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,...
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 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 | 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...