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Permit Drawings for Greenfield
I’ve been a bit buried lately and haven’t even visited my own blog! Here is a composite view of the permit drawings for the Greenfield project (wish us luck) I try to keep drawings fairly compact and...
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State of…. Things.
State of…. Things. Nutshell: This has been a very busy spring and summer. I have barely been able to keep my head above water. I have two houses starting, one of which is for my wife’s folks so they...
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Progress Photos
Here are some progress photos on a current project which should interest those interested in building science. The AH project is under construction fairly close to my own home so I can get over there...
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Taking Stock of the Business
The current state of things. In rather wordy format. It was late. Sometimes it is good practice to write down a general summary of the state of my business to help myself put things into perspective. I...
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Palimpsest
A non architecture project – My door table (from college actually) (and with lots of lead paint) I stole this door out of an old abandoned house also pictured. I scraped the loose layers of paint to...
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High Performance Window Installation – Part 1
Today’s post is about windows. Specifically installing high end windows. Most American architects and builders don’t have to read this or worry about this. Nothing to see here… move along. For those of...
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Hemlock – Open Gap Rain Screen Siding
My use of eastern hemlock as a siding material has been generating interest. Hemlock is a common wood in Vermont but doesn’t get used a lot except in barns and outbuildings and sometimes for timber...
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New and Improved plan set structure
I’m trying out something new: a smaller scale simplified plan with all major reference information on the front cover so the contractor has one place to find all sections, details and locate windows...
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Greenfield House project update
I spent part of Sunday painting at the Greenfield project with the builder Chad of Vermont Natural Homes. The all white primer that drywallers left us with was rather intense in the bright winter sun....
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The new year’s plan for Robert Swinburne (me)
THE NEXT YEAR AT BLUETIME – GENERAL THOUGHTS AND GOALS 1. Architecture – My hope is to take on few but interesting and financially rewarding projects. a. I need to look at contracts and communications....
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Greenfield project update
I have a lot of photos from the Greenfield project. I am spending a fair amount of time on site working out details with the builder. I strongly feel that this is the way it should be. Things never...
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Greenfield Project complete (almost)
Here are some decent shots of the Greenfield project which is nearly complete. This project was a collaboration with Vermont Natural Homes and Helm Construction Solutions working for VNH The house has...
View ArticleHouzz – recent articles with my projects
My projects were featured on Houzz a few time recently – links here. Arquitectura: Técnicas del pasado que nos hacen más sostenibles hoy Oh, wie schön ist ein Gartenhaus: 9 Refugien im Grünen
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Vermont Stock plans now available for purchase
I am finally getting around to offering stock plans from my own website including Vermont Simple House (VSH) 1, 2 and 3. These have been for sale for a few years now on HousePlans.com and, by contract...
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foursevenfive.com Feature – Greenfield House
The folks over at 475 High Performance Building Supply wrote a very nice article about the Greenfield house last week. foursevenfive.com provides building materials and expertise to many high...
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A 30×40 Barn in Vermont
I have a lovely 30×40 barn that I built myself starting about a decade ago. This is one of those projects like architecture school that was a large undertaking of the sort that had I known…. We had...
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NESEA Pro tour – Hampshire College
Last month I toured the R.W. Kern center at Hampshire College with a bunch of Green building Geeks and fans as part of a NESEA pro tour. This building is being certified under the Living Building...
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New Video features the Greenfield House team
The Main Team for the Greenfield house put together a short video about the house and the process of build an home with an integrated team which is pretty much necessary to do a high performance home....
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High Performance, Timber Frame House in Vermont
Last week I received these photos of a project I helped out with last year. When I say helped out it really means just that. As an architect, I do very little imposing on clients. I nudge, hint,...
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A Better Way to Build
We are starting a new Bluetime Collaborative project here in the Brattleboro area. This will be a High Performance house that will provide the chosen team including myself and the builder the...
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