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 | 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 | Apr 27, 2014 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Uncategorized, Workshop
Copper Harbor is a tiny village atop the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Settled by Finns, Norwegians and Swedes (among others) it is a rugged land of strong individuals. Since the land abounds with copper, cedar and stone, folks have been...
