Timber frame, sometimes called post and beam construction, had been commonly used in old homes and barns in southern and coastal Maine, but not in Libby’s native Aroostook County, where ...

The house was timber framed, with brick walls, lime mortar and cast stone. Detailing is minimal, with large timber-framed windows (using Accoya wood) precisely placed to bring the newly landscaped ...

But that’s not unusual: in Australia, the Housing Industry Association says about 80 per cent of detached homes here use timber frames, too. Timber is particularly popular in earthquake-plagued ...