by Alan Stankevitz | Apr 27, 2000
It’s been a few weeks since I last wrote and I’ve been busy building window frames. As stated earlier, the cordwood house is being constructed using Cliff Shockey’s double wall technique. With the walls comprised of 8″ of cordwood followed by...
by Alan Stankevitz | Apr 9, 2000
For those of you who live in the Midwest, I cannot stress enough how fortunate we are to have the MREA (Midwest Renewable Energy Association) in our own backyard. I’ve been a member for four years now and I look forward to the Energy Fair each and every year....
by Alan Stankevitz | Apr 2, 2000
Following in tradition with other cordwood builders, last week I journeyed into the unknown searching for the ultimate deal on windows. The goal was to find some good quality windows that were mis-sized for one reason or another and to design the cordwood walls around...
by Alan Stankevitz | Mar 27, 2000
Before any of the walls go up and even before the slab is poured, the utility designs must be completed. Over the last week, I’ve been tackling the electrical diagrams for the house. I would love to tell you that our house is totally self-sufficient, but it is...
by Alan Stankevitz | Mar 20, 2000
Rainwater Collection System Water is a precious resource that we quite often take for granted. Like most everyone else, we had not taken it into consideration until we started planning the house. Over the last year we have kept track of how many gallons of water we...
by Alan Stankevitz | Mar 12, 2000
Putting It All Together The most trouble that I’ve had with the design has been designing the backup system. There are a number of ways to heat a house. I frequently had to tell myself to keep it simple! Let’s start with the primary heating system –...
