An off-site Passivhaus solution has been developed that can, its maker claims, be put up by anyone able to hold a hammer. Thomas Lane reports The big plus points of Passivhaus buildings are warmth and ...

This past weekend, we built Sugar River Farm’s inaugural pastured pig hut and it went remarkably well. Since I’ve never really tried my hand at construction, I’m really excited about how it went. We ...

Our hardhats are off to the 7,000 skilled union workers who turned raw American-made steel into the gleaming new Tappan Zee Bridge, which opens to traffic this weekend. The $4 billion span, pushed by ...

Sometimes a small and and apparently insignificant investment in time and money can have a life-changing impact. Take the example of Chris Holbrook. Back in 2004, he purchased a copy of Web Building ...