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  • SIPs Panels…oh my!!
  • first xmas
  • A Merry Christmas.
  • c'mon baby, let's do the twist!
  • Russia 3-1 Holland
  • Russia 2-0 Sweden
  • Skit också!
  • Euro 2008
  • Plan C
  • Platinum!
  • are we independent?
  • Hibiscus Point
  • No Modern House Blog is Complete Without a Trip to IKEA
  • Tequila, citrus and spice, or maybe not...
  • Fun with Cord Lights
  • Survey says...(this is going around the blog circuit. Feel free to copy and paste your own answers.)
  • A message from Johan
  • Power of Attorney
  • ISA & Brian Phillips in Dwell Magazine
  • Why great residential architecture doesn’t pay
  • The shower
  • Woo Hoo!!
  • First Impressions
  • STORDAL Hack Revisited
  • STORDAL Doors as Room Divider: IKEA hack #597
  • Beowulf: An Epic Poem, A Cartoon Movie, and the Fragility of History
  • Spring Day, ha!
  • Pool's Open
  • Urban Kitchen Meeting at Pappajohn Woodworking
  • Coastal Dreams--A Paddleboarding Oddessy for Coastal Awareness
  • Longing for lazy summer days
  • New Archives Page for the Blog
  • Lights and fans
  • lta1055_m.jpg
  • our neighborhood
  • I'm gonna catch you rain drop!
  • Taxes or....
  • MICRO COMPACT HOME - "windows"
  • Beach House 28--Panel-Faced Cabinets, Cork Floors, and Sable Grout
  • more wood....finally
  • Random Cost Reduction Ideas From a Day at Barnes & Nobles
  • today.jpg
  • Rockin’
  • Some recent pictures
  • Even more floor…
  • family portrait . . .
  • I'm still full...
  • corky
  • Water Escapes
  • more tourist photos
  • Exotic Hardwoods
  • The Big Question
  • Trades at work.
  • Getting a handle on things
  • The warmth of my man cave
  • Window of Opportunity
  • Big Box Modern
  • Plumbers and plumbing fixtures
  • Putting the design pieces together
  • A fine looking hat
  • Home Alone----- AKA: Our petsitter is on crack. (allegedly)
  • Vacation!
  • 9.69
  • Images are one thing - Let’s try video!
  • Ding Dong
  • Kakelugnar
  • It almost looks like something
  • Fitzcarraldo
  • On Aspö at last
  • Sale stuff, is it really saving?
  • Not Good
  • New Bank for the 100K House Project
  • Progress
  • Visual Genius - Accessory Units Explained
  • A Week and a Day
  • I'm back
  • The Adventure Begins
  • Janne calls the Kommun
  • A proper meal...
  • Details
  • This Gas Stinks to Death: The House takes the Test
  • Pure white
  • Can traditional builder methods to reduce cost translate to modern and green?
  • Dressed in winter white
  • Love Vivo's patio
  • What If...
  • It just occurred to me...
  • and, now a break from house pictures...
  • more pics of the hizzzouuussse.
  • and my diet Pepsi wasn't half bad either come to think of it.
  • our hizzzzouuuse.
  • Rob and Lori...a reminder of your awesome view
  • Rob and Lori...heres some pics (I know finally) of YOUR house
  • I've been smev'd
  • Geraniums but no grass
  • Recent updates
  • Beach House 29--Buttoning Her Up and Shaking Her Down
  • All the concrete has been moved!
  • A technical milestone
  • 4th of july wknd at AMH, salmon skin and half a cat
  • Before and after houseplants
  • New Renderings and Floorplans for 100K Project
  • Modernism in Peril
  • MoMA - Progress on the West Lot...
  • Beach House 19--Progress Slows
  • Beach House 31--Staged but not Really Done
  • Plant selection
  • Bridges, waterfalls and soft shell crabs
  • lightning fast . . .
  • back . . .
  • cmu walls, more paint, railings, counter tops, etc . . .
  • crusin' . . .
  • more good progress . . .
  • a few more details . . .
  • quick update . . . cabinets, cmu block wall
  • moving forward . . .
  • sheetrock is complete, still need to mud and tape . . .
  • Drywall, retaining wall, metal
  • final details before sheetrock . . .
  • insulation . . .
  • flyin' along . . .
  • quick update . . .
  • baby steps . . . (hmmmm, I think I've used this title before)
  • finally, more progress . . .
