by Alan Stankevitz | Jan 27, 2001
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 owner’s manual and following their...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jan 14, 2001
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. Materials that are poor conductors of heat...
by Alan Stankevitz | Dec 14, 2000
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. I was amazed to read about...
by Alan Stankevitz | Dec 4, 2000
The last few years of El Nino and La Nina weather are a thing of the past it appears and it looks like we are in for a full blown winter. The past month has found me buttoning things up for the winter. But, just because winter has a grip on things, does not stop the...
by Alan Stankevitz | Nov 4, 2000
I returned on Saturday afternoon after spending a couple of days at home in Illinois. Weather-wise, things looked ominous for the week. The forecast called for mild temperatures, but very little in the way of sunshine. I had only a couple of days of work left before...
by Alan Stankevitz | Oct 28, 2000
Ah yes, what would a hydronic heating project be without a few troublesome leaks? Here’s a synopsis of this last week’s tales from the field… Sunday With the weather threatening to turn wet during the week, Sunday was spent digging a pit in back of...
