by Richard Flatau | Jul 26, 2014 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop
Imagine Cordwood From time to time, I am asked to write articles for various newspapers, magazines and books. Last year Die Zeitung requested an article for their eastern European readership. The result was a fantastic collaboration with the reporter (Nina). Last...
by Richard Flatau | Jul 23, 2014 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop
We had the distinct good fortune to participate in a Cordwood with Cob Mortar Workshop at Kinstone Permaculture Academy. Building a Cobwood Entrance Center for the school was the order of the day. A kidney-shaped grade beam had been put in place and the cobwood...
by Richard Flatau | Jul 13, 2014 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Uncategorized, Workshop
The LaCrosse Tribune’s Allison Geyer wrote an outstanding article about Cordwood Construction in the Saturday, July 12, 2014 edition of the LaCrosse Tribune. The article not only gives a concise and accurate history of why and how we built our cordwood home in...
by Richard Flatau | Jul 1, 2014 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop
One of the final Cordwood Workshops of the season will be held at Kinstone Permaculture Academy (SW Wisconsin) on July 19-20, 2014. This workshop will be a Best Practices workshop where participants will be taught by hands-on methods, how to build their own cabin,...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 17, 2014 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop
We had the distinct pleasure of teaching a Post & Beam Framing Workshop and a Cordwood Workshop at Kinstone Permaculture Academy on June 12-15, 2014. The students were wonderful, energetic and full of ideas. We used the first two days to frame the Cordwood...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 2, 2014 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Uncategorized
In Wiarton, Ontario there lives a wonderful hybrid/combination home consisting of double wall cordwood and strawbale/balewall. Rising three stories, 16 sided post and beam framed, living roof, masonry heater, rainscreen to wick moisture away, earth-bermed on the back...