  • nothing signicant going on with the house, so . . .
  • a couple exciting details . . .
  • progress, but not very obvious from the outside . . .
  • ahhh, the wood . . .
  • almost framed . . .
  • windows, wrapping, siding, decking . . .
  • steady progress and some google sketch-up fun . . .
  • more trusses . . .
  • lots of work today . . .
  • We have a winner
  • ISA Speaking at Habitat’s 2nd Annual Green Building Conference on the 100K House Project
  • Surf and Politics do Mix, Sort of
  • Zoning Error?
  • What's next?
  • moving the garage and papaya adoption
  • Soil Testing and Next Steps
  • Thoughts on Ads on the 100K Blog?
  • Foo Fighters, up date
  • Modern History
  • No longer renting
  • Modern Rehab Around the Corner from 100K Site
  • Got it!!
  • And on the home front
  • New 100K House Project Summary Page
  • MoMA - Patent drawings
  • A Year Ago Today…
  • IKEA Bust
  • pool construction . . . and shed
  • Lights, Camera, Action!
  • CELLOPHANE HOUSE - NextGen SmartWrap™
  • Swingin’
  • The well is done
  • Tuesday morning
  • Recycled Rubber Sidewalks Around the 100K Site
  • Windows get started
  • LEED for Homes Checklist
  • See the quick tour of my house
  • Sweden selects
  • The Barter House - A Walking Tour of the Interior
  • sxsw
  • Near the Office, a Million Miles Away
  • Poured Concrete - We’re Moving Forward
  • More pictures of stone… Lincoln Creek
  • The technical stuff
  • and I want it lime green
  • Color Splash...
  • Trashed
  • Free Radiant Cooling - A Closer Look
  • thirty seven
  • Suck it Blue Bell; Dreyer's Is Our god now. (Agave wins 'Coolest U.S. Neighborhood)
  • Just like dial-up
  • Cilantro: Harmless Herb or Instrument of Death?*
  • File it under Humor
  • Article on 100K House in Metropolis Magazine
  • Framing Continues on the Barter House
  • House plans!
  • Office Desk & Built-In - Part 1
  • calvinflorian
  • Site Modification in Progress
  • Of Sinus Infections and Japanese Soaking Tubs
  • another rbi wknd and my ipod is talking to me
  • Down to the last details in two bathrooms.........
  • Probably the Greenest Thing in the House
  • Vampires in the Carport
  • What's the Deal with the Door?
  • "HAL...is that you?"
  • We're Gonna Live Forever!
  • Black Out(ch!)
  • That's Gonna Leave a Mark
  • Touch the Sky
  • Heavy Metal Rocks!
  • Totally Floored!
  • The Pain, the Agony, the Air Quality...
  • "I See a First Floor and I Want to Paint it White..."
  • The Ducts are Dust Free, Dude
  • Recycled Energy
  • Steel Mushroom
  • Welcome to Spaghetti Junction
  • Being Green Ain't Easy
  • A Quick Note of Thanks! (Three of a Three Part Series)
  • I (Heart) Nanosolar! An Open Love Letter
  • Dear Treehugger,
  • This Gas Stinks to Death
  • A House is Born (sort of)
  • A Quick Note of Thanks! (Two of a Three Part Series)
  • Even an ancient dog can learn new tricks
  • Landscaping plan
  • it's fun to sell all your old stuff on Craigslist and buy things like...
  • Office Desk & Built-In - Part 2
  • MoMA - Hand Over: Pleine Air Prefabrication/Transition Thoughts
  • Before and After: The Habitat for Humanity Project
  • You can still hear the sound of the lambs screaming, can't you, Clarice?
  • Spring clean up
  • new doggie door
  • Finishing details.
  • Quick Update
  • Design themes
  • project of the week
  • Countertops arrived
  • SIP Quote Update for 100K House
  • Hiring the hit men
  • STUCK without a “green” adhesive
  • lost and found
  • "Do you like Sake, Mr. Bond? Or would you prefer a dry martini?"
  • Sadie the Stoic
  • Oh, how I wish I could be there to heckle...
  • Surfrider Foundation Developing a National Policy on Wave Energy Projects
  • Purchase: Cimarron™ Comfort Height™ Complete Solution™ round-front toilet
  • Waterproofing is Done…. Backfill is Complete.
  • A more detailed video on SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels)