Continuing Education Class on Timber
Framing
Texas
Timber Frames in San Antonio is traveling region-wide offering continuing
education classes on behalf of the Timber Frame Business Council. In addition to presenter Jack Dickinson, the
General Manager of the company, additional representatives within the company
are joining in the effort to reach architects to inform them of the beauty,
sustainability, and tradition behind the timber frame building system. The class is accredited by the AIA and is
being offered to firms at their offices or convenient locations and lunch is
provided upon request.
Opportunities
are in place to sign up for the AIA Austin Chapter Summer Conference
presentation on Thursday, June 14th
at 4:00 or at a presentation being given the week before at House + Earth
in Austin on Thursday, June 7th
at 3:30--food and wine will be served.
In-house presentations at your place of business are also
available. Contact jdickinson@texastimberframes.com
for more information.
The class covers the unique history
of timber framing, an essential building tradition that spans hundreds of years
and multiple continents. It also covers the benefits of the energy efficiency,
quality of material and construction, and sustainability of the craft. The presentation draws upon the knowledge
Texas Timber Frames has acquired through 25 years as an industry leader.