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 | July 25, 2011
This Hugh Lofting Timber Framing , Inc. crafted pergola, which we refer to as the “solar pergola,” was designed by Sustainable Solutions Corporation for a residential project near Schwenksville, PA. It was constructed out of yard salvaged #1 FOHC Douglas Fir. The solar pergola has a 5.85 kW solar array consisting of Sanyo Bifacial Photovoltaic [...]
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Pam | July 31, 2009
Selecting the proper site and orientation for your new home is paramount. Are you looking for woods, privacystunning mountain top views or do you desire a neighborhood and community feel? Think about how best to orient your house to take advantage of passive solar heating and cooling. Orient the long axis of your house [...]
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Pam | June 13, 2009
From: www.Greenbuilding.com Solar cells, also called photovoltaics (PV), convert sunlight directly into electricity. When sunlight is absorbed by these materials, the solar energy knocks electrons loose from their atoms, allowing the electrons to flow through the material to produce electricity. This process of converting light (photo) to electricity (voltage) is called the photovoltaic (PV) effect. [...]
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Pam | June 7, 2009
The green building market is expected to continue its climb in popularity. In a report published this week by NextGen Research, estimates are that the global green building materials market will grow about 5 percent per year to reach $571 billion by 2013, up from about $455 billion last year. The main areas driving this [...]
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Pam | June 6, 2009
The eleventh annual National Association of Home Builders Green Building Conference concluded this last Sunday in Dallas, Texas. This year’s conference was attended by approximately 1,200 builders, manufacturer’s reps, built environment consultants and media people. The attendee numbers were down slightly from the previous year’s conference but were a good indicator that not only is [...]
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