Green Building

14 videos with this tag.

Building a Climate Cabin Series ☆ In Partnership with Johnny Appleseed Organic
The Foundation
"Foundations are the crucial first step to a durable structure. Done properly, a foundation supports the weight of your walls…
Mikael Maynard
Mikael Maynard Johnny Appleseed Organic
Building a Climate Cabin Series ☆ In Partnership with Johnny Appleseed Organic
Framing a Structure
There are a few different methods that can be used when framing a structure. For the climate cabin frame, our…
Mike Shellman
Mike Shellman Johnny Appleseed Organic
Building a Climate Cabin Series ☆ In Partnership with Johnny Appleseed Organic
Sourcing Reclaimed Windows
Follow Mikael's blog as she journals her experience through this and every phase of the "climate" cabin construction. You'll find her own…
Mikael Maynard
Mikael Maynard Johnny Appleseed Organic
Building a Climate Cabin Series ☆ In Partnership with Johnny Appleseed Organic
Exterior Walls, Metal Roof, and Water-Proofing
Johnny Appleseed Organic's Mikael Maynard and Mike Shellman guide us as they put "meat on the bones" of the "climate"…
Mike Shellman
Mike Shellman Johnny Appleseed Organic
Building a Climate Cabin Series ☆ In Partnership with Johnny Appleseed Organic
Soffit, Siding and Sealing
Mike installs soffit - the underside of the roof eaves - for ascetics with re-claimed hard pine. He follows that…
Mike Shellman
Mike Shellman Johnny Appleseed Organic
Building a Climate Cabin Series ☆ In Partnership with Johnny Appleseed Organic
Solar, Plumbing, Insulation and Interior Walls
In this 10-minute episode, host Mikael Maynard discusses her decision to go with full solar to power the cabin's electrical…
Mike Shellman
Mike Shellman Johnny Appleseed Organic
Building a Climate Cabin Series ☆ In Partnership with Johnny Appleseed Organic
Interior Finishing and Sealing
In this episode, as his cabin project nears completion, host Mikael Maynard and head of construction Mike Shellman install and…
Mikael Maynard
Mikael Maynard Johnny Appleseed Organic
Building a Climate Cabin Series ☆ In Partnership with Johnny Appleseed Organic
Final Interior Touches and Reedbed System
The climate cabin project is nearly complete! In this episode the focus is almost entirely on the interior touches. Head…
Mike Shellman
Mike Shellman Johnny Appleseed Organic
Building a Climate Cabin Series ☆ In Partnership with Johnny Appleseed Organic
Final Eco Cabin Cost Revealed
For those who have not been following along the past eight months, we've been documenting the construction of a beautiful,…
Mikael Maynard
Mikael Maynard Johnny Appleseed Organic
Sustainable Building Essentials Course
Introduction to Designing and Building with Straw Bales
Energy efficient homes made from carbon sequestering materials like straw are beautiful, fire resistant, and can help us live more…
Fair Speakers
Fair Speakers
Sustainable Building Essentials Course
Introduction to Building with Light Straw Clay (LSC)
In this virtual workshop we cover the basics of what Light Straw Clay construction is, it's applications, and the various…
Lydia Doleman
Lydia Doleman Flying Hammer Productions
Sustainable Building Essentials Course
Is Rainwater Safe?
Thinking of harvesting rainwater? Worried about avoiding health hazards and other safety risks? Be the first in your city...state...or bioregion...…
Rob and Michelle Avis
Rob and Michelle Avis Verge Permaculture, Adaptive Habitat
Sustainable Building Essentials Course
Carbon-Free Infrastructure and Construction
Chris constructed the first permitted straw bale house in Ontario in 1996. He has authored seven books on sustainable building,…
Chris Magwood
Chris Magwood Endeavor Centre
Green Building Considerations Course
Building Design Process, Financing & Township Considerations
Join Adam Bearup as he walks you through these three major components of the planning process you should know before…
Fair Speakers
Fair Speakers