Saturday May 17th, 2008
straw bale
Green Building: Not Just for Freaks?
Posted by Philip Higgs on December 4, 2007 - 8:45am. Green building is gaining acceptance, but right now there are growing pains to grapple with if you're a do-it-yourselfer.
Topics:
- Building
- bamboo
- cork flooring
- green building
- green remodeling
- insulted concrete forms
- Reduce, Reuse, Remodel
- straw bale
Straw Bale Building 102: Getting Plastered
Posted by Philip Higgs on November 27, 2007 - 8:00am. 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 - 7:30am. When I wanted sunshine, I got rain: But now that I'm a straw-bale evangelist, whats a little moisture to me?
Straw Bale Building 101
Posted by Philip Higgs on November 14, 2007 - 9:29am. Hay is for horses; straw is for building test walls in a three-day straw-bale building course.
Weekend with Nerdy
Posted by Philip Higgs on November 5, 2007 - 2:42pm. Some people like dancing. Some people like parties. I like parties where I can talk green building while other people dance.
Topics:
- Building
- New Urbanism
- passive house
- passive solar
- Reduce, Reuse, Remodel
- solar panels
- straw bale
- zero energy
Is Concrete Green?
Posted by Philip Higgs on October 30, 2007 - 8:01am. The old studio is down. But I can't make up my mind about how to build the new studio.
Tear the Roof Off the Sucka!
Posted by Philip Higgs on October 17, 2007 - 12:10am. The deconstruction continues. Over the weekend we almost had the roof off – but then the rains came
Topics:
- Building
- deconstruction
- green building
- green remodeling
- Piet Hein Eek
- Reduce, Reuse, Remodel
- straw bale
- william mcdonough
Green Building Gets a Permit
Posted by Philip Higgs on August 30, 2007 - 7:58am. Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a permit! But we also have a problem. Why am I not surprised?
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Green Building: Using What You've Got
Posted by Philip Higgs on August 7, 2007 - 9:31am. When it comes to building green, using the resources close to you is key.
Topics:
- Building
- beer
- cedar shakes
- green building
- Reduce, Reuse, Remodel
- roofing tiles
- straw bale
- terracotta tiles
Getting Approval for Green Building
Posted by Philip Higgs on July 24, 2007 - 9:37am. Construction drawings for the new green studio were not approved. I'm taking it a bit personally.
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