The Nature of Luxury Redefined

Highland Craftsmen Inc is best known as "The Original Poplar Bark Shingle Siding Manufacturer" and designer of natural green building products. Quality and Style differentiate us.

Our clients care about design aesthetic, product function, longevity, sustainability and a company’s social impact. You know the meaning of real value and you want quality without compromise.

There are vast differences between the manufacturing of wood sidings and our premiere product, Bark House brand shingle siding. For years you have known the Bark House brand as the mark of distinction in all natural poplar bark shingle siding. We begin everything we do with sound research and follow up with unwavering commitment to quality. We created this industry and maintain ourselves as The Bark House Experts. Third party certifications will allow you to clearly see what makes us so unique.

William McDonough on Cradle to Cradle Certified Bark House Brand Shingles

This is so Awesome; we could not avoid sharing it with You. I was lucky enough to find the time to make the drive down to see William McDonough’s lecture last month in Charlotte NC. Included in his presentation was a reference to the life of trees, and how a house can aspire to mimic the perfection of this design. He showed a technical interpretation of this futuristic idea as well as Highland Craftsmen’s Bark House brand shingle siding, which is produced today. [click to continue…]

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Cradle to Cradle Could be Maturing by Going Public

MBDC’s Cradle to Cradle is going public. William McDonough states that the program is in a teen-age stage of development. In a previous work-life I managed adolescent programs and made a few observations along the way. Adolescents are moving toward the ability to step out on their own, but don’t quite have sure footing. This is a time that we think we have every answer, are head strong and full of attitude. It is integral in the formation of our early adult life and how our choices will impact us henceforth and forever more. It is also a time that you know just enough but not too much that you can still get things done that traditional wisdom halts. I find the teenage analogy very interesting having had several conversations with William McDonough. [click to continue…]

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There is no more perfect cradle to cradle model than the life of bees

June 4, 2010

Never before this year have I seen cascades of black locust bloom such as that on display right now in full glory….

That means that the bees have lots of bloom to pollinate and honey to make. There is an old hive of bees on an historic farmstead that I’m entrusted [...]

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Blue Ridge Parkway Sections Opens for the Season

May 22, 2010

The Blue Ridge Parkway has been called “America’s Favorite Drive”. The section of the Parkway that connects Linville Falls to Grandfather Mountain is now re-opened. Christmas ice storms snapped trees all across the High Country region resulting in downed power lines and road closings.

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Chris McCurry at Carolina Connect 2010

May 11, 2010

Chris McCurry will be participating in Carolina Connect 2010: Innovation Through Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship. This year Chris will be one of the featured speakers as part of the “Inside the Minds of CEOs” Panel Discussion. Moderated by Henry Doss, an AdvantageWest Board Director and a business consultant and principal with Avenue ISR, a consumer research [...]

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Rep. Frye and Sen. Queen Instrumental in New Jobs for Spruce Pine

May 6, 2010

Spruce Pine – Through the efforts of the local state legislative delegation, the Town of Spruce Pine will soon see ten new jobs in downtown along with the complete renovation and redesign of the former Express Market CITGO Station building. State Representative Phillip Frye and State Senator Joe Sam Queen joined hands to advocate on [...]

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Earth 365 With Highland Craftsmen

April 26, 2010

As Highland Craftsmen embraces the idea of a future where Earth Day is every-day, students for the Sustainable Development Program at ASU come to share their ideas as stakeholders in the company. Brooke Kornegay, The Farm Manager at Appalachian State University’s Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Program Living Learning, brought two groups form [...]

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HC’s Bark House Supply Company Bed Featured in the Blowing Rock Designer Showcase Home Tour – 2010

April 22, 2010

Last weekend at the Blowing Rock Designer Showcase Home Tour we were giving sneak peaks of our new line of products that will be sold through The Bark House Supply Company. Not only was it a great opportunity to see some of the best designs in the area, but proceeds from the tour went to [...]

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HC Receives Distinguished SHARP Award for Worksite Safety

March 12, 2010

(Spruce Pine, NC) North Carolina Department of Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry, along with officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) presented its distinguished Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) award to Highland Craftsmen Inc at the company’s manufacturing facility in Spruce Pine, NC.

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Evaluating Green Certifications

March 8, 2010

A Guide for Business Leaders
A Guide for Business Leaders
As “Green” businesses grow and green-washing creates confusion for mainstream public, the need for organizations that evaluate and certify green businesses is growing. Problem is, how do you,the business leader choose which certifier to recommend to your organization’s board? This blog should help you start the process [...]

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