by Richard Flatau | Mar 15, 2016 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop
Olle Hagman, a retired professor from Gothenburg University in Sweden, built this beautiful cordwood writer’s cabin in a faraway forest. He carries on a long tradition of cordwood building in his home country and has written extensively about Swedish Kubbhus...
by Richard Flatau | Feb 19, 2016 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop
A beautiful cordwood cabin done the “right way” using Best Practices. The owner’s were meticulous and made sure every part of the cabin was done properly. This cabin is built upon a walk-out, full basement. The cabin rests in the middle of 320...
by Richard Flatau | Feb 8, 2016 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Off grid, Workshop
Christopher Borton founder of the Sage Mountain Center in Whitehall. Montana has built a beautiful Cordwood Education Center. His vision is to promote sustainable and holistic well being through education and demonstration. Classes, tours, seminars and workshops...
by Richard Flatau | Dec 26, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop
Note: This is part 2 of a two-part post about Bruce & Nancy’s cordwood masterpiece(s). The first part is available at Most Beautiful Cordwood part 1 Before Bruce & Nancy built their cordwood masterpiece near Saranac, New York they built a storage...
by Richard Flatau | Dec 5, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop
Ryan Ross of Woodland Park, Colorado (Pike’s Peak) was kind enough to share these photos. Ryan wrote, “We have our own portable sawmill and cut all the timber-frame material right here on the ranch…The walls are 8″ thick because we use this as...
by Richard Flatau | Oct 23, 2015 | Alternative Building, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop
Maitreya Mountain Village is a permaculture community advocating sustainable living. It is located in the mountains of California. The community has built many different structures using natural building principles. Here is an example of cordwood siding using a...
