Welcome to our growing library of ideas.
We’ve organized them with two different mindsets. You can view them as tangents of our essential home principles or chronologically.
February 24 | Presentation to Pittsburgh Living Future Collaborative
Greywater Garden Staircase Railings? Solving the On-Site Wastewater Management Problem | February 17
February 10 | Permitting our Water: Some Advice from ILFI
Accessibility: Floor Plan Round III | February 3
January 27 | Large Problems
Purple Paint | January 20
January 13 | Living Building Challenge – Petal of Beauty
Living Building Challenge – Petal of Equity | January 6
2021
2020
December 30 | Living Building Challenge – Petal of Materials
Living Building Challenge – Petal of Health & Happiness | December 23
December 16 | Living Building Challenge – Petal of Energy
Living Building Challenge – Petal of Water | December 9
December 2 | Welcome, to the Land of the Laurels. Part Two
Welcome, to the Land of the Laurels. Part One | November 25
November 18 | Living Building Challenge – Petal of Place
T-Shirts from Printful and Bella Canvas | November 11
November 4 | Alabama’s Gulf State Park Interpretive Center – Living Building Certified
Sally Strips Shingles Down by the Gulf Shores | October 28
October 14 | Going on a Trash Diet
A Recirculating Shower by Orbital Systems | October 7
September 30 | Home Building Curiosities: Manta North
Crazy House Drawings, Round Two | September 23
September 16 | Home Building Curiosities: The Bridge
Home Building Curiosities: Onion Flats | September 9
September 2 | I Wanted to Write to You About This Book I Read
Gardening: Sasquatch Squash | August 26
August 19 | Sustainability is for the Rich
Home Building Curiosities: Go Home | August 12
August 5 | An Odd Ode to Our Sample of CLT
A Lil’ About the Family Forest Carbon Program | July 29
July 22 | Home Building Curiosities: M.A.Di
Looking for Land | July 15
July 8 | Moss Walls, Biophilic Design
Home Building Curiosities: Ecocor | July 1
June 24 | Clivus Multrum vs. Conventional Means
Clivus Multrum Comp. Toilet & Greywater System | June 17
June 10 | Our Waste Goes Where?!
Gardening: Planting Onions and Seeing Sprouts | June 3
May 27 | Crazy House Drawings, Round One
William and Shelby’s Daily Water Usage | May 20
May 13 | The Original Rainwater Pillow
Webinar Recap: “Spaghetti Carbon-Era” | May 6
April 29 | A Tidbit on Pin Foundations
Home Building Curiosities: Dvele | April 22
April 15 | Is Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) Sustainable?
Barred Owl Inspirations | April 8
April 1 | What is a British Thermal Unit (BTU)?
Gardening: Raising the Beds, Bonus Blog | Mar. 25
Mar. 25 | Beginning a Vegetable Garden
Home Building Curiosities: Haus.me | Mar. 18
Mar. 11 | PHIUS Criteria for Passive Homes
R-value Explained | Mar. 4
Feb. 26 | Scranton Passive House, PHIUS Example
Kinzua Bridge Inspirations | Feb. 19
Feb. 12 | The Living Building Challenge
Healthy Building and Healthy Living | Feb. 5
Jan. 29 | A small footprint home?
Why do we want The Seed to be built with ‘prefabrication’ in mind? | Jan. 22
Jan. 15 | What does it mean to be “Net Zero”?
What does it mean to be a “Passive House?” | Jan. 8
The Mission
Presentation to Pittsburgh Living Future Collaborative
Passive House
Scranton Passive House
R-value
PHIUS Criteria
What is a BTU?
Webinar Recap: “Spaghetti…”
Net Zero
The Original Rainwater Pillow
William and Shelby’s Daily Water Usage
Our Waste Goes Where?!
Clivus Multrum
Clivus Multrum vs. Conventional Means
Recirculating Shower by Orbital Systems
LBC – Petal of Water
LBC – Petal of Energy
Permitting Our Water: ILFI Advice
Greywater Garden Staircase Railings?
Prefabrication
Haus.me
Dvele
Ecocor
M.A.Di
Go Home
Onion Flats
Manta North
Small Footprint
Barred Owl
CLT Sustainable?
Pin Foundations
Crazy House Drawings, I
Looking for Land
Family Forest Carbon Program
An Odd Ode to Our Sample of CLT
Crazy House Drawings, II
Going on a Trash Diet
Alabama’s Gulf State Park Interpretive Center
T-Shirts from Printful
LBC – Petal of Place
LBC – Materials Petal
Purple Paint
Large Problems
Healthy Living
Living Building Challenge
Kinzua Bridge
Beginning a Vegetable Garden
Gardening: Raising the Beds
Gardening: Planting Onions and….
Moss Walls
Sustainability is for the Rich
Gardening: Sasquatch…
…About This Book I Read…
The Bridge
Sally in Gulf Shores
Land of Laurels, Part One.
Land of Laurels, Part Two.
LBC – Petal of Health & Happiness
LBC – Petal of Equity
LBC – Petal of Beauty
Accessibility: Floor Plan III
Welcome to our growing library of ideas.
We’ve organized them with two different mindsets. You can view them as tangents of our essential home principles or chronologically.
