Alaska: The Last Frontier Cordwood Cabin UPDATE

Alaska: The Last Frontier Cordwood Cabin UPDATE

by | Apr 24, 2024 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop

Shane & Kelli Kilcher of the Discovery series Alaska: The Last Frontier have built a beautiful cordwood cabin on their land near Homer, Alaska.  The Discovery Channel has been documenting their journey.  Shane & Kelli bought my book (Cordwood Construction...
Cordwood Nursery for Native Prairie Plants

Cordwood Nursery for Native Prairie Plants

by | Aug 6, 2023 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Living Roof, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Workshop

Curt and Annie live in northwestern Wisconsin.  They have built a good life by working with the natural resources at hand. Gardening, foraging, harvesting, building, heating with wood, conserving, and improving their land are all important parts of their journey.  ...
Cordwood Million Dollar Lodge

Cordwood Million Dollar Lodge

by | May 5, 2022 | Alaska, Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop

Cordwood is usually chosen as a building style in order to save money. The fact that it uses locally available, sustainable materials is an added incentive.  However, sometimes cordwood is built to impress, and here is a fine example.  This million-dollar cordwood...