Latest NewsMay 2012
The BIG Move! Timberline Panel Company & Vermont Timber Frames have started our long awaited move to our new Sales & Accounting office as well as our new production facility. 90% of our staff will now be located at the new Bennington production plant providing enhanced communication & coordination between the project managers, production & shop managers as well as shop personnel. The new Sales & Accounting office will be centrally located 10 minutes from I87 & Saratoga Springs, NY, and only 45 minutes away from the shop. We have taken as many precautions as possible to limit down time with our phone system over the next few day, however, if a call is not answered PLEASE try again! Our new addresses are as follows: Sales & Accounting: 12 Spring Street, Schuylerville, NY 12821 Production & Project Managment: 458 Morse Rd, Bennington, VT 05201 Thanks for your consideration & continued support ... we are excited about the future with our expanded production capabilities, reduced overhead & more convenient sales office. Please feel free to stop in and see us at either location!
April 2012 Hudson Passive Project wins SIPA Building Excellence Award!
Timberline was officially awarded the Building Excellence Award for the best single family structure under 3000 square feet by the Structural Insulated Panel Association at the recent SIPA Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX. Project submissions used SIPs for at least 50 percent of the building envelope and were evaluated on energy efficiency, design and structural engineering innovation, environmental sustainability, and creative use of SIP construction. Designed by Dennis Wedlick Architect & built by Bill Stratton Builders, the Hudson Passive Project used 12.25" EPS core walls & 12.25" Neopor core roof creating an incredibly energy efficient & airtight shell. The house was built to the stringent Passive House standards & was the first Certified Passive house in New York. For more information on this as well the other outstanding SIP project recognized by SIPA this year please visit the SIPA website at http://www.sips.org/building-excellence-awards/2012bea/
Deep Energy Retro-fits using TPC nail base panels ... Timberline is teaming up with the Structural Insulated Panel Association (SIPA), National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) & NYSERDA to locate 3 suitable projects for our joint feasability study on using nail base pre-fabricated panels as a deep energy retro-fit solution to reduce an existing home's energy consumption by more than 30%. By applying panel to the homes exterior it allows the homeowners to live more comfortably in the home as renovations are taking place as opposed to tearing out interior sheetrock etc. The panel system is far more airtight which will greatly reduce the homes air infiltration & therefore increase efficiency. For more information on this project or to see if your home would qualify for participation please contact TPC Sales Manager, Jeff Brooks ... jeffbrooks@timberlinepanels.com The new Ashokan Center Campus nears completion ...
Work is nearly complete on the Esopus Lodge at the Ashokan center in Olivebridge, NY. This is the last of 4 hybrid structures Timberline & Vermont Timber Frames completed at the site using a combination of hand peeled logs from the site, timber framing, steel, 2x conventional framing and a thousands of square footage of SIPs! September 2011 Timberline Begins Production in New Facility
Timberline made headlines across the area when it recently purchased the Bennington Iron Works building across the street from our current facility. The building will allow us to again bolster our production capabilities with more than 80,000 square feet of production space. Timberline has moved pre-cutting & pre-fabrication services to the new building with the remainder of the SIP manufacturing moving to the new facility in May of 2012. April 2011 Timberline recognized for 2nd year in a row with an Honorable Mention at the SIPA Building Excellence Awards! Congratulations to John Blouch of Ethos Homes, LLC ... John's house earned a HERS rating of 41 & is expected to provide the new owners with a total energy cost of $1665 per year for all heating, cooling, hot water, apliances & fixtures. The house is expected to reduce it's carbone emmissions by 5.5 tons per year over a conventionally framed house. John advised the neighbors & subcontractors were all amazed at the speed & accuracy of Timberline's pre-fabricated system. For more information on this project or to contact Ethos Homes, LLC, please click the follwing link http://ethoshomesllc.com/
The Hudson Passive Project is officially certified as the 1st Passive house in NY! Congratulations to Dennis Wedlick Architect, Bill Stratton Builder & their teams! We were thrilled to be part of this truly remarkable project.
November 2010 USA Today features SIP project ...
