Mink Hill Timber Frame Homes - Designer and Builder of hand crafted homes, barns, and other timber frame structures with post and beams in New England

Green Building/Sustainable Building

Mink Hill Timber Frame Homes is a member of NESEA (Northeast Sustainable Energy Association). We believe in building energy efficient buildings using natural materials and products as well as using local and less processed materials.
All of our houses are designed and built with the following Green Building or sustainable energy practices:

Our timber frames are cut primarily from local "green" and sustainably harvested timber lots
We use a number of different species of wood
Our timbers are finished with a Natural Eco and client friendly floor finish Hard Oil # 9 by Bioshield Paint,
Super-insulated energy efficient SIPS panels (stress-skin panels) for the wall and roof systems
Fresh air ventilation systems

The following are simple and cost effective energy efficient measures that we encourage and help all of our clients to consider:

Use of Compact Florescent lamps in electrical fixtures
Energy Star appliances
Super efficient boilers and heating systems
On demand hot water systems
Heat recovery ventilation systems

Some of our clients have taken it to the next level of "green" and sustainable energy by adding one or more of the following systems to their homes:

Photovoltaic panels solars electrical systems
Geothermal heating and cooling systems
Solar thermal heating and hot water systems
Wind and hydro power
Composting toilets and gray water systems

We are particularly proud to have been part of the following "green" and sustainable projects:

Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests - east wing addition, timber frame structural atrium, first LEED-certified building in New Hampshire
Pierce Means House, Amherst, NH - restoration and timber frame addition using SIPS and geothermal heating and cooling
Weare, New Hampshire Timber Frame Addition and shop/barn - solar thermal heating and hot water, SIPS panels - King/Faulkner timber frame home - SIPS panels, outdoor wood boiler, PV electrical system and wind power, composting toilet
Green Woodlands timber frame residence - LEED-rated residence, urethane foam walls and SIPS roof panels, PV electrical and hydropower, composting toilets

To find out more about the Green Woodlands Project Click Here

One thing we have learned while helping our clients build a healthy, energy efficient and beautiful home, is that they can achieve their goal in many different ways! Let's discuss how we can pool our efforts together to create a special home for you!