Sentences with phrase «timber building constructed»

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The basic idea of straw bale building is this: Instead of constructing houses from traditional materials, an efficient and environmentally friendly method can be employed in which straw bales finished with plaster and supported with timber or rebar frames serve as the walls of the house.

Also, the new codes could, in certain cases, make lightweight cold - formed steel buildings less costly to construct than those made of materials such as timber, concrete or hot - rolled steel.

Previously responsible for the Creation Museum, the organisation has constructed the world's largest timber - frame structure, a 160 - metre - long, 25 - metre - high biblical boat, built in part to «dispel doubts that Noah could have fit two of every kind of animal onto a 500 - foot - long ark».

Tri Lanka's buildings are constructed almost entirely of local recycled timbers, predominantly jackwood, with self - seeding grasses and succulents sprouting on each villa roof.

American buildings of the Georgian period were very often constructed of wood with clapboards; even columns were made of timber, framed up, and turned on an oversized lathe.

It literally means Wood Bay, for the timber they gathered there to construct the early buildings in the Cape.

; Bath, famous for the Roman baths constructed around 70 AD and today one of the best preserved Roman remains in the world; Chester, one of Britain's best cities for archaeological and architectural treasures, including Roman remains and half - timbered buildings; Stratford - upon - Avon, home to William Shakespeare; and York, England's most complete medieval city with its cobbled streets and the magnificent York Minister.

The Territory Manor was built in 1983 on the original site of PJ Wildlife Park and is constructed from rammed earth and local timbers, capturing the

There are even a few remaining buildings constructed of timber.

The Territory Manor was built in 1983 on the original site of PJ Wildlife Park and is constructed from rammed earth and local timbers, capturing the very essence of the Northern Territory and ensuring harmony with the natural environment.

Chicago - based artist Sara Black and Aotearoa New Zealand artist Raewyn Martyn transform Hyde Park Art Center's Gallery 1 into an immersive built landscape constructed in response to the far - reaching timber industry that grew out of the south branch of the Chicago River.

The building's timber walls are constructed on thermal block sub walls, with perimeter insulation around the inside of the external walls to help eliminate cold bridging.

The building was constructed from a factory - built timber frame system insulated with polyurethane, with a Quinn Lite subfloor, while the ground floor features 250 mm of Kingspan TF70 insulation under the concrete screed

Cross Laminated Timber (CLT)-- prefabricated panels of wood whose strength, dimensional stability, rigidity, and large spans make it a replacement for structural steel or concrete — is currently far from a go - to building material in the U.S.. However, in what is likely an indicator of explosive growth, new product offerings for North America are arising almost as quickly as new projects are constructed with the material.

Prefabricated panels of cross-laminated timber were used to construct this micro cabin in the Pacific Northwest, designed and built by architecture students at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Switzerland's planning laws dictate that it is only possible to grant a definitive planning permission after a timber model of the building's volume has first been constructed on site.

Olympic authorities published a Sustainable Sourcing Code for Timber, setting out its strategy for sourcing the wood used to construct the building over the next three years.

The portfolio includes: 505 First Street and 83 King Street, two buildings totaling 472,881 sq. ft. that combine a historic brick and timber structure with a newly constructed property, Met Park North, a 189,762 - sq.

Images of the Framework building, the first high - rise building in the U.S. constructed out of mass timber materials, provided by Lever Architecture and KPFF Consulting Engineers.