by admin | Jul 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
Hey there NORTH CAROLINA….. Need an Architect? Want to build something really hip? Want to THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX???Interested in a Natural Building Method? Conventional with a UNIQUE Twist???…….Passive Solar Design?…….Smart,...
by admin | Apr 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
I recently attended the Building Enclosure Council’s meeting on ‘Lessons Learned: A Net Zero Habitat For Humanity Home.’ This was a public meeting where they reviewed the data analysis gathered from the Net Zero Habitat home which was organized...
by admin | Mar 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Workshops are painful. Workshops are hard. The planning, prepping, organizing, moving heavy materials, lugging salvaged cinder blocks from one place to another, shoveling sand and clay, teaching and talking nonstop for 2 days, running from tarp to tarp….and...
by admin | Mar 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
This is an except from the book, ‘Going Green, With The International Building Code’ written by Scott Caufield. He’s a Building Inspector who wrote this book as a guide to using the IRC in a ‘green’ kind of way. At the end of his book,...
by admin | Mar 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
This year’s Charlie Mag edition of ‘Charleston’s 50 Most Progressive 2013’ has recognized the Dirt Queen and Natural Building!!! It’s exciting to see South Carolina embracing Natural Building!!!
by admin | Feb 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last year, I went to Sabana Grande, Nicaragua to take part in a 2 week Natural Building workshop led by Liz Johndrow of Earthen Endeavors. We lived and worked in a very small, rural village in northern Nicaragua. In the workshop we worked with the women of the...
