by Richard Flatau | Jul 9, 2013 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop
We built a cordwood warming hut at the Merrill School Forest that morphed into a public school classroom along the way. The goal was to create a natural building using materials from the surrounding woods for students to warm up in on their winter hikes. The result...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 18, 2013 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building
Cordwood Flooring My neighbor Steve called up the other day and asked if I’d like to come over to see his new floor. Steve is a contractor by trade, he does beautiful work, so I jumped at the chance. When I walked in the door my mouth fell open. He had built a...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 9, 2013 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Uncategorized, Workshop
Here is the current listing of Workshops/Courses at the Kinstone Academy of Applied Permaculture. Take a look and see if there is anything you would like to check out. This is a great venue with wonderful people, excellent food and beauty all around. Want more...
by Richard Flatau | Apr 26, 2013 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Workshop
Over the past month, I had the privilege to be interviewed by a Romanian newspaperwoman (Nina May) about Cordwood Construction for the German newspaper Deutsche Zeitung. The article covers existing cordwood in Europe and North America and its potential uses in...
by Richard Flatau | Apr 20, 2013 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Natural Building, Off grid, Workshop
[If you wish to enlarge this article, press Ctrl and + at the same time and the screen will enlarge.] Ed and Julie McAllen built a gorgeous cordwood home near Galesville, Wisconsin by the Black River. They built it for $23,000 because they recycled, scrounged and...
by Richard Flatau | Apr 7, 2013 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Workshop
Minnesota is home to not only strong Viking ancestors, Lake Wobegone and the Spam Museum (the canned meat), but also to a number of beautiful cordwood homes, cabins, cottages and saunas. Here is a cordwood sauna being built near Tower, Minnesota by Paul Harney. ...
