Log and Timber Home Living

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After 25 years of designing and building energy-efficient homes in the Finger Lakes region of New York, Jonathan Orpin and his wife, Maxine Bromfield, decided to mix it up by moving to the other side of the country. They were delighted when they found a south-facing parcel in Portland, Oregon, to build on.

As the founders of New Energy Works, a design-build company, and Pioneer Millworks, which provides reclaimed wood and sustainable flooring, they were no strangers to the idiosyncrasies of the custom-home market. Jonathan and Maxine have helped hundreds of people

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