May 8, 2013
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I recently got to tour the Brooks House in Brattleboro which burned a few years ago. A group of local investors is working to re-build and restore the Brooks House and I tagged along on a tour given to some … Continue reading
April 11, 2013
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Some friends recently announced that they were going to leave the Brattleboro area in search of a better life. The list is: 1. A Waldorf school for their kid to be able to go to through high school. 2. Better … Continue reading
December 3, 2012
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I have competed the Passive House consultant/designer training and am almost ready to take the exam on Friday of this week.
August 9, 2012
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I recently dug through several year’s worth of billing to be able to better estimate how much time different sorts of projects take me. The end result is that I am not able to better estimate the amount of time … Continue reading
June 25, 2012
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I have been asked before: If I could start from scratch with a decent budget, what sort of a house would I build for myself? I was thinking about that the other day as my eyes wandered up to the … Continue reading
June 13, 2012
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I often work at home when I really need to get things done. With a 900 s.f. house there isn’t any place but the kitchen table most of the year but when summer comes, I get to work out at … Continue reading
May 21, 2012
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My Brother in law graduated from Vermont Law School last weekend. That’s him in the photo below
January 23, 2012
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I was recently sent a “suggested” floor plan for a renovation project that gave me a good laugh. It was for an old house where rooms opened to each other gracefully and the back parts of the building (not original) … Continue reading
November 29, 2011
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I am gathering old blog material to sort through in hopes of coming up with a half dozen topics that would make a good set of articles to pitch to my local newspaper. The overall subject would be “Home Design” … Continue reading
September 25, 2011
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since high school for anyone interested
September 2, 2011
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Peter Q. (q for cute) Puppy, my constant companion over the last decade passed this summer after a year of decline due to a degenerative spinal condition which, thankfully, was painless but resulted in his becoming gradually paraplegic. I spent … Continue reading
September 2, 2011
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May 2, 2011
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Here is where I can really embarrass myself! I grew up in rural Maine in a rambling house and barn that my father built in the 70′s We moved there from coastal Maine when I was 8 years old. The … Continue reading
February 8, 2011
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Here in Vermont we really see it all when it comes to what rains down from the sky and onto our roofs. Rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain, frogs, tree limbs. It seems that the severity of what our roofs deal … Continue reading
October 26, 2010
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I’m probably shooting myself in the foot here because this company is sort of on my turf. Unfortunately they are too far away for me to go work for. Connor Homes in Middlebury Vermont has a “pre-engineered and component building … Continue reading
October 4, 2010
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I whipped up this as a graphic logo for the Brattleboro Outing Club logo contest. I am a member – nordic skiing – and train on the BOC trails.
September 17, 2010
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File this under “Education of an Architect” People hire me for my professional advice. This may take the form of helping them design a house or do some master planning or a simple addition. It all boils down to advice. … Continue reading
April 14, 2010
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Environmental Building News has a very thorough article on Passive house system and its relevance in North America. This is a very good and current third party state of the state of the art in energy efficient residential construction. Passive … Continue reading
March 18, 2010
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The Contest is now over and the top 12 have been chosen to move into the next round. My entry was chosen as an “honorable mention” which I am pleased with. Thank you to all who voted and thank you … Continue reading
March 16, 2010
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This from a few years ago… enjoy! West West house – a super-insulated hipped roofed and slightly midwestern Vermont farmhouse with amazing stonework, a concrete floored sunporch, a beautiful and minimal timber frame, American Clay stucco interior surfaces, solar hot … Continue reading