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New Energy Works Timberframers

Timber frame homes, post & beam homes, trusses, timbers, custom design/build timberframers using recyled and sustainable wood. Come to one of our open houses or raisings to see what we are all about.

Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 31, 2009

Jennifer, our marketing manager, created this timber frame out of rice krispie treats for our holiday party. As you can see, timber frames affect every aspect of our employee’s lives.
Jennifer, our marketing manager, created this timber frame out of rice krispie treats for our holiday party. As you can see, timber frames affect every aspect of our employees' lives.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 30, 2009

Marc & Tracey’s beautiful daughter, Olivia, continued last year’s precedence and our new company tradition by playing Christmas carols on her violin at our company party.
Marc & Tracey’s beautiful daughter, Olivia, continued last year’s precedence and our new company tradition by playing Christmas carols on her violin at our company party.

Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 28, 2009


To learn more about this green timber frame home in Oregon, visit www.newenergyworksplatinum.com

Our web dev. partner Dumbwaiter, sent us a clever Christmas card that required assembly. We thought it only fitting that we pose this little character in front of the new Pioneer Millworks home page due to be unveiled next week. Click here if you want us to send you a note when we go live.
Our web dev. partner Dumbwaiter, sent us a clever Christmas card that required assembly. We thought it only fitting that we pose this little character in front of the new Pioneer Millworks home page due to be unveiled next week. Click here if you want us to send you a note when we go live.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 27, 2009

rift-sawn white oak cabinets and a pickled finish
NEWwoodworks designed this New York City kitchen with rift-sawn white oak cabinets and a pickled finish. The panel mold profiles were taken from the original 1920 wall paneling and cabinets.

Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 26, 2009

Reclaimed grey barn siding from Pioneer Millworks finds a new home on the exterior of this garage in upstate NY.
Reclaimed grey barn siding from Pioneer Millworks finds a new home on the exterior of this garage in upstate NY.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 25, 2009


Merry Christmas to you and yours, from all of us at New Energy Works and Pioneer Millworks, and from the crew and happy owners of The Vermont Street project. "I said we'd be in for the Holidays", quothe Jonathan. "Yippee" answered Maxine. "ho ho ...huff huff puff" gasped nearly everyone.

Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 24, 2009

Our new timber frame cottage line
After 25 years of designing and building custom timber frame homes, we decided to create a collection that reflects our craft and commitment to greater sustainability with the value and efficiency you’d expect from a home package. To learn more about our timber frame design/build and advanced enclosure systems, call us at 1-800-486-0661.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 23, 2009


Karen, our finance manager, recently took a ride on the Lehigh Valley Railroad “Santa” train with her daughter, Donna, and granddaughter, Jenna. We hope all of you get to spend the holidays with friends and loved ones.

Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 22, 2009

Paul safely suspends timbers which allow us to more efficiently set the next timber frame bent in place.
Paul safely suspends timbers which allow us to more efficiently set the next timber frame bent in place.

Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 21, 2009

This timbered loggia and rear porch, constructed of kiln dried southern yellow pine, faces due east and looks out onto Canandaigua Lake.
This timbered loggia and rear porch, constructed of kiln dried southern yellow pine, faces due east and looks out onto Canandaigua Lake. This project is being completed with our friends at Patrick Constructors.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 20, 2009

This entertainment unit adds a sense of refined panache to the monolithic reclaimed stone blocks which frame the fireplace in this Cayuga Lake timber framed great room.
Crafted of a single 20” wide plank of reclaimed antique Chestnut, this entertainment unit adds a sense of refined panache to the monolithic reclaimed stone blocks which frame the fireplace in this Cayuga Lake timber framed great room.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 19, 2009

Pioneer Millworks supplies a box full of our species and grade samples to interior designers and architects around the country.
Pioneer Millworks supplies a box full of our species and grade samples to interior designers and architects around the country.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 18, 2009

This home for John and Carol was built in the Finger Lakes a few years back
This home for John and Carol was built in the Finger Lakes a few years back, and used barn siding to help it find its new place within the agrarian landscape it now inhabits. We used a consistently red hew of weathered board for a slightly warmer feel.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 17, 2009

In this eastern white pine frame, the hallway floor joists have a slight curve creating a sense of flow and welcoming people into the space beyond.
Often we use the timber frame to express purpose. In this eastern white pine frame, the hallway floor joists have a slight curve creating a sense of flow and welcoming people into the space beyond.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 16, 2009

Jake wields a steady hand to inscribe these great room truss components with
Jake wields a steady hand to inscribe these great room truss components with "Tumbling Waters." Once complete, Jake will set to work on finishing touches like chamfering the edges, sanding, and applying the oil.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 15, 2009

US Green Building Council's home of the year
This home in Eugene, Oregon designed and built by Arbor South Architecture just won the US Green Building Council's home of the year award. Pioneer Millworks' Settlers Plank Flooring was used throughout."


