green remodeling

Green Building: Not Just for Freaks?

Posted by Philip Higgs on December 4, 2007 - 6:45am.

Green building is gaining acceptance, but right now there are growing pains to grapple with if you're a do-it-yourselfer.


Straw Bale Building 102: Getting Plastered

Posted by Philip Higgs on November 27, 2007 - 6:00am.

What do you do after your straw bale walls go up? Get plastered! (Oh ho ho!)



Straw Bale Building: I'm A Believer

Posted by Philip Higgs on November 20, 2007 - 5:30am.

When I wanted sunshine, I got rain: But now that I'm a straw-bale evangelist, whats a little moisture to me?


Recycling the Whole Studio

Posted by Philip Higgs on October 23, 2007 - 7:30am.

Philip Higgs is reusing the materials from an old studio on his property to build a new one. (Take that, New York Times!)


Tear the Roof Off the Sucka!

Posted by Philip Higgs on October 16, 2007 - 10:10pm.

The deconstruction continues. Over the weekend we almost had the roof off – but then the rains came


Tearing Down the Walls, For Real This Time

Posted by Philip Higgs on October 9, 2007 - 7:45am.

Make way for the new: The old, decrepit studio is now wall-less, soon to be roofless, so ruthless am I in its deconstruction.


Reducing Your Carbon Footprint: Live On A Sailboat

Posted by Philip Higgs on September 27, 2007 - 4:45am.

Is worrying about your carbon footprint always worth it?


Making Green Home Improvements Worth It

Posted by Philip Higgs on September 11, 2007 - 5:57am.

A break from tearing down the studio — to tear down other parts of the
house instead.


Tearing Down the Walls

Posted by Philip Higgs on September 4, 2007 - 1:02am.

Homeless spiders, unhappy ants: I begin tearing down the old studio.


Green Building Gets a Permit

Posted by Philip Higgs on August 30, 2007 - 5:58am.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a permit! But we also have a problem. Why am I not surprised?


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