Archives
March 2010 February 2010 January 2010- 28: Cosmic Convergence
- 25: Time for Planning
- 19: 1st Time Home Buyer Credit still in Effect
- 12: Best wishes in 2010!
- 30: Historic Home Addition in Northfield
- 24: Peace of Mind: Professional Liability Insurance
- 23: Fresh Eyes Service
- 12: Northfield to Minneapolis on the Metro Express
- 04: Looking for a few good homeowners…
- 21: Solar Energy Finance Option
- 07: Northfield Cohousing Community is Online!
- 07: Cohousing in Madison, Wisconsin
- 30: Northfield Scouts put the outing in Scouting!
- 03: Randolph home on Byllesby is floored!
- 02: To turn the country around, turn the building sector around.
- 26: Boy Scout Troop 313 provides service on Memorial Day
- 14: Scouts Clean Up Park
- 13: Home Purchase Consultation in Mankato, MN
- 04: Northfield Zoning Ordinance: Only a Test
- 28: The Inside of Your Home: Time for New Thinking
- 23: Third Street Progress
- 22: Complete Addition
- 21: A Discrete Addition
- 21: Project Completed!
- 13: Quote: Friedrich Engels
- 07: Take the MN Energy Challenge
- 23: Greenhouse Tour
- 17: Boy Scouts go winter camping
- 12: It’s not just me
- 11: Celebrate 99 Years of Scouting in Rice County
- 11: Small is Beautiful
- 11: Leadership Training!
- 06: Solar Panels Operational!
- 05: Color is inexpensive, right?
- 03: Quote: Claude Levi-Strauss
- 27: Open House!
- 20: Now, Subscribe via E-mail
- 19: Stimulus Package: Free Home Show Tickets
- 19: Virtual Model Homes
- 18: Co-Housing alive in Northfield
- 12: Pyramid of Conservation
- 06: Welcome to the Blogosphere, Dr. Siemers!
- 02: Lake Byllesby Remodel underway
- 30: On Hiring an Architect….
- 29: Farming impacts Sense of Place
- 28: Nice to see a familiar Place!
- 28: One Green Step at a time…not enough
- 22: Custom Homes, Truncated
- 20: Climbing to the Top
- 14: Derby 2009 a great success!
- 12: Quote: Charles Duell
- 08: FIVE
- 23: Holiday Hours are upon us
- 22: Merry Christmas to You and your Kin
- 18: Architects into more than aesthetics
- 11: LEED House Design Underway near Northfield
- 04: Quote: John Ruskin
- 02: AIA Convention Time One More Time
- 14: The Laundry List: a fun format
- 10: LEED for Homes Comes to VIVUS
- 08: Quote: Edmund Burke
- 06: Hardwood Flooring: make a better choice
- 03: Red Tape and Green Power
- 30: 10 items to assess the soundness of your builder
- 18: A Disservice to the House
- 04: Union Street Wrapping Up
- 26: Post-Occupancy Update on Plum Street
- 13: Cub Scouts: Green Team Request
- 12: Progress is… Noisy
- 11: Farmhouse: Second time around
- 30: Green Home Guide
- 14: Holey Week
- 23: Happy Easter!
- 16: Letter of Recommendation
- 06: We are IN.
- 26: The Surprise in the Closet
- 26: Our First Doorknob
- 23: Nearing Completion on Plum
- 18: T-7 days and counting at Plum Street
- 10: Finishes and Details spruce up Plum Street
- 10: Fremont Circle Interior
- 06: Things are happening on Plum Street
- 06: Why’d they do that?
- 29: They shrunk the rooms!
- 25: Plum Street Moving Along
- 25: Fremont Circle Progress Reports
- 18: Insulation Switch
- 12: Ready for insulation
- 11: Northfield United Methodist Church Kitchen Dedication
- 10: Seeing Sheet Rock for the First Time
- 10: Windows went in before Christmas
- 09: Fremont Circle Addition Underway
- 09: Second Street Wrap-Up
- 09: Cubs and Cops
- 01: Exterior Progressing on Plum Street
- 01: Historic Hot Tub on 3rd Street
- 01: Architectural Cake Construction Complete
- 01: Auto Salvage Office Underway
- 15: Inside and Outside Update
- 13: Lease Photovoltaics for your house!
