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Avid skiers and cyclists, the homeowners of this northwest style lakefront home wanted a gathering place for their family to come to NH and enjoy the outdoors. The multi-layered design intentionally blends in with the natural landscape while providing expansive views of Lake Sunapee. Contemporary accents include heavy douglas fir glulam timbers, long span beams and red cedar clapboard siding with large roof overhangs.

Built to Passive House standards, this home is complete with triple glazed windows, air source heat pump, our heavily insulated OBPlus walls and an energy recovery ventilator that ensures high indoor air quality.

Photography: @salomonphoto
More photos of this project >> #BWC1885

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Another ground breaking to celebrate!

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Excited to break ground on this gorgeous #adirondacks lakefront project with @beam_team!

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We recently broke ground for an OpenHome build in Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado.

Just look at that view!

OpenHome reimagines home construction, offering three unique architectural styles to serve as launch points for your custom design. Each style reflects the unique aesthetic of the designing firm while incorporating the group's collective expertise and insights of the group. Sustainably built and designed to exceed all current expectations for home health, comfort, and style.

Stay tuned for more updates as this project moves forward!

#beamteam #sustainabledesign #sustainablebuilding #prefabrication #greenbuilding #openhome #prefab #healthyhousing #offsite #coloradohome #crestedbutte #newbuild #breakingground ...

Early this summer, @makeawish_nh set out to grant a wish for Izzy Vigneau of Charlestown who is battling leukemia. Izzy wanted a playhouse, a space of her own right in her backyard. Jane Williams and Tina Downing, her volunteer “Wish Makers,” reached out to area businesses to bring the project to life, starting with Tedd Benson of Bensonwood.

On behalf of the company, Tedd accepted the challenge, and over the last month, more than sixty Bensonwood volunteers have donated their time and expertise to designing and building the fully insulated playhouse.

Area businesses (listed below) stepped up to donate materials like lumber, flooring and paint, and services like electric, trucking and site work to complete the project.

Yesterday, the playhouse was transported to Izzy’s home in Charlestown, a front deck was installed, and it will be decorated on site on Sunday for Izzy to enjoy!

This was such an incredible community effort, and we are so honored to have been a part of making Izzy's wish come true.

Thank you to area businesses for contributing time and materials, this would not have come together so quickly without your big hearts and hard work!

Hamshaw Lumber - Keene @hamshaw_of_keene

Perkins Home Center - Keene

Sherwin-Williams - Keene @sherwinwilliams

Green Mountain Electric - Keene @gmes53

Tim Latham Electric – Walpole

Carlisle Flooring LLC - Stoddard @carlislewideplankfloors

First Green Sitework - Charlestown @firstgreensw

Blanc & Bailey Construction - Charlestown

SM Putnam Trucking - Charlestown

Nickerson Electric - Charlestown

Boise Cascade - Greenland @boisecascade

Marvin Windows - Williston VT @themarvinbrand

Sign Design Whitney and Ron Ferrigno - Brockton MA @signdesigninc ...

Earlier this month, Massachusetts builder Nick Schiffer of @nsbuilders toured our production facility in Keene. He was looking for an answer to the question "Do Prefab Homes Still Exhibit Craftsmanship?"

Nick came to the right place. Our 110,000 sq. foot facility incorporates 50 years of research into the craft of building, setting up conditions where we can create beautiful structures at net zero and passive house levels of efficiency on fast and predictable timelines.

Want to see for yourself? Watch as Jay walks Nick through our entire facility, demonstrating the care that went into every detail of our production process. DM us for the link, or hop over to the bio in the @nsbuilders account to watch on YouTube!

#facilitytour #keenenh #bensonwood #beamteam #bostonbuilder #nsbuilders #buildersofig #prefabrication #prefab #prefabhome #prefabdesign #intentionalcraftsmanship #sustainabledesign #sustainability ...

Master timber framer Paul Boa offered a Kumiko training to our associates recently.

Kumiko is a Japanese technique of assembling wooden pieces without the use of nails. Thinly slit wooden pieces are grooved, punched, mortised, and then fitted individually using a plane, saw, chisel, and other tools to make fine adjustments. The technique was developed in Japan in 600-700 AD.
Kumiko panels slot together and remains in place through pressure alone, and that pressure is archived through meticulous calculating, cutting, and arranging. The result is a complex pattern that is used primarily in the creation of shoji doors and screens.

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July 9th was 20th Year for the Beam Team to support cancer research at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Hundreds of miles ridden by the Beam Team and over $32,000 raised. Wonderful day - join us next year!
#biking #bikingadventures #cancerresurch #bikedmiles #miles #fundraiser #fundraisers #medicalresearch #medicalresearchmatters #medicalresearchsaveslives ...