Firenzo, Hewitsons, Urban Freestanding, Rural and Insert Woodfires, New Zealand

CARBON NEUTRAL

During their lifetime, trees absorb carbon dioxide & produce oxygen.

  1. When burnt as firewood a tree releases the same amount of CO2 as it has absorbed during it’s life.
  2. A tree decomposing in the forest emits more CO2 than it would as a fuel source in an efficient wood fire.

Highly efficient Firenzo wood fires are an excellent environmentally-conscious heating choice.

Thanks to the innovation of our original designs, the quality of components and the standard of assembly, only very minor design modifications were required to meet these new standards.

Wood fire facts:
  1. Wood is a natural, carbon-neutral heat source; effectively, stored solar energy.
  2. Burning wood efficiently and cleanly is a great environmentally aware way to heat your home. It releases fewer emissions,produces more heat and uses less fuel than other heating systems.
  3. The key to low emissions is to burn the wood completely, meaning the expelled air is carbon dioxide neutral. Our fires are up to 72% efficient.
  4. All Firenzo Urban wood fire models are fully compliant with the new National Environmental Standard (NES).
  5. Firenzo AG wood fire models are fully compliant with ECan’s strict regulations.
 Myth Busting
 
PERCEPTION:
Wood fires are environmentally damaging.
REALITY:
Wood is a carbon neutral fuel and the world's best sustainable fuel source. Burning wood efficiently produces very few harmful emissions.

PERCEPTION:
A wood fire is expensive to run.
REALITY:
In fact a wood fire is the cheapest form of heating.

PERCEPTION:
Wood fires are not energy efficient.
REALITY:
Our new-generation wood burners are extremely energy efficient. Most of our models are MFE approved and a number of them meet or surpass the strict ECan requirements.

NES (National Environment Standards) 1.5gm emissions,
65% efficient as required by MFE (Ministry for Environment)
ECan (Environment Canterbury) require 1.0gm, 65% efficient

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