February 24 | Presentation to Pittsburgh Living Future Collaborative
February 17 | Greywater Garden Staircase Railings? Solving the On-Site Wastewater Management Problem
February 10 | Permitting Our Water: Some Advice from ILFI
February 3 | Accessibility: Floor Plan Round III
January 27 | Large Problems
January 20 | Purple Paint
January 13 | Living Building Challenge – Petal of Beauty
January 6 | Living Building Challenge – Petal of Equity
2021
2020
December 30 | Living Building Challenge – Petal of Materials
December 23 | Living Building Challenge – Petal of Health & Happiness
December 16 | Living Building Challenge – Petal of Energy
December 9 | Living Building Challenge – Petal of Water
December 2 | Welcome, to the Land of the Laurels. Part Two.
November 25 | Welcome, to the Land of the Laurels. Part One.
November 18 | Living Building Challenge – Petal of Place
November 11 | T-Shirts from Printful and Bella Canvas
November 4 | Alabama’s Gulf State Park Interpretive Center – Living Building Certified
October 28 | Sally Strips Shingles Down by the Gulf Shores
October 14 | Going on a Trash Diet
October 7 | A Recirculating Shower by Orbital Systems
September 30 | Home Building Curiosities: Manta North
September 23 | Crazy House Drawings, Round Two
September 16 | Home Building Curiosities: The Bridge
September 9 | Home Building Curiosities: Onion Flats
September 2 | I Wanted to Write to You About This Book I Read
August 26 | Gardening: Sasquatch Squash
August 19 | Sustainability is for the Rich
August 12 | Home Building Curiosities: Go Home
August 5 | An Odd Ode to Our Sample of CLT
July 29 | A Lil’ About the Family Forest Carbon Program
July 22 | Home Building Curiosities: M.A.Di
July 15 | Looking for Land
July 8 | Moss Walls, Biophilic Design
July 1 | Home Building Curiosities: Ecocor
June 24 | Clivus Multrum vs. Conventional Means
June 17 | Clivus Multrum Comp. Toilet & Greywater System
June 10 | Our Waste Goes Where?!
June 3 | Gardening: Planting Onions and Seeing Sprouts
May 27 | Crazy House Drawings, Round One
May 20 | William and Shelby’s Daily Water Usage
May 13 | The Original Rainwater Pillow and How it Works
May 6 | Webinar Recap: “Spaghetti Carbon-Era”
April 29 | A Tidbit on Pin Foundations
April 22 | Home Building Curiosities: Dvele
April 15 | Is Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) Sustainable?
April 8 | Barred Owl Inspirations
April 1 | What is a British Thermal Unit (BTU)?
Mar. 25 | Gardening: Raising the Beds, Bonus Blog
Mar. 25 | Beginning a Vegetable Garden
Mar. 18 | Home Building Curiosities: Haus.me
Mar. 11 | PHIUS Criteria for Passive Homes
Mar. 4 | R-value Explained
Feb. 26 | Scranton Passive House, PHIUS Example
Feb. 19 | Kinzua Bridge Inspirations
Feb. 12 | The Living Building Challenge
Feb. 5 | Healthy Building and Healthy Living
Jan. 29 | A small footprint home?
Jan. 22 | Why do we want The Seed to be built with ‘prefabrication’ in mind?
Jan. 15 | What does it mean to be “Net Zero”?
Jan. 8 | What does it mean to be a “Passive House?”
The Mission
Presentation to Pittsburgh Living Future Collaborative
Passive House
Scranton Passive House
R-value
PHIUS Criteria
What is a BTU?
Webinar Recap: “Spaghetti Carbon-Era”
Net Zero
The Original Rainwater Pillow
William and Shelby’s Daily Water Usage
Our Waste Goes Where?!
Clivus Multrum Comp. Toilet & Greywater System
Clivus Multrum vs. Conventional Means of Waste Management
A Recirculating Shower by Orbital Systems
Living Building Challenge – Petal of Water
Living Building Challenge – Petal of Energy
Permitting Our Water: Some Advice from ILFI
Greywater Garden Staircase Railings?
Prefabrication
Haus.me
Dvele
Ecocor
M.A.Di
Go Home
Onion Flats
Manta North
Small Footprint
Barred Owl
CLT Sustainable?
Pin Foundations
Crazy House Drawings, Round One
Looking for Land
A Lil’ About the Family Forest Carbon Program
An Odd Ode to Our Sample of CLT
Crazy House Drawings, Round Two
Going on a Trash Diet
Alabama’s Gulf State Park Interpretive Center
T-Shirts from Printful and Bella Canvas
Living Building Challenge – Petal of Place
Living Building Challenge – Materials Petal
Purple Paint
Large Problems
Healthy Living
Living Building Challenge
Kinzua Bridge
Beginning a Vegetable Garden
Gardening: Raising the Beds
Gardening: Planting Onions and Seeing Sprouts
Moss Walls, Biophilic Design
Sustainability is for the Rich
Gardening: Sasquatch Squash
…About This Book I Read…
The Bridge
Sally in Gulf Shores
Land of the Laurels. Part One.
Land of the Laurels. Part Two.
LBC – Petal of Health & Happiness
LBC – Petal of Equity
LBC – Petal of Beauty
Accessibility: Floor Plan III
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