A Sustainable Luxury Siding Option for Eco-Friendly Homes

Building a dream home often includes the goal of using environmentally friendly materials. In today's world, eco-conscious homeowners want sustainable choices, high quality, and exquisite aesthetics for their home without compromising. Thankfully, innovative products like Pura NFC by Trespa siding offer a perfect blend of luxury and sustainability.

Pura NFC Aged Ash Wood Decor on walls, ceilings, and soffits is a sustainable choice for an outdoor room

Green Building Materials Matter

When it comes to building green, making smart choices in your sustainable house materials matter. And your exterior siding – from the installation system to the siding material – is a significant part of those decisions.

The job of exterior siding is to protect your home from weather, storms, and UV plus offers welcoming curb appeal. Eco-conscious homeowners often seek a sustainable wood siding alternative that doesn’t sacrifice high quality or attractiveness.  

Comparing siding materials, you may find that traditional wood-look siding can have a significant environmental impact. This includes everything from a high carbon footprint during manufacturing to a shorter useful lifespan.

Pura Aged Ash Wood Decor installed horizontally on a Vermont home

Here's where Pura NFC siding by Trespa shines. Made with up to 70% renewable natural fibers and a high-tech manufacturing process, Pura NFC boasts exceptional durability while minimizing environmental impact.

Not only is Pura NFC a sustainable green building material, but the company is also committed to environmental stewardship. Trespa International has cut their carbon emissions by 50% since 2021 and are well on their way towards their goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.

Reducing our carbon footprint is based on our core belief that it is the right thing to do. We are also convinced that reducing our overall environmental footprint is essential to the long-term success of our business and the environment around us. That is why sustainability is embedded in our business philosophy with the credo "do not harm, do good, do better" 

– @Trespa. Sustainability Position Paper

Get inspired now with a free portfolio full of of Pura NFC by Trespa residential siding projects photos:

Pura Lumen Decor in New York Grey, with a matte finish, lends itself to modern architecture and bold details. 

Finding Quality Alternatives to Wood Siding

If you are seeking a beautiful wood-look siding for your exterior, Pura NFC by Trespa offers you a fantastic alternative. Available in a wide range of Wood Decors, Pura NFC provides the warmth and character of wood with superior weather resistance and easy maintenance.

• Consistent, true wood colors enhance an entire house exterior beautifully, or as a stunning accent contrasted with stucco, stone, or brick.
• Wide range of wood look decors from light to deep browns or light to dark gray tones.
• Trespa offers a Visualizer here, so you can mix and match wood decors for yourself.
  
  

RELATED: View All Pura Wood Decor colors here

Romantic Walnut Wood Decor was selected for this compete exterior renovation.

Pura Wood Decors off a consistent and realistic wood look color palette than can be combined or wrap an exterior in one vibrant color:

Pura Lumen Metropolis Black and New York Grey decors in random lengths are a stunning modern backdrop on a porch. (Adorable coordinating dog not included.) 

Pura Lumen colors are matte, light diffusing neutrals that can be mixed and matched or stand alone. 

We see more and more of our architects and home builders using the Wood Decors as a contrast with stucco, stone, and cement facades to warm visually cold materials.

RELATED: Check out the Pura NFC siding project photo gallery here

Trespa’s Environmentally Friendly Business Practices

Trespa prioritizes sustainability throughout their operations. By choosing Trespa products, you're supporting a company that shares your values for a healthy planet.

Their commitment to eco-friendly practices includes:

• Using renewable raw materials.
• Implementing energy-efficient production processes.
• Minimizing waste throughout manufacturing.

This home exterior in a snowy landscape uses dark Slate Ebony contrasted with light Siberian Larch. Pura Wood Decors are an appropriate choice for any climate with high resistance to UV, temperature changes, and storm damage. 

RELATED: Request a sample of Pura NFC siding for yourself, seeing is believing. 

Pura NFC Siding's Superb Lifecycle

Pura Wood Decor works beautifully on this home with corrugated metal siding accents 

“[Trespa will] look for opportunities that support the environment beyond the direct scope of our own manufacturing footprint: "do good." This includes creating highly durable products that have a long lifespan that limits the need for replacement.

- @Trespa. Sustainability Position Paper

Mystic Cedar decor was chosen for this house on the Rhode Island shoreline for its proven ability to stay vibrant and attractive even in high UV and salt air conditions. The color was chosen to add "instant weathering" that wouldn't change or need additional maintenance. 

