Glulams

Our on-going experience as timberwrights and builders brings a holistic approach to heavy timber & glulam engineering, fabrication, and installation for bespoke wood buildings.

New Energy Works glulam & timber framing services:

  • Sustainable material sourcing and a strong supply chain
  • Pre-construction support and analysis
  • Digital modeling with design/build vision and implementation
  • Engineering with knowledge of both traditional and highly technical European joinery
  • Detailed, quality custom fabrication (fabricate & finish)
  • Efficient installation with an in-house reputation-minded crew
This commercial glulam project for the Adirondack Trust Company combines modern materials with traditional design elements that speak to the traditions of the surrounding Adirondack Mountain range.
The College of Environmental Science & Forestry at SUNY features, fittingly, glulam and timber framing as part of a student housing building.
Timber elements provide a warm, naturalistic touch in this student housing at College of Environmental Science & Forestry at SUNY.
Glulam posts add a natural flourish to an entryway, perfect for an outdoor equipment retailer.
Glulam posts and beams infuse this building with character, particularly lit up against the night sky.
Glulam framing provides the aesthetic benefits of building with wood, all while being fabricated to spec for efficient installation.
This classic barn design uses glulam beams for a classic look that supports a second floor used to store cars.
Glulam construction allows for large spans and ample space within, like with this barn for working on classic cars.
The exterior of Tomorrowland fine woodworking shop - New York's first fully CLT building.
The interior of Tomorrowland fine woodworking shop, featuring complete CLT construction and a structural found-form broadleaf maple.
This structural found-form tree, nicknamed "Atlas," perfectly complements the engineered glulam beams.
This addition to a local history museum incorporates mass timber to blend historical building materials with contemporary design, offering a way for visitors to connect with the history of the area.
Glulam beams are easily engineered into curved braces, providing structural support that maintains an open interior space for inspiring spaces like this musem.
Curved glulam braces bring the impact of the timber structure down to eye-level in this historical museum.
Glulam beams can incorporate a variety of finishing techniques, just like traditional timber framing, to fit with a variety of designs and styles.
Glulam engineering in this coastal home provides a literally elevated experience, satisfying aesthetics as well as the building's footprint amongst the dunes.
Engineered wood is not only a great solution for framing, but is a popular material for countertops and furniture. Used together, it really ties the room together.
Glulam construction in residential projects highlights the grain and natural beauty of the wood, adding warmth to any space.
This mass timber home uses the material's inherent structural stability to achieve a cantilevered or "floating" design.
Glulam framing is easily integrated into a variety of architectural styles, from modern to rustic, often blending the two.
This 36’ x 36’ great room is characterized by its “circle in a square” timber frame: diverse geometry accomplished with a combination of solid, glulam, and grain-matched curved timbers
Glulam framing enables the custom shapes to accommodate special design elements, including this silo-like stairwell.
Glulam beams are as easily customized as traditional timbers, allowing homeowners and designers to incorporate steel hardware and other elements.
Glulam beams are fabricated from the very same materials as traditional timbers, making it easy to incorporate both materials into one seamless design.
Glulam trusses are a great solution for retail projects given their capacity for customization, seen here with a dark finish that evokes traditional timber buildings.
Engineered wood easily accommodates complex shapes in a building, like the curved beams that make up this meditation hall cupola.
Glulam timbers were a modern solution to match traditional architectural shapes for the roofs at this Buddhist monastery in California.
The New Energy Works timber framing and fabrication team sits amongst a massive 60-foot glulam truss.
This meditation hall features 10 trusses with a span 60’ long, sitting16’ high.
Glulam beams can be grain-matched to ensure a uniform look between layers, but the standard composite appearance is a unique design element that adds texture to the space or structure.
A side view of these glulam support beams shows their asymmetrical design, which is easily achieved by simply assembling differently sized layers.
A design that commonly integrates glulam has the upper story of a house sitting atop large, sturdy beams for a expanded footprint that floats above the landscape.
This progress shot shows off some exposed joinery waiting for a glulam beam to complete the truss - like our traditional timberframing, the precision craft work will allow it to fit perfectly with all the other pieces.
An up-close look at the internal hardware of this truss assembly, which ensures the stability of the structure without encasing the wood exterior.
The custom trapezoid shape of these glulam trusses allows for enough headspace to accommodate a spacious skylight.
The design of New Energy Works' NEWBeamery production facility was inspired by European glulam truss design.
A close-up at the hardware assembly of a truss from the New Energy Works NEWBeamery. Glulam beams can facilitate a variety of joinery techniques, just like traditional timber.
A truss is put into place by crane at the NEWBeamery production facility.
A dramatic view Acadia National Park Gateway Center timber frame during construction. this 11,000 square-foot building features 460 individual timbers and includes trusses up to 42 feet long.
This in-progress shot shows the dramatic shapes that can be achieved in glulam beams. Part of the Acadia National Park Gateway Center.
A view of Acadia National Park Gateway Center while under construction, showing the traditional timber frame incorporating glulam elements.
Engineered timber can be made into curved beams, as seen on this snowy install.
This modern home was designed with a simple palette in mind. Douglas fir glulams provided a clean, natural look.
The architect for this project prioritized exposed wood, including a clear coat on the Douglas fir glulams to allow their natural beauty to shine.