Starting a new building project can be fun and exciting at first — and then quickly turn into an overwhelming and daunting experience. Making a million decisions about big and small aspects of your future home can leave you feeling frustrated and exhausted. You might start out with a few ideas of what you want your new home to look like, but…
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Owning a home high up in the great western mountain ranges is a dream come true for many. The impressive scenery and panoramic views are unparalleled. Whether you love the thrill of living near top-notch ski resorts or prefer the quiet and solitude of wide-open skies, living in the mountains can make you feel like you’re on top of the world. However,…
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Mid-Atlantic Timberframes is thrilled to be celebrating our 10th anniversary in 2022! After starting as a small division of B&D Builders, supplying timber mainly for equestrian projects, it’s been rewarding to grow into the company we are today, designing and building timber frames for commercial and municipal buildings, custom homes, and much…
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The International Mass Timber Conference was held, in-person, April 12–14, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, this year. This event is the largest gathering of mass timber experts in the world, so it’s a perfect opportunity for training and education. We took particular interest in three of the multiple education tracks…
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Heavy timber construction is a type of residential and commercial building framing that uses large timbers, joined together by traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery, to form a structural support that doesn’t require load-bearing walls. These timbers are left exposed in a finished project, taking advantage of wood’s natural strength and beauty…
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Natural Materials There’s a strong market for building timber frame vacation homes on lakes or in the mountains right now, and many homeowners want to complement those surroundings with natural building materials. We anticipate high demand for real stone, bamboo, timber, and other items for the foreseeable future. Outdoor Living We often…
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When Japan-based Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects was tasked with designing a Pennsylvania facility for JST, a global maker of small electrical connectors, they needed to accommodate both manufacturing and office spaces. The mandatory mission was to design a building that would blend into and complement the surrounding wooded area. And with that demand,…
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The good news? We’re in the midst of a commercial construction boom. The bad news? Supply chain issues are still prevalent around the globe, with increased demand and wait times for acquiring building supplies, including glulam and CLT for mass timber projects. If you’re feeling the pain too, consider using heavy timber for your commercial…
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Trees and forests are important natural resources our planet needs not only to survive but thrive. Among their benefits, trees: Take in air, use the carbon dioxide, then emit oxygen back into the atmosphere. Filter air pollutants in urban areas. Improve water and soil quality. Help stop ground erosion with their deep, thick roots. …
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Mention the word “urban,” and many people think of “the concrete jungle” — tightly packed cities with tall buildings made of concrete and steel, and the sizzling surfaces of streets and sidewalks instead of cool grass. But that perception is changing. Worldwide, mass timber is bringing the warmth, beauty, and strength of wood to the urban…
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