by Richard Flatau | Nov 21, 2020 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop
Mark & Maya have built a fascinating community in Teuge, Netherlands. As a manifestation of their love for nature, they also built a beautiful community center using many natural building styles (log, cordwood, cob, timbers, recycled bottles, tile, and stone). ...
by Richard Flatau | Jul 13, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Off grid, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Mike Anderson built this cordwood outhouse at Rune Stone Park in Kensington, Minnesota (near Alexandria, Minnesota). He writes the following message. “I am fine with you posting pictures. The wood is a mix of white pine and blue spruce thinned from “a...
by Richard Flatau | Jul 1, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Lothar Rees of Rottweil, Germany (where the dog breed, Rottweiler, hails from) sent me outstanding photos of a free-share Cordwood Book House he and some friends/volunteers built for their city. Bucher-Hause means Book-House in English. Check out the absolutely...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 22, 2020 | Alaska, Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Cordwood siding was added to the interior walls at the Merrill School Forest lodge. This is for the dining hall and the administration suggested woodsy and unique walls for the students of the Merrill Area Public Schools. There are lots of hidden gems tucked into the...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 10, 2020 | cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Workshop
“If you build it, they will come” rings true even with cordwood. It is said that when one builds with cordwood, help arrives in interesting and unusual ways. This story is no exception. Stuart, a man of many talents (and obviously cordwood is one of...