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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 14, 2009

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 13, 2009

Reclaimed jarrah is set off by the flat panel construction and bold white colors of the soaking tub beyond.
Reclaimed jarrah is set off by the flat panel construction and bold white colors of the soaking tub beyond.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 12, 2009

Timber framers of the future pose on a waste high girt at the raising for Beth and Dan Prokupets.
Timber framers of the future pose on a waist high girt at the raising for Beth and Dan Prokupets.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 11, 2009

Thoughtfully proportioned exterior timber brackets with copper flashing
Thoughtfully proportioned exterior timber brackets with copper flashing on top set off this classic gable overhang. This home is designed by Ehmet Hayes, a well-regarded architect in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 10, 2009

sunrise image of a barn for a family in Maryland
This distant sunrise image of a barn for a family in Maryland shows a work in progress.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 9, 2009

Mike Beganyi posed in his office in Burlington, Vermont
Mike Beganyi posed in his office in Burlington, Vermont where he has worked with us for many years as a timber frame designer.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 8, 2009

This home was recently featured in the fall issue of Wood Design & Building magazine entitled, “Lighthouse Home”
When we built George and Priscilla Slocum's home on Cayuga lake, we loved George's suggestion of a nautical theme, both in respect to the waterway, and to his ancestor Joshua Slocum, the first man to solo circumnavigate the planet. The home was recently featured in the fall issue of Wood Design & Building magazine entitled, “Lighthouse Home”.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 7, 2009

American Gothic white oak custom cabinetry
NEWwoodworks designed these custom cabinets in Pittsford, New York made of American Gothic white oak.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 6, 2009

eastern white pine framing and ceiling tongue and groove boards
High quality eastern white pine framing and ceiling tongue and groove boards blend with interesting and well-crafted joinery at the ridge line of this home in Mendon, New York.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 5, 2009

5 best green building products of greenbuild
Congratulations Pioneer Millworks! Out of 1800 exhibitors at GREENBUILD 09, ecomii picked the 5 best green building products at the show. They ranked Pioneer's reclaimed flooring #3! Here's the link:
ecomii green building blog

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 4, 2009

Steve and Liz had us design and erect this mountainside ski house in Ellicottville, NY
Steve and Liz had us design and build this mountainside ski house in Ellicottville, New York. Steve acted as his own general contractor and did a great job.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 3, 2009

Amazing barn in Maryland out of Douglas fir
We built this amazing barn in Maryland out of Douglas fir. We are there now enclosing it with structural insulated panels and tongue and groove interior siding.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 2, 2009


A coat of Land Ark oil , made with no heavy metals drying agents, is rubbed into a Settlers' Plank floor at the Vermont Street Project. Some of our floors shine best with polyurethanes, but there's nothing like a good oil to bring this floor to life at our west coast show home in Portland, Oregon.

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Postcards from New Energy Works Timberframers December 1, 2009

Mike puts the finishing touches on this faux wood timber designed to cover a structural steel column.
Mike puts the finishing touches on this faux wood timber designed to cover a structural steel column.

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Welcome to New Energy Works

Hello, and thanks for visiting.

For over twenty years, New Energy Works has been one of the nation's preeminent timber frame home builders. We offer a range of services including timberframe design, fine woodworking, timber frame enclosure services utilizing SIP's and of course, some of the most elegant and lyrical timber frames in the industry.

We’ve had the privilege of working with some great clients. Some have been struggling young couples who want a modest home in the Finger Lakes region of New York – others have been high-end architects and builders creating magnificent lodges high in the mountains of Colorado — others still are interested in building in Portland, Oregon, one of the greenest states in the US. Their common denominator is the love of fine wood, elegant design, sustainable design and old-world craftsmanship.

We hope that you'll explore our website and revisit it regularly. In the years that we've been online, we've found this site to be an invaluable design resource, one that has evolved and improved through input from people like you. We always appreciate your comments - keep in touch.

New Energy Works       New York :: 585.924.3860     Oregon :: 503.437.9017     
               The wood in FSC products comes from well-managed forests, independently certified in accordance with the rules of the FSC. © 1996 Forest Stewardship Council A.C.