Zero Energy Ready Design+Build & Post Frame Building

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Zero energy ready building design services and post frame building...Post frame buildings are often mistaken for pole barns. This is not the case. A pole barn typically utilizes a wood post buried in a concrete pier and does not utilize a concrete footing and stem wall foundation system like a typical home. This is not how we design and build out post frame structures. And the unique aspect about a post frame building is that it has so much that can be done once the frame is in place. Whether your goal is a shop or a custom home or a combination of both, often referred to as a barndominium. The post frame buildings we work with have a engineered footing and foundation system which includes a full concrete footing and stem wall foundation as well or the option of a monolithic type slab system for basic barns and shops which are not focusing on more energy efficiency options which a custom home or commercial structure might utilize. And the structure utilizes engineered posts and trusses. All our post frame structures are fully engineered systems from below ground up.

Residential Post Frame Construction - 

It  is a very common misconception that post frame buildings are all barns.  This couldn’t be further from the truth. One of the largest growing  construction sectors is actually residential post frame construction.  People are building custom homes with post frame and they are saving  money at the same time. Post frame homes can look like any other home  built with traditional stick frame construction practice, but when it  comes to time of construction, getting the house under roof, or the  ability to have large living spaces with little to no bearing walls,  post frame is the clear winner. A post frame structure can also be integrated with other building methods such as insulated concrete form (ICF) systems or methods super insulated wall systems. A residential post frame designed and constructed by Mountain Modern Design+Build utilizes the combined versatility and sometimes lower expense of building the exterior structure with other advanced building methods to create a highly energy efficient home, that does not look like a barn.

Commercial Post Frame Construction - 

The other growing trend is post frame use in the commercial sector. More and more churches, strip malls, storage units, fire departments, and  general commercial storage warehouses are being built as post frame buildings in lieu of the more traditional steel frame. Post frame building often allows  a much more customizable, aesthetically pleasing, and cost effective  approach compared to steel frame, as well as a structure with a better R-Value.

Outbuilding Post Frame Construction -

Barns and outbuildings can be post frame constructed as well. In fact this is where the method of construction really gained popularity. The open span and versatility within that open span structure lends itself well to small, medium or larger storage areas, pool houses, shops, stand alone garages barns and more...