The house was designed primarily for one person who had three specific requirements: (1) she wanted “something dramatic;” (2) She wanted to feel “as if I’m living in the trees;” and (3) she wanted the house to be utterly devoid of unnecessary…
By Esme Purdie, WIR Contributor One of the things we love most about Southern Yellow Pine is that it has a negative carbon footprint and is completely sustainable. So if you want to plan an environmentally friendly building project, then look no…
by Michael Connelly, WIR Contributor Students at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina found inspiration all around them when working on their submission to the United States Department of Energy’s 2015 Solar Decathlon: Indigo Pine….
By Michael Connolly, WIR Contributor Sometimes things that are so futuristic and modern rely on the simplest of materials. That’s why we want to tell you about the Solar Decathlon house designed and constructed by The University of Texas at…
By Michael Connolly, WIR Contributor The AgCenter at Louisiana State University (LSU) has recently received a $250,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to research the potential of using wood residues to create a…
