TFBC- HDQ | December 30, 2011
Farmington, NY (December 28, 2011): New Energy Works Timberframers received the annual Green Builder Green Home of the Year, Best Craftsmanship award for The Vermont Street Project, a sustainably designed and built timber frame home in Portland, Oregon. The home is featured in Green Builder Magazine’s December issue (http://www.greenbuildermag.com/GBM/media/pdfs/Best-Craftsmanship.pdf). Inclusion as Green Builder Home of [...]
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TFBC- HDQ | December 20, 2011
“Life is a gift that is shaped by choices. Choices as to where we live and with whom we live. We make choices everyday that define who we are and how we want to be seen. One of the more important choices is how we live each day, where we wake up in the morning, [...]
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TFBC- HDQ | December 20, 2011
The Ontario Farmhouse from PineRidge timberframe is situated on top of a hill overlooking thousands of acres of Canadian conservation land located in Beaver Valley, ON. From the outside, this Victorian looking farmhouse is so traditional that visitors are rarely prepared for the impressive interior that awaits them. This unique timber frame was designed and [...]
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TFBC- HDQ | November 22, 2011
A home by Brooks Post & Beam, Inc. Phil & Kathy Trasatti first approached us to build a home for their young family in 1984. 5 years later they asked us to add on a family room, study and bedroom addition for their growing family. In 2005 they showed up again, with two projects under their [...]
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TFBC- HDQ | November 22, 2011
A home by Timberpeg, Inc. This compact ski house takes advantage of its steep site by having a large deck plus a balcony off the master bedroom. The main living area is on the view side of the first floor, with a small bedroom for guests and a dual purpose bath. Upstairs the master bedroom, [...]
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TFBC- HDQ | October 26, 2011
This traditionally joined hemlock timber frame home from Sweet Timber Frames is located in Mount Desert, Maine. Coming in at just under 1800 square feet, this home includes a large living room, kitchen, dining room, entryway, and full bathroom with laundry on the first floor. The upstairs houses three bedrooms and a half bath with [...]
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TFBC- HDQ | October 24, 2011
The second home featured as timber frame of the month for October comes to us from Blue Ox Timber Frames, Ltd. This deceptively large home is located on Big Cormorant Lake near Detroit Lakes, MN. The crew used eastern white pine for the frame and stained the wood to match the tone of the natural [...]
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TFBC- HDQ | October 24, 2010
by Blue Ridge Timberwrights Frame design. Some floor plans have several frame options. Adding or removing a bent can alter the number of total timbers by as much as 20 to 30 percent, greatly changing the cost per square foot Wood Quality. Moisture content and growth pattern greatly affects the strength and appearance [...]
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Pam | May 11, 2010
Order your books from our website directly with Amazon (we are an Amazon partner)! Click here and order from our list of timber framing books (scroll down to view all books or to download a complete bibliography).
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Pam | January 7, 2010
TFBC is organizing two hours of AIA-approved education for architects and designers. In conjunction with the Log & Timber Expo at the Atlanta Convention Center, architects are invited to join the Timber Frame Business Council and Structural Insulated Panel Association to present two programs on January 22, 2010 from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM: Timber [...]
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