. She was interested in a new way of thinking about development that fostered an understanding of the natural environment - a built environment that preserves the existing natural elements.

 

Jan's mission is to "create a community that harnesses the incredible power of Mother Nature while leaving as little impact on the landscape as possible." Her vision is "to demonstrate that humans can live lightly on the earth, without sacrificing comfort or aesthetics." 

 

One of the main decisions for the resort was to choose a sustainable and ecofriendly heating option for the resort's main gathering areas. 

 

 "Two Tulikivi soapstone fireplaces from Finland add greatly to the unique character," said Jan. "We investigated masonry heat early on; Tulikivi kept coming up and really stood out." 

Interior, with Tulikivi.

"We worked with Lisa Jan developing site-specific Tulikivi designs that would complement the spaces she wished to heat, and communicated with the Blue Moon Rising design and construction team to ensure the Tulikivi fireplaces would fit the overall heating requirements and provide cozy warmth," says Douglas Hargrave, president of Tulikivi distributor Mid-Atlantic Masonry Heat.

"With the help of Tulikivi in Finland, we were able to provide precise figures as to what the carbon footprint would be to place the fireplaces in the spaces. We then worked through our local dealer Rustic BY Design to provide the chimneys and install the fireplaces."

Jan explained that she loves Tulikivi's impact - or lack of it - on the ecosystem. One cornerstone of BMR is that nothing goes to waste. She stated that each and every tree that is taken down is carefully evaluated so that it can be reused elsewhere on the project. Whether as trim, a support post, or as wood to fuel the highly efficient Tulikivi stoves, these trees will be given a new life in the fabric of BMR.  

"Our Tulikivi fireplaces fit our mission and are incredibly beautiful and functional," said Jan. "We love our Tulikivis!"

The Tulikivi Group comprises the Tulikivi Corporation, which is a listed family enterprise, and its subsidiaries. The Tulikivi Group is the world's largest manufacturer of heat-retaining fireplaces. Tulikivi has three product groups: Fireplaces, Saunas and Interior & Design.

Tulikivi's net sales are roughly EUR 60 million, of which exports account for about half. Tulikivi employs over 400 people.