Recruiting like-minded MAKERS + DOERS to the Midwest:
Our growing team's work redefines the built environment and positively impacts community.
We focus on heavy timber as a specialty, and excel in technically challenging, complex, detail-driven projects.
New timber construction, sculptural timber, restoration, and consult in a holistic way. Travel with us to work on aesthetically compelling, culturally and historically significant structures.
Sounds like your thing? We'd like to meet you. hr@firmitastimber.com
Firmitas is a leading force in structural timber, historic preservation, and timber-centric project development. We're a diverse team of MAKERS + DOERS: creative thinkers, artisans, engineers, and passionate individuals who share a common purpose.
We believe in building and preserving with positive impact –
honoring communities, celebrating history, and embracing innovation.
Our clients understand the power of connection to place –
Preservation is the ultimate investment in every local economy, and maintaining a community’s embodied wealth ensures a more robust collective future.
We are engaged –
Our team members attend and speak at conferences, workshops, and universities worldwide; addressing building conservation, preservation topics, methodology, and wood science/industry development. Firmitas is uniquely qualified to assist our clients in the development of a project to accomplish their objectives in a mindful way.
The name FIRMITAS –
Writing near the end of the first century B.C.E., Roman architect Vitruvius Pollio outlined three elements necessary for a well-designed building: firmitas, utilitas, and venustas. Firmitas describes the firmness or physical strength securing the building's structural integrity.