February 14, 2013
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An older post buried away and re-posted here today for ya’all with some extra muttering added. As I have mentioned before, much of my work is for people who would never have gone to an architect in the first place, … Continue reading
December 20, 2012
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Here is an example of a basic one-page-wonder construction drawing for a simple house. Not all the information is here to build a house but an expert builder can fill in missing details. For example, I put the stairs in … Continue reading
October 30, 2012
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Passive House New England Symposium Saturday, October 27th I went to the Passive House New England Symposium to see what’s what so to speak. I came a way with lots of good information about where to take my own practice, … Continue reading
October 29, 2012
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Construction is underway on this super insulated modern house in Vermont where we are trying out some very cool things.
March 19, 2012
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My own house (circa 1970) has a minimally functional (could be worse) floor plan which includes two bedrooms a bath, stairs to the basement and a kitchenette in a large multipurpose room all in 900 square feet. Here is a … Continue reading
March 9, 2012
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The following is from a note I just sent off in an email and I thought it might be appropriate for the blog.
December 1, 2011
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CLOG – the complete construction log for Tiny house. Caleb and Laura kept a CLOG or Construction Log for their tiny house in Brattleboro. Plans for it are for sale on HousePlans.com
May 24, 2011
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Until I have as built construction photos this will have to do. I put the Brattleboro tiny house in context replacing the garage behind Vermont Simple House 1 on sale at houseplans.com. I am readying tiny house for sale there … Continue reading
March 26, 2008
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Houses are getting too complicated.
March 14, 2008
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Here is a view of my barn so far. I am gradually building it to house my studio in the loft which will be super-insulated and heated with a wood stove and maybe a solar air heating panel to the … Continue reading
March 10, 2008
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or: Size Matters I have some issues with the idea of building small which I will see if I can explain.