Paying homage to the long-dead Transcendentalist, some people are building full-scale replicas of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden cabin.

Abstract: Globally, buildings account for approximately one-third of total energy consumption, with lighting systems contributing around 17% of a building’s total energy use. The initial design of a ...

Welcome to our Log Cabin Project, a dream we've pursued for several years. We are building a tiny log cabin from scratch ...

Ottawa, OH (WLIO) - The Building Doctors stopped by the city of Ottawa to give advice on how to keep those old buildings in tip-top shape. The two-day free event held by the State Historic ...

Woodworking in Appalachia – especially in West Virginia – has a very long history. Woodworking wasn’t just for building homes ...

As Dolly Parton celebrates her 80th birthday and a new "Dolly Parton Day," a new biography by Martha Ackmann looks back at the star's rise from poverty to philanthropy.

As January sets the tone for the year ahead, more families are discovering that building a log home does not require luxury budgets or complicated systems. With thoughtful planning, reliable materials ...

Growing up in Ringwood, Tyler Schreckenstein was always in awe of the log cabins that made up his neighborhood. And while those homes may have changed over the years, his dream of owning one never ...

Relaxing in a remote log cabin surrounded by beautiful nature is probably what many people dream of. I myself sometimes wonder what it would be like to retreat to such a place, connecting with nature ...

From October into November, my wife and I—and our two dogs—drove from New Mexico to Vermont to turn our unfinished 12-by-12 log cabin into a little off-grid home. We transformed it from the empty ...

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