USA Today reporter Wendy Koch is using ASIPs as the shell for her new green home in Falls Church, VA. Check out the link above to watch the video of her walls being installed & her reasons for chosing SIPs as the preferred method of framing. September 2010 TPC listed on SIPA code report ... Timberline has been working closely with NTA & SIPA to finalize acceptance into the SIPA code report. This will allow TPC the ability to provide architects & engineers with the structural data needed to design & engineer with our structural insulated panel system. In the near future TPC's own report with actual test data will be available on our technical information page ... in the meantime, the SIPA report is available @ https://www.sipsonline.org/elements/uploads/files/fileManager/SIPA120908-10ListingReport2010-09-27.pdf September 2010 Busy summer with lots to report! The accolades keep coming in on the Brandt-Schaller home which was recently named the 2nd place runner up in the CT Zero Energy Challenge ... please visit the CT Zero Energy Challenge website @ http://www.ctzeroenergychallenge.com/2009-2010/builders/schaller_over.htm or the homeowners blog site @ http://schallerecohome.blogspot.com/ for more information. The Hudson Passive Project
TPC & VTF fabricated & supplied glulam crucks & SIPs for this exciting project designed by Dennis Wedlick Architects & built by Bill Stratton Builders in Claverack, NY this summer. The house was designed & developed with the assistance of NYSERDA & the Levy Group w/input from PHIUS. Dennis designed the house based on the German Passive design which uses superior insulation & a small HRV system to maintain a constant temperature year round using about 10-17% of the energy it would take to heat & cool a stick framed house of the same design. TPC provided 12.25" EPS wall panels (R45) & 12.25" Neopor roof panels (R52) to create a superior insulated, air tight shell. We worked closely w/Engineering Ventures to accomplish the structural needs while eliminating virtually all thermal bridging from the building. Congrats to Dennis & his team ... this is truly a remarkable home & a project that should change the way people look at building residential structures going forward. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hudson-Passive-Project/135590186468099 http://www.hammertown.com/2010/09/exciting-news-from-dennis-wedlicks-hudson-passive-project/ http://www.denniswedlick.com/work/hudsonpassive.html April 2010 Timberline Panel home earns National Building Excellence Award ...
The Brandt / Schaller home in New Hartford, CT, earned honorable mention for homes under 3000 square feet. The national award presented by the Structural Insulated Panel Association (SIPA) is a testiment to Timberline's commitment to the highest quality manufacturing, pre-fabrication & installation techniques. The home earned a HERS rating of 4 & is estimated to produce more annual energy than it consumes. This house was recently featured in a PACE (Peoples Action for Clean Energy) Solar Open House tour & is a finalist in the CT Zero Energy Challenge. For more information please visit the SIPA website at: http://www.sips.org/elements/uploads/fckeditor/file/Building%20Excellence%20Awards_WinnersPresentation.pdf Or visit the homeowners blog at: http://schallerecohome.blogspot.com/ February 2010 Timberline introduces our Reduced Profile Panel (RPP) system ....
Reduced profile panels being installed on an rebuilt timber frame in Salisbury, CT. RPP's give builders, architects & homeowners additional options regarding overhang details. Previously, if a client wanted an overhang that was thinner than the panel thickness they would need to stop the panel flush with the outside wall & incur additional labor & material expenses to frame the overhang from there. With RPP's Timberline runs a 3rd sheet of OSB in the center of the panel allowing the full thermal value over the conditioned space & reducing the thickness to the client's specifications at the overhang. January 2010 Timberline continues to make waves in the SIP community with it's superior quality, service & professional install team! We've recently completed projects in Stephentown, NY, Pine Bush, NY & Aiken, SC. Our current undertaking is a large residential project in Leverett, MA which consists of a SIP house, connector & 2 story garage. Here's a look at the homes 2nd floor walls being moved into place.
Stay tuned for more Timberline projects coming to a town near you! In the near future we'll be in ...
