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Rough Sawn: Wednesday's Word(s) of the Week
In the Word of the Week entry on Surfacing, I mentioned that the standard finish for glulam members is a smooth planed or sanded finish. There are other options, collectively known as "rough sawn"...
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#ThrowbackThursday Ithaca College Muller Chapel
It's nearly impossible to believe that we made the glulam for this chapel in 1975! For over 40 years, our wood has helped create a warm, inviting, and inspiring atmosphere on the Ithaca College...
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Unalam is looking for a project manager. Qualified candidates must have at least 5 years prior project management experience, preferably in construction or custom manufacturing. Relevant bachelor’s or...
View ArticleNEW VIDEO: All About Unalam Part IV
Here's a quick video showing a bit more about how we run our plant with sustainability in mind. It's the fourth episode of our series All About Unalam.Did you miss our other installments? Find them...
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Spiral Glulam Railing
We're putting together a large spiral railing. As this will replace an existing railing that has been on-site for many years, we are having to recreate the current railing profile. This includes areas...
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Glulam Bridges And Stair Towers
New pedestrian bridges and stair towers are taking shape at a nearby college. The entire superstructure is glulam that we manufactured, right down to the stair stringers and treads. When complete,...
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Update: Glulam Bridges
Here are some updated photos of the bridges and stair towers we blogged about on Tuesday.This is a view of the full 49' span covered bridge. And, here's a close-up detail of the bridge.
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Visiting SAP North America Headquarters
Our sales professional was in the Philly area presenting AIA Lunch and Learns, and took the opportunity to visit SAP's North America Headquarters in Newtown Square, PA. This is a LEED Platinum...
View ArticleNEW VIDEO: All About Unalam Part V
In this final episode of All About Unalam, we sum up our legacy of innovation and dedication to our craft. We hope you've enjoyed these videos, and learning a bit more about how we create custom glulam...
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2016 Year In Review
It's going to be a busy end to a busy 2016, but we want to take a little time now to reflect on the past year.In 2016, our team worked on a number of exciting projects. From breweries to residences to...
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Quite Possibly The Most Beautiful Job We've Ever Done
Happy New Year!Let's start out 2017 right, with some photos of what our President, Craig Van Cott, once dubbed, "quite possibly the most beautiful job we've ever done." In 2006-2007, we manufactured...
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Announcing Our New Project Manager - Kacia Epps
We're pleased to announce that we have a new addition to the Unalam team. Shortly after the new year, Kacia Epps joined us as Project Manager.Kacia comes to us with almost 10 years of experience in...
View ArticleVIDEO: The COMPLETE All About Unalam
Miss the videos we posted in 2016? Now you can watch them together in the new "COMPLETE All About Unalam" video.In this video, we focus on Unalam's legacy as a wood products manufacturer. In 2017, we...
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New Glulam Gothic Arches
We recently delivered some glulam gothic arches with an overhang for a new building project. You can see these during construction (the protective wrap hasn't been removed) in these photos. For this...
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Curved Glulam Beams Create Unique Cocoon House
Unalam manufactured glulam curved frames, curved-beveled purlins, straight purlins, and connections for this unique house, dubbed "The Cocoon." Designed by Nina Edwards Anker at neastudio, Cocoon is...
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Glulam Makes Awesome Breweries
It's not easy to tell, but the gothic arches we blogged about last month are for a new brewery. Over the years, we've done many brewery projects. Our sales associate visited a couple on a recent...
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Glulam Trees At PA Recreation Center
Check out these glulam 'trees' that we made way back in 2011 for the Community Recreation and Environmental Center in Haverford Township, PA. The project used Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified...
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Complete Glulam Bridge with Stair Tower
The glulam pedestrian bridge at a local college is almost done and our team member got some great photos of it. You might remember that we posted about this project in December.A special thanks goes...
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ThrowbackThursday - Interesting Church Made With Our Glulam
We found a fantastic website that includes photos of unique local projects. You can view it here. While checking it out we noticed our wrapping paper on glulam beams in the first photo below. Looking...
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Great Tour With Timber Villa Studio
Here's a photo of some of our team with the Timber Villa studio project team from Cornell University. It was fantastic to connect with innovators in our industry. They're pictured with a large truss,...
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