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There are many reasons why allowing Eastern White Pine trees to grow for up to eighty years in mixed hardwood forests before harvesting them for timber is beneficial. Not only does this sustainable forestry method produce strong, wide, high-quality wood for construction purposes, it also enables the trees to be a crucial element in local [...]
The following historic commentary was penned by Charles M. Hines, President of Edward Hines Lumber Company on August 15, 1960 as part of a company marketing pamphlet extolling the benefits and uses of wood products. And 53 years later, these words are as strickingly relevant and contemporary as they were then! “The durability of wood is [...]
A 1917 architectural contest challenged entrants to design a residence almost entirely made of Eastern White Pine, including the exterior siding, window frames and casings, doors, brackets and mouldings, for a family with an annual income of $5,000 (roughly $88,500 in today’s dollars.) Detailed in Volume III, Issue IV of the White Pine Historical Monographs [...]
An airy, 640-square-foot prototype house called the ‘BrightBuilt Barn’ proves that small can be open and livable. The LEED-Platinum eco-friendly home in Rockport, Maine, made with locally milled Eastern White Pine, won the EcoHome 2010 Grand Award for its net-zero energy performance, commitment to sustainable materials and smart design. The home, by Kaplan Thompson Architects, [...]
In addition to its prized uses as a building material, and its beauty in the landscape, Eastern White Pine (pinus strobus) is a valuable medicinal plant and even a source of food. This majestic tree has a long history of applications for all manner of physical ills, and modern herbalists still consider it to be [...]
Twenty Eastern White Pines logged locally in Vermont were used to create a 12-bunk crew cabin at Dartmouth Outing Club’s Moosilauke Ravine Lodge. Built in 2010 by Dartmouth’s Class of ’84 alumni as well as current students, the new lodge is located 50 miles from the college campus in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. The nearby [...]
Another design contest promoting wood for urban projects could lead to even more large-scale wood architecture in the United States. Timber in the City encourages students and recent graduates to consider wood, a renewable resource, as a main material for tall structures. In addition to being affordable and sustainable, wood helps to provide healthy living [...]
On the banks of the Hackensack River in New Jersey stand beautiful colonial houses with quaint gambrel roofs, wide overhanging eaves, and broad, flat walls made of brown stone. While these houses have been deemed ‘Dutch Colonial’, that term isn’t entirely accurate. These homes, built in the 17th and 18th centuries, are entirely unique, owing [...]
