Environmental Desert Cultural Research Center located at 6500' elevation in Northeast Nevada. Ongoing experiments into water collection, remote wildlife filming and the recording of local oral histories and desert hermit manifestos are the current focus of funded research.
High-grade steel “Timberlocks” hold the roof panels in position, providing the timber structure a rigidity not found in lighter weight cladding systems. The roof substrate is then covered in felt and trimmed out with 1/2 cedar prior to locking on the standing-seam panels.