Making a Rubble Trench Foundation
Rubble trench foundations offer a means by which to connect a building to frost-free ground in cold climates without resorting to the use of a concrete wall and footing. While rubble trench foundations have a long history, they are not a common practice as most...
Hypar Roof Workshop with George Nez
On July 3rd, the students at Endeavour’s Sustainable New Construction program took part in a day long workshop focused on building hyper-parabolic or “Hypar” roofs. This type of roofing is much different than any other form of roof. Rather than using...
The Da Vinci Roof
Inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci’s self-supporting bridge we decided to build a roof shelter for our work area to protect us from the elements. The idea is that a structure can easily be built by weaving wooden joists into an arch to create a self-supporting...
Another Cord In The Wall
A cordwood wall is made of mortar (in this case a clay-based cob) and cord wood. We began with a rock wall foundation to secure the cordwood and cob to it in order to avoid disintegration. After cutting 6″ lengths of cordwood, we mixed the cob. Cob is made with...