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...
by John Pitney | Jun 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to pour concrete,Don’t let ‘em run backhoes and and drive them old trucks,Let ‘em be doctors and lawyers and such.With apologies to Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings! You never know what you’re gonna find when you dig. Since...
by John Pitney | Apr 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
To live, we must daily break the body and shed the blood of Creation. When we do this knowingly,...
by John Pitney | Mar 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
In September 2015, we sat on a pile of gravel, announcing the build of our forever house—a certified Passive House—in McMinnville, Oregon. If you’ve been following our story you know nothing is forever. We did the house. We lived in it 4 years. ...
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