Log and Timber Home Living

What is a Hybrid Home?

As consumers, we are besieged by marketing buzzwords dozens, if not hundreds, of times a day. The concept of a “hybrid” is one of them. Over the past 20 years, the term has been applied to everything from tomatoes to transportation.

Even within a singular industry, such as residential construction, there are many interpretations as to what the word “hybrid” means; and often the differences directly relate to the area in which you live. Somebody who lives in a subtropical climate like Florida will have a different vision of a hybrid home than a person who resides in snowy Vermont. For some, a hybrid home centers on energy efficient systems; for others,

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