We’re looking forward to the “Mass Timber Group Summit” in Denver, Colorado, July 31 – August 2. It takes place at the Denver Art Museum and will be attended by the leading designers, engineers, suppliers and consultants in the North American mass timber space.

You made a great choice in choosing to feature timber in your home’s design. Thank you for choosing Cornerstone Timberframes to be your supplier of fine structural and decorative timber!

This is a day recognizing and celebrating the cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit, and Metis indigenous peoples of Canada.

We’re a tour group of eight: engineers, foresters, and timber advocates – all with open minds but little exposure to Indigenous life, history and worldview. We spent the morning touring the Weyerhauser LSL plant NE of Kenora.

Today, we are happy to share a candid interview with Doug Kehler, who is the Finishing Department Manager, Timber Purchaser, and Logistics expert at Cornerstone Timberframes. Doug has been an integral part of our team since 2018, and we cannot wait to introduce you to one of the important people responsible for our successful projects.

Windmills are quite possibly the most interesting buildings made by humans. They reflect our human ingenuity and beautifully display our ability to work cooperatively with nature. A curious mix of building and machine, windmills are a showcase of math, engineering, and refined carpentry skills!

A fresh perspective can be life changing. Fifty-five years ago, this image met the crew of Apollo 8 as they orbited the moon. The astronauts were in awe as they scrambled to find a roll of colour film for Bill Ander’s camera…

Cornerstone’s roots run deep in the soil of traditional timber framing. From the company’s inception in 1991, the founding Peters brothers maintained a steady focus on technical excellence and quality. Complementing their deep respect for traditional skills and methods, an interest in finding “better tools”, allowed them to see that new materials, digital design and state of the art equipment did not threaten the craft but freed it to be so much more.

While visiting Germany this spring, I found myself standing at a busy intersection, waiting for the pedestrian signal to change. A large group of motorcycles approached, went past, then accelerated as they cleared the intersection. It took several seconds before I realized why the experience felt so odd… the motorbikes were all whisper quiet.

Wood is part of a virtuous, circular bio-economy and Canadian forests can play a significant role in our response to climate change…