2012
Mobile goat barn – a “maaah”d endeavor
A recycled mobile chicken coop
Following the OEFFA Conference, Chelsea and I got started on one of our “have to build soon” projects – a mobile chicken coop that would allow us to move the chickens around the blueberry fields with electric fencing.
Living earthberm ramp to living roof
Progress on the roofing systems
I’ve made a bit of progress on the roofing systems of my Glorified Privy building. I says “systems” because there are two roofs on this building – a living roof and a metal roof from which to collect rainwater. I’ve learned a lot about living roofs in this past week, studying cases online and in books. I figured out what sort of plants do well in 4″ of soil in our climate that also self-seed. I’ve also spoken with the family civil engineer and figured out my dead and live loads for the living roof, which gave me a good idea on the type of lumber I need to use, and how far apart the rafters need to be to support the loads.
Designing a building isn’t easy!
The glorified privy brainstorming session
