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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.<br><br>
David Bergman<br><br>
At 12:49 AM 2/27/2012, Chris Koehn wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">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.
<<a href="http://bensonwood.com/innovation/openbuilt.cfm" eudora="autourl">
http://bensonwood.com/innovation/openbuilt.cfm</a>><br>
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.<br><br>
Chris Koehn<br>
TimberGuides <br>
Van Isle<br><br>
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