Pura NFC goes beyond just being a sustainable product during manufacturing. They test their product to be sure it will last longer than comparable siding materials. Here's how Pura NFC contributes to a greener lifecycle for your home:

Durability:

Pura NFC's exceptional resistance to weather extremes, scratching, and fading means your siding will last for decades. This reduces the need for repairs and replacement, minimizing the associated environmental impact.

Aged Ash decor on a contemporary custom home is glamorous and strong

Low, Healthy Maintenance:

Even the maintenance is greener! Pura NFC never needs painting, staining, sealing, or refinishing. Compare that to other traditional siding choices.

The incredible fade resistance of the closed surface of Pura NFC (achieved with their patented EBC process) eliminates any need for refinishing. This saves the environmental impact of chemical-based paints and stains every year that other siding materials require.

The closed surface also prevents ground in dirt buildup which can dim the finish and makes cleaning a breeze. As a matter of fact, Pura NFC cleans with just your choice of soap and water. You won't need harsh chemicals, reducing environmental pollutants.

Mystic Cedar Wood Decor was chosen for this Rhode Island shoreline home for its instantly weathered color that can withstand strong UV and salt air for decades.  

Energy Efficiency:

A properly ventilated rainscreen system allows for improved airflow around your home’s exterior wall. This can help regulate indoor temperatures, potentially reducing energy consumption for heating and cooling.

Return on Investment:

Pura NFC gives an excellent return on your initial investment, especially when combined with a long-lasting rainscreen installation. Replacement of traditional siding is usually done by homeowners when their exterior “uglies out” from wear and tear like fading, small holes, and splitting, well before the protective quality wears out. The superior lifecycle of Pura NFC siding offers year after year of vibrant color plus exceptional resistance to damage.

Replacement of traditional siding is usually needed when your exterior “uglies out” from these threats, well before the protective quality wears out. By resisting storm debris, mold, and fading you get more years out of your investment.

Looking for inspiration? Check out the Pura NFC Siding Residential Project Portfolio for more examples and photos:

How Rainscreen Siding Installation Helps Your Home Be Green

Classic Oak wood decor brings light to dark metal and glass rooms. 

Pura NFC is designed for rainscreen siding installation. This method offers several advantages, including:

Improved Ventilation:

The air gap between the siding planks in an open joint rainscreen allows moisture to escape, preventing mold growth, and improving building envelope performance.

Enhanced Energy Efficiency:

Proper ventilation behind the siding allows pockets of warm and humid air to escape. This helps regulate indoor temperatures, potentially reducing energy needs.

Extends The Lifespan of the Siding:

A quality rainscreen system prevents moist air and rainwater from becoming trapped behind your siding, contributing to the longevity of your Pura NFC exterior.

Two Excellent Pura NFC installation options:

To achieve the healthy and more sustainable benefits of rainscreen siding you need a quality system. The two systems we suggest are made for Pura NFC siding installation. These two systems are very durable and can increase the longevity and sustainability of your Pura siding. Which one is right for you?  

Pura NFC by Trespa Flush Siding system:

This system is designed by Trespa and utilizes a unique substructure.

• Efficiently designed system by Trespa made for Pura NFC siding.
• Installs horizontally or vertically over wood furring strips.

The short video below demonstrates the Pura Flush Horizontal system installation:

(To see the vertical installation, please click here.)

Mataverde Climate-Shield CST1 Rainscreen Siding System:

This versatile system was designed by Climate-Shield and Mataverde specifically for installing Pura NFC without furring strips behind the field siding. It is an efficient, time-saving, high performing rainscreen system popular with our customers.

• The CST1 components are a patented system designed to save labor.
• Made with all-aluminum components that will not rust or rot.
• Eliminates all the wood furring strips behind field siding in horizontal installation.
• Can be used to install Pura siding horizontally or vertically.
• Patented CST1 Rainscreen clips install with two screws and automatically creates the ideal ventilation gap between planks.

The short video below demonstrates the Climate-Shield CST1 system installation:

Choosing Pura NFC siding with a rainscreen installation system is a smart choice for both the environment and the longevity of your beautiful home. To read the entire Trespa Sustainability Report, click here. Questions? Contact us, we're here to help.