SIPs will be featured on an upcoming, 2 hour special episode of ABC's Extreme Makover Home Edition. The pre-fabricated SIPs cut the framing time in half as well as will provide the lucky family with an extremely energy efficient home. The episode is scheduled to air on February 28th, 2010 at 8pm... for more information check out the SIPA blog site http://sipablogs.org/abcs-extreme-makover-home-edtion/
7/2/09 Timberline SIPs & the CT Zero Energy Challenge
Our installer, North Timber Associates, sets the cupola in place as the finishing touch to the SIP enclosure at the Brandt/Schaller residence in New Hartford, CT. The house is a finalist in the CT Zero Energy challenge ... our superior, air tight enclosure will be the key to the homes overall efficiency. Check out the homeowners blog for progress ... http://www.schallerecohome.blogspot.com/ http://www.ctzeroenergychallenge.com/
Timberline SIPs being installed on a 4400 square foot addition on the Starr King Unitarian Universal Fellowship Hall in Plymouth, NH. Timberline's 8'x24' structural panels are a perfect fit for all kinds of commercial applications.
5/5/08 Timberline Panel Company Receives Small Business Excellence Award
Timberline owners Tom Harrison and Paul Martin were honored to be recognized as 2008 Small Business Excellence Award winners at a luncheon at the Desmond Hotel in Colonie, NY. To be presented with such a prestigious award by the US Small Business Administration was a humbling experience for all of us at Timberline Panels. Timberline was nominated for the award by the NYBDC, who has partnered with us to help us achieve our short and long term goals as a company. Successful small businesses are the economic foundation of vibrant communities, employing half our private sector workforce and creating about 70% of net new jobs. All of us at Timberline Panels strongly believe in our principles as a company and to be recognized in such a manner was an extremely gratifying experience. It is motivation for us to continue to refine our efforts to make beautiful, energy efficient, environmentally responsible homes and buildings a reality for our clients. 5/2/08 Strategies for Green, Sustainable, and Below are some of the more typical techniques which may be awarded points in green building programs or standards. Buildings are typically rated by green building programs or standards in direct relation to how many of these techniques are implemented.
Come see Timberline April 25th & 26th at the Saratoga Environmental Expo!! Timberline is proud to participate in the 2nd annual S.E.E. at the Saratoga City Center in downtown Saratoga Springs, NY, April 25th and 26th. Timberline embraces the intent of the Expo, which is to make green products more accessible to consumers and to educate the public on the benefits of "going green." Come see firsthand how sustainable our products and services really are!
Vermont Governor Jim Douglas among the state and local officials to attend the Timberline Grand Opening
Gov Douglas stands with Timberline owners Tom Harrison and Paul Martin in front of the company's state-of-the-art production equipment.
Timberline owner Tom Harrison answers a question from a member of the press as state and local officials learn about the company's energy efficient building products.
Green building and energy efficiency were the topics on most people's minds at Timberline's Grand Opening.
Structural Insulated Panels Adopted into the International Residential Code Rochester, NY – The International Code Council (ICC) voted to adopt structural insulated panels (SIPs) into the International Residential Code at their Final Action Hearings, May 22, 2007. The prescriptive specifications and installation details submitted by the Structural Insulated Panel Association (SIPA) and APA –The Engineered Wood Association will be included in the 2007 supplement to the 2006 International Residential Code (IRC). An overwhelming majority of code officials voted to accept the proposed Public Comment, revising the original proposal that was denied by the IRC Building & Energy Committee in September of 2006. According to SIPA Executive Director Bill Wachtler, the revised Public Comment addressed the issues posed by the IRC Building & Energy Committee and other industry groups at the September Code Development Hearings. “SIPA has worked closely with SIP manufacturers and other interested industry groups to come up with code language that provides a solid alternative to stick framing using structural insulated panels in residential construction,” Wachtler explains. “Completing this has been a major milestone for the SIP industry and will lead the way to further code acceptance and industry standards.” Builders using SIP walls in residential projects will no longer be required to conduct additional engineering to show equivalency to the International Residential Code, facilitating the use of SIPs in residential construction. “This will have a significant impact on SIP home construction,” said Tom Williamson, Vice President of Technical and Quality Services at APA –The Engineered Wood Association, who conducted the testing that supported the code change proposal. “Structural insulated panels will now be side by side with other forms of construction in the residential building code and builders will have SIPs as a code-recognized option.” Support for the Public Comment was provided by testimonies from Dow Chemical, the Polyisocyanurate Molders Association (PIMA), the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) Research Center, and APA–The Engineered Wood Association. Funding for the testing was granted by the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) program, a division of the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development dedicating to improving housing technology for American families. About SIPA
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