The Douro Wood House is a brilliant example of green architecture, flaunting an elevated construction and a living roof.

Post and beam and timber frame are both beautiful methods of building but most people think of them as one and the same. Although they are similar, there are subtle differences between them. Both are ...

When Bruce and Susan Bundy decided to build their dream home, they wanted something different -- a house that made a statement. At first, they said, they thought long and hard about a log cabin.

From the road far out you could think this is a recreation lodge — 10,000 square feet, an eight-point elk, open land in every direction, a swimming pool and a pond that covers 1½ acres. It could be, ...

The Building Department Monday approved a demolition permit for a wood frame house at 123 Franklin Avenue in the northwestern corner of Bed Stuy. The freestanding three-family house sits on an ...

When Dave and Becky Lime purchased a 2.5-acre lot on Linwood Lake near Wyoming, Minn., during the mid-'80s, they decided to take on an ambitious project: building a timber frame home. Timber framing ...

Dedham historians claim the Fairbanks House as the oldest timber-frame house in the United States. According to the Fairbanks House Museum and the Dedham Historical Society, the house was constructed ...

DEDHAM (CBS) - Did you know that Dedham is home to the oldest wood frame house on the continent? The Fairbanks House on East Street was built in 1637. A wealthy English settler, Jonathan Fairbanks, ...