• Ecobeams can be manufactured at any location with minimum facilities.

• Adjustments to Ecobeam lengths are easily made.

• Ecobeams are easy to handle and economical to transport.

• All Ecobeams are straight and uniform in size, despite variations in timber size, because they are manufactured on a straight edge jig.

• Easy joining makes it possible to produce any length.

• Curves can be built into Ecobeams.

• Ecobeams can be "pre-stressed" by routing a groove in the bottom chord and tensioning a cable placed in the groove.

• Both lattice and timber can be painted or varnished to achieve a pleasant effect.

• Top and bottom chords can be of different sizes or different timber species.

• If a "solid beam" appearance is required, the Ecobeam can be boxed.

• The Ecobeams allow for services and ventilation to be installed in walls, ceilings and under floors.

• Bent or warped timber chords will be straightened in the assembly process.

• Bolts can be used through top and bottom chords of the Ecobeam.

• Rectangular timber chords can be used on either of their two dimensions to produce Ecobeams of different stress qualities.

• The use of Ecobeams typically saves two thirds of the timber used in a classic timber frame construction.

Note:
Ecobeams have enormous industrial and commercial application. A “box” of beams is easily shuttered from the outside by simply stapling shutter boards to the battens. Reinforced steel is easily tied to the lattice, facilitating a "post and beam" construction for larger buildings. The system is particularly suited for the construction of halls, factories, churches, clinics, etc.