Comments on: Lindal Homes Puts a Green Twist on the Classic A-Frame

By: dayna123

dayna123 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:47:55 +0000

I love this. May i ask who the designer of this is please?

By: chapa-de-frente

chapa-de-frente — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 04:18:04 +0000

As an architecture student, i have to wonder… who ever called this an A-frame? sure, the roof line comes in to a peak, that doesn’t make it so. there is a specific advantage to the a-frame roof, it is to, in places of extreme snow and rain, shed that excess weight quickly from the roof so that it doesnot cave in. often, the roof itself is, or is close to being, the actual exterior wall of the house, lending to its name. the pitch of an A-frame roof is much steeper than that 5/12 i see in the computer renderings there. more like 16/12 to 24/12 and sometimes more(inches, rise/run of the slope)

BUT, i do like to see people try new things. im all for breaking up the lines and such, they look awesome, but an A-frame house has a specific purpose, and if you cant answer the problem it solves, it does not count as an A-frame
chapa

By: kenji

kenji — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:08:29 +0000

This is not an A-frame.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-Frame_house

By: Trina Lindal

Trina Lindal — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:22:33 +0000

Building a “green” home is more than just what type of materials and windows are used, yet from a window standpoint Lindal’s LowE366 argon-filled insulated windows are the best available, far exceeding Energy Star requirements.

Many of the factors to consider when building green start BEFORE the home is built, such as orientation to the sun to take advantage of solar gain during the winter to help heat the home (when the sun streams in at a low angle) and utilizing large overhangs to shade those same windows when the sun is high in the sky in the summer months.

Lindal supplies only the building materials package (which is enough to qualify our homes at the ANSI National Green Building Standard Bronze level) however most of our dealers are Certified Green Professionals and can help the homeowner make the right decisions throughout the planning and building process (and beyond) in order to easily surpass that.

By: WBrooke

WBrooke — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:38:45 +0000

Beautiful, yes. But with all of that glass, these designs will consume lots of energy. Look at the one that is parked in a snowbank. Heat will be pouring out of the full-height windows, and the cold surfaces will radiate coolness to the occupants who will raise the thermostat to compensate.

Fantastic architecture though.

By: Trina Lindal

Trina Lindal — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:24:39 +0000

To learn more about how the Modern A-frame has earned green certification through the NAHB Research Center\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s National Green Building Standard, please attend the Modern A-frame LIVE webinar tonight (9/21/10) at 5pm (PDT): http://bit.ly/MAFwebinars

By: Rebecca Paul

Rebecca Paul — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:22:24 +0000

This is a beautiful home, and I hope to one day live in my very own a-frame cabin.

By: Bridgette Meinhold

Bridgette Meinhold — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:37:28 +0000

I live in a-frame outside of Park City and I could totally see one of these in my neighborhood.

By: Mike Chino

Mike Chino — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:24:03 +0000

I remember staying in A-Frame cabins as a kid – it’s great to see this classic design get a modern update!