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Updated on Saturday, April 5, 2013.
NetZeroBuild.ca is in the process of building a show home which will double as Lou and Marianne Fenninger’s primary residence.
Our plan is to document every step of the process via this website, utilizing youtube and stationary images along with audio and visual blog posts. Our sawmill arrived on Wednesday April 3 and we have been busy ever since cutting timbers on site. See our blog post and pictures by clicking here!
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The photo below shows Lance and Erik working hard at the mill.
The timber was cropped locally from a lot located about 15 kilometers from our project site here at Eagle Lake.
Some of you may be aware that the Haliburton Highlands was an integral lumbering site in Ontario and that most of its early growth and development hinged upon the burgeoning lumber industry.
Many residents still make their living within a sustainable and thriving timber industry.
When possible, we seek to gather materials for sustainable building design from local sources.
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Lance is hard at work on the sawmill. The sawmill arrived on site last Wednesday (April 3). Photo by SpunkyDesign. Terrance Gavan.
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The big timbers are cut and we are now in the process of debarking and drying them. The timbers are so big that it will take over a decade for them to fully dry. The bulk of the drying process occurs when the timbers are in place. Erik, our timber framer has been framing since 1986 after a three-year apprenticeship in Germany.
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