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Commercial
Residential
Testing
Trusses
Outdoor Spaces
Fun Connections
Raisings
Barns
Restoration
Bridges
trusses
Parallel Chord Trusses
Mid-Atlantic Timberframes

With a nearly 90 foot clear span in the middle opening, continuous bottom chords aren't that easy to ship, so they were split in half width-wise and length-wise (at mid span) with a few novel connections.  We threw a few boslter beams into the project too, just because.

great room
Minimal timber
Yankee Barn Homes

Sometimes less is more.  Using timbers to define the space, with minimal bracing, keeps the timber frame being overpowering.

stairwell
Stairwell
DIRTT Environmental Solutions

Timber in commercial spaces can take on a modern feel when properly detailed.

lattice
Latticework
DIRTT Environmental Solutions

An interesting office mezzanine in an upper floor a Chicago high-rise (helicopter required to get the materials onto the roof...).  The lattice is structural, as it supports Lignatur floor planks.

visible bolts
Larch
DIRTT Environmental Solutions

Larch is one of those species we love working with - great from an engineering standpoint (on par with Doug fir) - but more durable in exterior environments.

shop mezz
Industrial timber
DIRTT Environmental Solutions

Adding a mezzanine inside an existing industrial space can be tricky - especially when fire separation requirements need to be met.  Luckily, timbers can be designed for up to a 2-hour fire rating, making it surprisingly versatile.

Floor framing
Loft framing
DIRTT Environmental Solutions

Floor framing for a loft needn't consist of rectalinear grids.  Using European spruce glulams fits with the non-traditional look.

Bedroom with large windows
Nelson Island
Kettle River Timberworks

When you have this view, living indoors and out meld together.

Cantilever stairset
Nelson Island
Kettle River Timberworks

A small cottage on a rocky bluff in British Columbia required plenty of glazing, and a unique solution to cantilever stair treads.

Round barn framing
Greenfield Round Barn
Trillium Dell

Iconic round barns are harder and harder to find on the Midwestern landscape.  This one was taken down, restored, and put back up on a county fairground.

Keyed bolster beams
Costa Rica Residence
Natura 51

Just because you can't get FSC certified South American hardwoods to your site that are long enough doesn't mean you can't have big spans.  As long as you are creative with bolsters and keyed beams.

Termite moat
Termite Moat
Natura 51

When building in termite prone regions (like Costa Rica), putting your post bottoms in a moat of oil to keep termites from crawling up the timbers isn't that far fetched.

Entry gate with large overhang
Lac En Ciel
Hamlet Heavy Timber

20' plus keyed beam cantilever

Exterior of a house
Sunshine coast
Kettle River Timberworks

Great bracketry on this BC residence.

A barn in Montana
Olivier
Gunnstock Timber Frames

A barn from the outside, a concert piano hall from the inside.

Concert piano hall
Olivier
Gunnstock Timber Frames

A barn from the outside, a concert piano hall from the inside.

Sonny Carousel
Carousel

So much we could say - but, the photo speaks so much more eloquently.

Paradieschen
Paradieschen
Bruce Ofield w/ Canadian Pride Log and Timber

BC Doug fir logs provide a nice contrast to this suburban natural foods grocery store just outside of Frankfurt, Germany.  FTET provided engineering for this log structure, including design of connections and roof framing to support the living roof system.

Northpeak Design
Classic Party Barn
Yankee Barn Homes & Northpeak Design

Barns don't have to be just for agricultural storage.

Nave
Church of the Transfiguration
William Rawn Architects / Benson Woodworking
Moretown, VT
Mad River
Yankee Barn Homes
Moretown
Mad River
Yankee Barn Homes

How We Work

Leading authorities on pegged mortise and tenon connections and mechanically laminated beams, our team has been responsible for some of the timber frame community’s most impressive projects, while also advancing the science and capabilities of heavy timbers.

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Where We Work

US licenses:
AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, USVI, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY

Canadian licenses:
AB, BC, ON, SK, AND YT

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