by Alan Stankevitz | Apr 11, 2001
Thermol 81 Trash or Treasure? Ed McAllen put me in touch with a women who was looking for a home for some rather unique solar heating tubes. She didn’t want to just pitch them, so I decided that maybe I could use them somehow. If not for the house, maybe for a...
by Alan Stankevitz | Mar 26, 2001
Return to Day Creek Well, it’s been months since I have been able to return to our house-in-the-making. December brought significant snowfall to the Midwest, both in the La Crosse area and in Northern Illinois. Besides the weather, my mother went through open...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jan 27, 2001
Bob Schneider’s Cordwood Chop-Saw BEFORE READING ANY FURTHER — The following information is for “interesting reading material” purposes only. Chain saws are a very dangerous tool. Do not attempt to use a chain saw without fully reading the...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jan 14, 2001
Insulation for Double Cordwood Walls All materials conduct heat, some more than others. Materials such as copper, steel, aluminum, glass and concrete are good conductors of heat; whereas wood, paper, fiberglass, cellulose and mineral wool are poor conductors....
by Alan Stankevitz | Dec 14, 2000
Interview with James Juczak Interview with James Juczak I first learned about Jim in a paper that he wrote for the CoCoCo/99 Papers. (CoCoCo stands for Continental Cordwood Conference.) Jim’s paper discussed various experiments and ideas for cordwood structures....
