A beautiful site in northern New Mexico - note NO DUMPSTER on site!

Day 1 - Panels unloaded and stacked. Foundation prepped.

Detail - wall panels stacked before install - straps for picking up and placing with crane or tele-handler.

Day 2 - Walls Installed - showing temporary bracing until top panels are in place and attached.

Day 2 - Floor panels set and view of dry-stack crawl-page foundation, glue-lam, and post/beam foundation.

Day 3 - Great shot before roof/top panels on.

Day 3 - Crane lifting top panels into place. The crew makes it look easy.

Day 3 - Interior shot showing off the view from the bedroom ahead of the last top panel being set.

Day 4 - The crew taping and weather sealing exterior.

Day 5 - Install team taping interior panel seams.

Day 4 - Touring local builders through the site and training and onboarding for future projects.

Day 5 - Tour day for clients, builders, and partners. Install crew finishing taping and stitching. Braces coming down!

Black HOUSE

Location: Angel Fire, New Mexico

Main House: 2 Bed • 2 Bath • 1,420 Sqft

Site features: High Mountain Desert, Rural

Designer: NEEDBASED Inc.

Builder: Knutson Construction Company

Install: Collective Carpentry

“I have never lived in such a quiet and peaceful home. It’s amazing to watch a blizzard happening outside my window while I feel completely warm inside, with healthy air to breathe and no variation in temperature throughout the house. I record and edit sound inside the house and the wall panels provide excellent acoustic insulation from the outside as well. I never want to go back to living in a conventionally constructed house again.”

-Homeowner

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