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Log & Timber Homes Council Log Grading Program

by robpickett | Feb 1, 2015 | Visual Stress Grading of Logs

The Log Homes Council retained Steven Winter Associates in the late 1970’s to establish a standard for the visual stress grading of non-rectangular timbers used in log construction. The result was ASTM D3957. With that the standard and accreditation by the National...

Yukon to Exempt Log Homes from Energy Efficiency Rules

by robpickett | Jan 16, 2015 | Thermal Performance

Yukon News, by Jacqueline Ronson, January 16, 2015   Open PDF...

Implications of Current and Future Canadian and US Energy Codes on Log Home Construction

by robpickett | Jan 1, 2013 | Thermal Performance

FPInnovations Technology Profile, January 2013   Open PDF...

Life Cycle Analysis of Log Structures

by robpickett | Jun 1, 2012 | All About Logs, Sustainable Efficiency, Wood Technologies

BC Log & Timber Building Industry, June 2012 News   Open PDF...

NH Codes Recognize Log Building Standard ICC400

by robpickett | Sep 1, 2010 | ICC400 Standard on the Design & Construction of Log Structures

Granite State Builder, Fall 2010 NH Codes Recognize Log Building Standard ICC400   Open PDF...
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