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Heavy Handed Woman: Jessi Combs
Posted on December 1, 2011 | 1 Comment...it's knowing that you can rely on yourself and you can depend on yourself and it's empowerment. And that's all it is.” -
Heavy Handed Women: Prologue
Posted on November 28, 2011 | No CommentsThis very independent, strong woman felt vulnerable. I realized her empty house was now a metaphor for another part of her of her life that was missing—hands-on self-sufficiency. -
Building slow – Ten things we may have done right
Posted on June 30, 2010 | 1 CommentA few months ago, I read an article in DWELL magazine talking about the "slow build movement" happening in this country. Here I thought we were just slow builders, but it turns out we are actually part of a "movement." While I'm not too sure the "slow build movement' is going to catch on like wildfire, (mostly because people don't like to live too long with unfinished projects), we realized the time we've been taking to build may have actually led us do a few things right. We know this because we are still married. -
Four Products at GLOBE 2010 Innovating Ways to Build Greener
Posted on March 31, 2010 | 2 CommentsAs an owner/builder, I'm always on the lookout for new products that make a difference in how we build or use materials. Walking the tradeshow floor at Globe 2010, I found four products that caught my eye as we look toward the future of the built environment. -
Overhead and Underfoot: Building a green roof upside down.
Posted on March 27, 2010 | No CommentsIt is so large at six acres that you never feel as if you are on an actual roof, and therein is the real beauty of it. Now in its second year of growth, the illusion is so surreal in an urban environment that it’s easy to disregard what lies beneath the top layer. -
To purchase a pickup truck or not?
Posted on December 1, 2009 | No CommentsSince I’ve been writing about efficient alternative vehicles and recently with coverage of the November SEMA 2009 show, it’s probably... -
Scratching beneath the surface
Posted on September 18, 2009 | 1 CommentWhen you first start to think about building a house, you think in large sweeps. How you move about a... -
The foundation of a good marriage—big power tools
Posted on September 9, 2009 | No CommentsNow that my husband Bob and I have built two small sheds and a 110 sq. ft cabin, it was time to take on the Big House. A term generally reserved for a jailhouse, the locked in feeling to this project both financially and physically has us doing two to five with some time off for good behavior. -
Providing Performance Checkups to the Nation’s Homes
Posted on August 17, 2009 | 1 CommentA home performance contractor is the GP for your home. “Home Performance” is the term used to describe how well a house functions in terms of thermal comfort, indoor air quality, energy efficiency, and durability. Because all of these elements interact, the science-based, whole-house approach taken by home performance contractors is the best way to solve problems with a house. -
Green Dreams: Coveting Sustainable Glass Art
Posted on July 21, 2009 | No CommentsAs someone in the early stages of building my own home, (at this point, a bare earth foundation pad), when...