by Richard Flatau | Jul 5, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop
Tony and Denise have finished their gorgeous sauna on the Iron Range of northern Minnesota. Hand-built out of Northern White Cedar (after taking a workshop at Kinstone Permaculture Academy). The Brough’s dedicated themselves to building this beautiful and...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 30, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Workshop
Many wonderful and talented folks worked on framing, roofing, cordwood-ing and making bottle ends for this much-anticipated structure. The sauna rests upon a frost-protected grade beam. The grade beam is 12″ wide and 24″ deep. The final twelve inches of...
by Richard Flatau | May 15, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Off grid
Tom Huber is a cordwood master builder who builds with nature on his mind. An eclectic by nature, Tom espouses the philosophy of Christopher Alexander and his idea of using “Pattern Language” to create a homestead that is both meaningful and beautiful....
by Richard Flatau | May 1, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop
Double Wall Cordwood on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. Here are segments from the article describing the double wall cordwood home of Chuc & Linda Willson in Ontario, Canada… “Manitoulin’s covered in white cedar and it makes sense to use wind-blown...
by Richard Flatau | Mar 15, 2015 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Here is the beautiful 3 bedroom, code-approved, cordwood home of Pat & Beth Goulee near Tomahawk, Wisconsin. Pat and Beth used the book Cordwood & the Code: A Building Permit Guide (available in ebook and print format at www.cordwoodconstruction.org ),...
