Timber Workshop

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Enjoyingyour search for the perfect shop design. Just finishing my workshop from a kit by Country Carpenters (timber frame/post and beam. Everything shipped pre-cut with lots of options for windows/doors. Email me if you want to see pics! Nice to be out of my 810 workshop. Glad to see you back on the blog.

One thing I noticed that is missing from all of those shops is some kind of hoist to load heavy or cumbersome items on and off of a truck. I hate having to wait for some hapless draftee to wander by, or rig up some makeshift apparatus when that needs to be done. It would be nice to have it built into the original plan. ?

We're tasked by the state with responding to wildfires. We study weather patterns, drought cycles and the status of vegetation across the state to predict when and where dangerous fire conditions may occur. Should a wildfire ignite, we maintain a statewide network of strategically-placed teams of firefighters and equipment so that we're able to respond quickly when the call comes.

Rural fire departments respond to 80 percent of wildfires in Texas - and they do it with shoestring budgets and almost entirely with volunteers. We help fire departments pay for needed training and equipment and help Texans learn how to prevent, prepare for and protect against wildfire.

We work with communities to plant, care for and conserve trees. We empower local volunteers to make a positive impact in their communities. We are here to assist when disaster strikes with damage assessments, information, technical assistance and long-term recovery.

We analyze and monitor forests, landscapes and communities for susceptibility to health and wildfire risks. We take action with education, information, diagnosis and treatment. We know that any information we have is more powerful when we give it to you.

We can help quench your thirst for learning. Explore links to identify trees using their leaves and branches, create your own tree trails and experience Texas history from the perspective of a witness tree. Share activities in the classroom to open up a world of conservation for new generations.

Rural fire departments respond to 80 percent of the wildfires in Texas - and they do it with shoestring budgets and a staff often made up almost entirely of volunteers. Sometimes they need a little help. Our programs help fire departments pay for needed training and equipment. We also help communities and property owners learn to prevent, prepare for and protect against wildfire.

We work with communities to plant, care for and conserve trees where people live, work and play. We foster appreciation and stewardship of urban forests empowering local volunteers to make a positive impact in their communities. We are here to assist when disaster strikes. From damage assessment, to information and technical assistance, to long-term recovery - we help property owners and communities thrive.

Our experts research, analyze and carefully monitor forests, landscapes and communities for susceptibility to health and wildfire risks. We take action with education, information, diagnosis and treatment. We know that any information or knowledge we have is more powerful when we give it to you. As a state agency, our responsibility is share what we know.

If you have an unquenchable thirst for learning, we offer programs and information that you may either explore independently or share with a group. Learn about trees, forests, the benefits they provide and the challenges they face. Read stories about trees that are living witness to Texas history. Locate champion trees across the state. And bring activities into the classroom to open a world of conservation to a new generation.

Many landowners continue to pay more than their fair share of taxes on their timber income. Even forest landowners who use accountants need to understand how timber expenses and income are taxed, since some tax preparers are not well versed in special tax treatment for forestry. Knowing the tax laws will give you an advantage in planning your forest management activities.

The daylong workshop will provide basic information about timber taxation and the latest changes to tax laws and rules for 2023 tax return preparations. Topics will focus on federal timber income tax issues for private forest owners with a refresher on local timberland property tax incentives. Participants will gain a clear understanding of commonly misunderstood timber tax issues.

Texas A&M Forest Service offers careers that can take you anywhere from a wildfire line defending lives and homes, to a forest protecting and conserving Texas natural resources to a computer working on a new application to create solutions for Texans across the state.

Sabine National Forest timber sales invested in Sabine and Shelby Counties

Sabine and Shelby counties received $657,492 for county road improvement projects from timber sale profits through the Good Neighbor Authority partnership between USDA Forest Service and Texas A&M Forest Service.

Texas A&M Forest Service assesses hurricane impact, a state forest temporarily closes

In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, Texas A&M Forest Service conducted an initial assessment of the storm's impact. As a result of tree damage and personnel resource allocation, the W.G. Jones State Forest has been temporarily closed.

Texas volunteer firefighter was arrested on felony arson charges

A volunteer firefighter and emergency medical services (EMS) crew member in Alpine, Texas, was arrested July 5 on suspicion of setting multiple brush fires in the area.

It will be requested that attendees traveling by air fly in and out of Atlanta Airport. Shuttle buses are available from Atlanta airport for transportation to the hotel. Please note that Alabama is in Central Time (CT), an hour behind Atlanta GA which is in Eastern Time (ET).

The tour of The Kendeda Building will show the diverse portfolio of mass timber used in the building, including nail-laminated timber (NLT) decking, glulam beams and columns, and salvaged wood for stair treads.

Dr. Brian Via is the Director of the Forest Products Development Center and Regions Bank Professor at Auburn University. Before joining Auburn in 2008, he held roles at Louisiana Pacific Corporation, including Research Engineer and Manager of the corporate quality metrics program, overseeing 14 mills and 50 employees. Dr. Via also served as the Wood Quality Project Leader of Research and Development at International Paper Corporation, contributing to their forest genetics and fiber improvement program. At Auburn University, he played a key role in securing over $52 million in grants and contracts, with over $5 million as the principal investigator. Notably, he contributed to attracting manufacturers such as SmartLam and Louisiana Pacific to Alabama. Dr. Via holds five patents (2 pending) in sustainable adhesives, CO2 drying of wood, and formaldehyde sensors.

She has worked on a range of higher education and community projects, including the Roslindale Branch of the Boston Public Library. She is currently the project architect for KPNC Environmental Education Building (EEB) at Auburn University which she has been involved in since its inception.

The workshop will include a visit to an actively managed Southern Yellow Pine forest. Principles of sustainable forestry and responsible harvesting will be discussed with forest management professionals.

SmartLAM's Southeast production facility in Dothan, Alabama is the first manufacturer to offer Southern Yellow Pine CLT products in the US. The state of the art 225,000 square-foot plant is ANSI/APA certified and meets all the requirements to achieve PRG 320 product certification.

619 Ponce, an expansion of Atlanta's Ponce City Market, is a four-story mass timber office building which includes 85,000 square feet of office space and 25,000 square feet of retail space and utilizes Georgia-grown southern yellow pine from Jamestown's forestland. In addition to using more sustainable building materials, designers of the loft-style project are targeting LEED certification and net-zero carbon operations. The four-story structure includes glulam post-and-beam construction with CLT floor and roof decks.

Q: Is the Timber Faculty Workshop open to any architect, or only to architecture school tenure-track faculty?

A: Thank you for your interest in the Timber Faculty Workshop. The workshop is only for current faculty with preference being for tenure-track faculty.

This is quite an open ended question as most of the costs will be determined by the size and overall quality of your workshop. Other factors such as insulation, electricity and base prep work will also affect the final price of your own workshop.

Throughout this post you will see images of two separate builds. This is because I built a workshop and then a year or so later I extended it and added insulation. Images will jump around a little but hopefully they give you a good idea of what is going on and what is important to you.

Extra slabs were added to ensure a nice secure frame. Digging and adding compacted soil and aggregate to ensure all the slabs are even is very important. this can be quite a lengthy process but is very important.

Cladding is the final step and can be fitted from the roof to the floor. The type of cladding you use is up to you. Log lap cladding or ship lap cladding are both great options. These were simply screwed in using a thin 4mm x 30mm screws. Some may wish to nail their cladding on.

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