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 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...
by Richard Flatau | May 20, 2014 | Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Uncategorized, Workshop
Here is the exciting slate of Cordwood Workshops that are available in Wisconsin this summer (2014). The site is the beautiful and mesmerizing Kinstone Permaculture Academy near Fountain City, WI, which features a gorgeous cordwood chapel and other natural...
by Richard Flatau | May 12, 2014 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Uncategorized, Workshop
Melanie Daniels is a wonderful artistic person who is building a cordwood art studio in Missouri. She has a two storey post and beam framework which is anchored in a post and pier foundation. The mortar being used is Lime Putty Mortar (LPM) and is a mix of hydrated...
