by John Pitney | Nov 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
The subject is windows. Much of what we experience in our built environs is illumined through windows. In our certified Passive House we have eighteen. Our kitchen window looks to the front drive where we stand on tiptoe to see who’s coming to visit or look across...
by John Pitney | Sep 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
There are a herd of robins in our neighborhood. Back in early June, they were flying everywhere with building materials in their beaks. One red-breast made several futile attempts to locate atop one of our back patio lights, but there were clearly design flaws!...
by John Pitney | Jun 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
I start off today with this beautiful collage of compassionate and courageous young human beings. They are 13 of the 14 youth of Hawai’i who, on June 1, 2022, filed a constitutional climate lawsuit against the Hawai’i Department of Transportation, the HDOT...
by John Pitney | Feb 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Far back as I can remember, leaving the front door open was a sin. Coming or going, if you didn’t close the door of our farm house behind you, someone was sure to shout, “Were you born in a barn?” As a kid I heard it so often, I finally decided I was. Later, when I...
by John Pitney | Nov 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Dear Net Zero Enthusiasts: I must be the most unreliable blogger in all of Creation anyway, but today you might as well know why it’s been an unusually long stretch since you’ve heard from me. Let’s just put it this way—there are several immutable commandments woven...
by John Pitney | Aug 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s pretty basic: wall building—a fundamental of human occupancy for awhile now. In our two net zero home-builds, I have come to ponder walls. In fact, as we began to add studded uprights to accomplish 11-inch-thick walls for our Bend Passive House, I was...
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