Reducing building costs - Stowe Farm Community https://stowefarm.org An Intentional Farm Community located in Colrain, Massachusetts Fri, 21 Aug 2015 18:30:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://stowefarm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-site-icon.png Reducing building costs - Stowe Farm Community https://stowefarm.org 32 32 A wonderful tiny visit from Drew and his tiny house https://stowefarm.org/drew-and-his-tiny-house/ Mon, 20 Oct 2014 19:57:50 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=3627 It was great to meet Drew and see the tiny house that he built before he drove back to North Carolina.

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]]> Honey extractor re-cycled re-do https://stowefarm.org/honey-extractor-re-cycled-re-do/ Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:35:28 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=3460 Haynes remade Therese’s honey extractor using only Katywil construction scraps. Better than new. before and after…

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]]> Tile crew for Lynn's house https://stowefarm.org/tile-crew-for-lynns-house/ Sun, 07 Sep 2014 20:36:36 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=3523 It takes a community to tile a bathroom! It goes faster, costs less, and is a whole lot more fun. more pics… The tiling crew tiled the shower and floor for Lynn’s house. Kara and Lynn painted all morning. It was a long day, but important not to skip the celebration (see bottom photo).  ... [Read More]

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]]> Cob Wood Shed Workshop at Katywil on Sept 27 & 28 https://stowefarm.org/cob-wood-workshop/ Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:43:30 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=2942 Katywil needs to reschedule this workshop. As soon as we have a  new date, we will post it here. Please check back or email nancy@katywil.com for update. Natural builder, Mike DeSorgher, of Yeoman Design Build,will lead us through this 2-day hands on workshop constructing this natural, beautiful & affordable structure. Bring bag lunches, Sunday 4pm... [Read More]

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]]> Natural Building Meetup at Katywil on Sunday, Jan 26, 3-5pm https://stowefarm.org/natural-building/ Tue, 29 Oct 2013 19:50:27 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=2728 Stay tuned for . More… The Natural Building presentation last month was really inspiring. Mike DeSorgher’s regular Natural Builder Meetup group will meet at Katywil from 3-5 on Jan 26. It will be an informal conversation about next steps to build a house, professionals and inexperienced builders working together, plans for next spring’s building workshop, and... [Read More]

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]]> Natural Building Presentation Sunday, October 13th, 1-4pm https://stowefarm.org/natural-building-presentation-oct-13-1-4pm/ Mon, 09 Sep 2013 21:04:08 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=2610 Natural builder, Mike DeSorgher, of Yeoman Design Build, will present on building with natural materials, sustainable design, and affordability. Childcare provided  More info… Natural Building Presentation and Discussion, Oct 13, 1-4pm at Katywil. Suggested donation $10 Mike DeSorgher will discuss building with straw bale, like this house that he’s building and other natural building projects that... [Read More]

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]]> Great presentation by David Posluszny https://stowefarm.org/great-presentation-by-david-posluszny/ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:11:26 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=2161 We were riveted as David took us through the building of his net-zero home with clarity and humor. More… The first Building Economical Green Home series was excellent. David Posluszny’s 900 sq ft w/loft net-zero home cost around $80,000 after he receives energy rebates. The cost includes the solar panels but not his many hours... [Read More]

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]]> Reducing the cost of building a Green Home https://stowefarm.org/building-an-affordable-green-home/ Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:06:44 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=1761 Help us learn about your needs by filling out this short survey (only 5 questions)! Our list of green builders and ideas are growing. We put a survey link in our newsletter to learn what things are most important to you so we can taylor our Reducing the cost of Building Green Home series for... [Read More]

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]]> Many hands build Katywil's shed https://stowefarm.org/many-hands-build-katywils-shed/ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:28:27 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=1757 Thanks to Kaylee and Mikayla for remembering to take photos.                                                              

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]]> Series on building an affordable energy efficient home https://stowefarm.org/series-on-building-an-affordable-energy-efficient-home/ Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:47:49 +0000 http://katywil.com/?p=1659 Stay tuned here for information on Katywil’s speaker series on building an affordable green house. Cont… Here is Dave Posluszny in one of his YouTube  Greasy Brothers’s Channel which is documenting the building of his own affordable green home. He will be the first speaker for Katywil’s 2013 series on building affordable energy efficient homes.... [Read More]

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