by Richard Flatau | Dec 5, 2014 | Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid
Jennilee sent me the following email with pictures from Utah. They are doing everything by hand with what they find. Talk about sustainable. Thank you Jennilee! Here are their beautiful projects. This picture was a little crooked so I tipped it straight:0)...
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 | Nov 2, 2014 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop
New Pioneer Magazine published a four page article on DIY Cordwood Cottages. The editor allowed me to place the article in various social media sites to encourage the idea of natural building. The article details the building of cordwood cottages, cabins,...
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,...
