by Richard Flatau | Dec 15, 2014 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
The Florida Cookie House was built in 1931 by John Bass, Jr. for the Biological Laboratory and Zoological Research Supply Company. The informational sign (below) tells of the immigrants to Wisconsin who built these kind of structures. It’s called the Cookie...
by Richard Flatau | Nov 25, 2014 | Alternative Building, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Uncategorized
Cordwood is often built to save money using locally available materials. However, sometimes cordwood is built to impress, and here is a fine example. This million dollar cordwood lodge was constructed in 1995, by a wealthy family from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is...
by Richard Flatau | Nov 11, 2014 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop
Tony and Denise built this beautiful cordwood sauna during their summer weekends. They felt confident after taking a cordwood workshop. Visiting their property on Minnesota’s Iron Range they patiently put in the foundation, framed the sauna and then added the...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 14, 2014 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Off grid, Workshop
Eric & Beth Carlberg built their Rendezvous Cordwood Cabin to use during “gathering activities” on their land. They hold Tomahawk and Bowie knife throwing contests, Muzzleloading target shoots and all manner of historical re-enactments and...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 9, 2014 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop
Tara Cahill, a biologist and environmental scientist at the Community Cloud Forest Conservation in Guatemala, made contact and asked for cordwood help with their Quetzal shaped classroom buildings. We were unable to coordinate schedules to do an in-person workshop,...
by Richard Flatau | Sep 26, 2014 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop
Tony & Denise came to one of our Cordwood Workshops at Kinstone Permaculture Academy in 2013. They were determined to build a cordwood sauna up on their property in the Iron Range of Minnesota. Here are some pictures and tips from their beautiful build. The...
