[Greenbuilding] 100 miles builds

[David Bergman]

Yes, Benson's Open Built concepts are a large part of what I was 
referring to, along with shearing layers, which are an earlier idea 
that he expanded upon.

David Bergman

At 12:49 AM 2/27/2012, Chris Koehn wrote:
>Fellow timber framer Ted Benson's company Bensonwood Homes has done 
>lots of work developing their "open built" wall system. The idea is 
>to anticipate refit of various components over the life span of the 
>building and make the work easy. 
><http://bensonwood.com/innovation/openbuilt.cfm>
>I've often thought attaching exterior wall systems (such as SIPs) to 
>timber frames with structural screws allows for relatively easy 
>disassembly. Timber frame's ability to allow reconfiguring of 
>interior spaces without affecting structure allows refit naturally as well.
>
>Chris Koehn
>TimberGuides
>Van Isle
>
>
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