The bark of different tree species has different attributes. Below, we are exploring Liriodendron tulipifera. APPALACHIANS: Ancient and biologically diverse, the Appalachians – where Bark House and Liriodendron tulipifera can be found – are among the oldest of mountain ranges. BIODEGRADABLE: This means the raw, chemical-free … Continued
Ancient and Biologically Diverse The Appalachians are among the ten oldest mountains on the planet. In the Blue Ridge Heritage Area alone, you will find: The highest mountain peak in the eastern United States (Mount Mitchell) The oldest river in North America (New River) The deepest gorge east of the Grand Canyon (Linville Gorge) The highest … Continued
This March, Ryan joined the Black Dog Salvage team in their booth at the 2019 Home Builders Show in Salem Virginia. During the builder’s show, hundreds of architects, builders, and homeowners visited the booth to meet the stars of the show “Salvage Dawgs” and learn about the wide range of Bark House® interior and exterior … Continued
This post and subsequent comment caught our team’s attention: Certification fatigue is a growing complaint shared across a spectrum of users that include design teams, owners, and product manufacturers. Resistance to jumping through hoops to earn a certification that seems to have a zero-yield for users and little or limited benefit for the environment … Continued
Product: Bark House® White Birch Wall Coverings Project: Asplundh Cancer Center at Abington Jefferson Health Architect: EwingCole Millwork: Jafco LLC Location: Willow Grove, PA Project Vision: “What makes the design and planning for the Asplundh Cancer Center unique is the client’s vision of a healing environment for cancer patients that also helps heal the building … Continued
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Along with other regional businesses, Bark House® participated in an invitation-only event on the campus of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina on Feb 20th. The Career Development Center hosted a new program – Careers for Impact. Businesses were selected to participate because of their organization’s purpose-driven mission and commitment to creating a sustainable … Continued
Bark House® bark wall coverings are designed to uplift the simplicity of bark and the complex strategy of nature into buildings and the building of communities. The strength of truth to materials is demonstrated on environmental, human, and systems scales through our nature inspired Whole-Building™ system. Truth to the bark material as a strategy of … Continued
“Trees, natural wood surfaces and water features — could these be investments that give your business a competitive advantage? “Biophilia is our instinctive human love of nature, and it is behind a growing design movement in workplaces that is making employees healthier and more productive. At a time when the World Health Organization (WHO) has dubbed stress as … Continued
Great-Grandmother said that WINTER is the time to best see the great distance before us and the soul of the trees at the same time. One compelling us forward. One connecting us to place. I think that the greatest potential for growth and development exists when dualistic forces such as these come together. Minnie Hoilman … Continued