Acting as your own general contractors on the building of your house is not for the faint of heart. It takes time, money and, most of all, vision. It helps to do a little rehearsing. “We spent three ...
A key aspect of such a project for Herdeg is the materials, which needed to be “authentic, real, and natural,” he says. Toward that end, behind its darkly tinted glass exterior, the six-story, 116,000 ...
For those who are involved in the design and construction community, it is likely that you have encountered the topic of mass timber construction over the last few years. And for good reason! When ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The record may not last long, but Cleveland will have special bragging rights as long as it does. Come 2021, it appears the city will be home to the tallest timber-frame building in ...
David Lanoue, Inc. is a design/build construction firm specializing in the restoration and replication of traditional timber frame design, from saving historic barns to building new homes using ...
Some high-profile projects by Vermont timber framers have been attracting attention over the past few years. Off Route 2 in Richmond, expert Eliot Lothrop is supervising a major, multiyear restoration ...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — The U.S. built environment could benefit from approaches to mass-timber design and construction that have taken off in parts of Europe, advised a veteran architect from HFA ...
In terms of construction culture, Switzerland can appear a paradoxical place. On the one hand, it has some of the strictest codes anywhere with respect to building performance and energy expenditure, ...
There is a renewed interest in how food is produced and how its creation affects the well-being of both the land and the communities it supports. A similar shift is occurring in architecture, where ...
On the West Coast, there are multiple tall mass timber buildings, such as Brock Commons, an 18-storey residence at the University of British Columbia. But the builds are picking up steam in Ontario, ...
As pressure mounts to deliver new homes faster, more sustainably and at greater scale, English developers are looking beyond ...