Old Look, New Twist in Home Construction
Builders looking for a different twist and a new look, will find plenty to evaluate at the upcoming “International Builders Show." The look and appearance of timber trusses, combined with Structural Insulated Panels, will surely be something builders will get plenty of chances to evaluate. Two of the structures built for the show, will incorporate the new up and coming construction trend in building materials.
Boone, NC (PRWEB) December 31, 2004 -- Builders looking for a different twist
and a new look, will find plenty to evaluate at the upcoming “International
Builders Show”. The look and appearance of timber trusses, combined with
Structural Insulated Panels, will surely be something builders will get plenty
of chances to evaluate. Two of the structures built for the show, will
incorporate the new up and coming construction trend in building materials.
One of the first thing builders attending the national homebuilders
convention will see before they ever get into the show, is a demonstration home,
designed by Sarah Susanka. This will be under construction in the parking lot of
the Orlando Convention Center. As part of this demonstration project, the
product suppliers will be raising and lowering a section of this home each day,
to demonstrate how fast and easy it is to use SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels)
and Timber Trusses, to create distinctive homes.
Seeing the construction
process is one approach, but showing builders how the products look in the
completed stage, is also an option that builders will get a chance to see.
Constructed specifically for the convention, the “Not-So-Big Showhouse”, built
in Lake Nona, Florida, was completely furnished and decorated so that builders
can get a different perspective. The 2900 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 2-bath home,
designed by architect and author Sarah Susanka, incorporates the concepts
described in her "Not So Big" and "Home By Design" books. The show home
demonstrates her design concepts while incorporating the principles of energy
efficiency and sustainability, found in SBIC's Green Building Guidelines and the
Department of Energy's Building America program. Builders visiting the show
house, will find it to be a multi-media learning experience, that mixes audio
tours with informational video, and electronic product information.
Sarah Susanka, worked with Harmony Exchange of Boone, NC, on integrating
timber elements into both of the homes, showing both craftsmanship and design.
Harmony Exchange is also the provider of the structural insulated panels for the
demonstration home.
Harmony Exchange, based in Boone, is a national
company who specializes in supplying builders with timber frame material and
trusses, as well as structural insulated panels. Additional information on the
use of timber trusses and SIP panels’ can be found on: www.HarmonyExchange.com
Contact information: Harmony
Exchange , Brian Mueller, President 828-264-2314 ext 20
www.HarmonyExchange.com
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