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MHA-NET
The Masonry Heater Information Site

What's a Masonry Heater? 

Masonry heaters store heat. Energy from a short hot fire is stored in the thermal mass and can provide heat all day long. It is by far the cleanest way to burn cordwood. More
Media Page

Online Member Directory 

• The Masonry Heater Association membership consists of heater masons, manufacturers, dealers and installers.
• Find a Certified Heater Mason

How Do I Join MHA ?
How do I Become Certified ?

MHA Mission Statement

The Masonry Heater Virtual Mall

• A fun way to access all of the resources on this website

Visit the Gallery

• Take a coast-to-coast tour of masonry heater installations by North America's best heater masons.

• Resources for media outlets seeking information on masonry heaters

The Brick Oven Page

• Brick Ovens are getting very popular. Some manufacturers are MHA members, and numberous MHA members build them

MHA News

• The heater mason's e-zine

MHA 2008 Design Contest Results

Photo Report on 2008 MHA Meeting

Projects Page

• 18 hands-on heater and bake oven workshops

The MHA Heater Plan Portfolio

• MHA has designed, built and tested seven masonry heater plans which are now available for purchase

Masonry Heater White Paper

• Prepared for US-EPA
• Outlines the testing data establishing the very low emissions of masonry heaters
• Written by HPBA, supported by donations from MHA Members

MHA Fundraising:

MHA 2008 Auction Results

We raised $11,133.00, with a top donation of $3,500.00 by Alberene Soapstone Company

Masons on a Mission

Report by Pat Manley

Firewood Life

• by Hikari Fukazawa

Masonry Heater Operating Instructions

Building Code Coverage of Masonry Heaters

• (7 Kb PDF file)

The Library

• Masonry heating 
• Wood combustion science 
• Sustainable construction 

Contact MHA

• The Masonry Heater Association of North America
  Richard (Dick) Smith, Executive Director
  execdir@mha-net.org
  520-883-0191
  

• Send web related comments and bug reports to
  webmaster(at)mha-net.org