- 13: New Home for Ghosts
- 06: Bedroom Walls
- 28: Up On The Roof
- 18: Northfield Zoning Could Prevent This
- 18: When Architects Mini-Golf
- 18: Progress on 2nd Street
- 18: Crane tickles treetops
- 18: A Roof Over Our Heads…Sort Of
- 18: Second Floor–Going Up!
- 16: Intern Architect Wanted
- 15: What a Difference a Day Makes
- 14: Reconstruction in the War Zone to Begin
- 13: Dawn over War-Torn Northfield
- 11: We have framing and our first (minor) glitch!
- 09: Diary: Concrete Work
- 29: Happy Halloween
- 29: A Hole
- 28: Tub Makeover Begins
- 28: Sponge Justice
- 28: 2nd Street Residence cabinets and concrete
- 28: Elvis visits Premier Bank
- 14: Quote: Phillipe Starck
- 08: Salvage and Pre-Demolition Weekend
- 04: Architecture that doesn’t show off…
- 03: Constraints, Constraints!
- 03: Some Background on our Project
- 03: Diary of a Remodeling Project: Beginning the Design Work
- 01: Diary of a Remodeling Project
- 24: Archery Park for Northfield
- 18: Quote: Moliere
- 13: Defeat of Jesse James 2007
- 12: Quote: Anatole France
- 05: Knights of Columbus feed Steam and Gas
- 23: 2nd Street Residence enclosed
- 23: ArTech Remodeling ready for Back 2 School
- 21: Solar Site Analysis Now Available
- 20: Local Businesses Supporting Cub Scouts
- 20: Cub Scout Weblos Camp Action 2007
- 01: Northfield Development Regulations Advisory Group
- 17: House Raising Underway
- 17: Screen Porch nearing completion
- 06: Economic Benefits of Sustainably Designed Buildings
- 30: St. Louis Park Kitchen Addition
- 22: Northfield Alumnus returns home
- 19: Screen Porch Addition Going Quickly
- 17: Renewable Energy Fair Wrap-up
- 16: Saturday at the MREA = Energizing!
- 13: Great Space in Downtown Northfield
- 13: St. Ansgar’s Lutheran Church Master Plan
- 13: Quote: Frank Lloyd Wright
- 05: Schmelzer receives SPJ Award
- 05: LEED Accredited Architect in Northfield
- 30: St. Dominic’s School Outing
- 29: All work and no play….
- 29: Today’s Small Project Medley
- 18: Free Thought-provoking Questionnaire
- 17: Member, U.S. Green Building Council
- 15: Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair coming soon
- 20: Working with an Architect
- 14: Northfield Home Show is Coming!
- 14: I have passed the Blue and Gold Baton
- 02: Eyeteeth: A journal of incisive ideas.: Australia bans incandescent bulbs
- 02: PVC Debate Rages On
- 02: Cubs Visit Local Studio
- 01: H4H opens Building Materials Outlet Store
- 01: On the Air
- 01: Published and on the Streets: LAND, ART
- 29: Tax Credit for Hail Damage! (or tax incentives even if you didn’t get hail)
- 11: cubscOUTING
- 10: Home Design Process Illuminated
- 08: Addition Moving Along Nicely
- 05: Sustainability Article Published
- 05: Busy New Year!
- 15: Replaced a Hog with a Coupe
- 14: We’ve reorganized a bit…
- 07: Press Release: Land, Art & Ecology
- 06: Selbuvotter
- 05: Biodiesel Update
- 16: Variances, Local Woods, and Solar Energy
- 15: Sustainable Northfield Alert!
- 13: Daily Dose of Green and Celebrities
- 08: It’s about more than space
- 06: Large Format Plotter for Sale
- 26: Tree Bark Siding for your House
- 22: ArTech looks to the Future
- 12: Sustainability Magazine for Home Owners
- 30: Cub Scout Bike Rodeo
- 29: We’ve got Hail!
- 14: Northfield Deck and Pergola
- 11: Gore Vidal on Style
- 11: Historic Addition and Remodeling Underway
- 09: Architect saves the day during construction!
- 03: Quote: Woodrow Wilson
- 31: So long, Don Starr.
- 31: Northfield Professional Resource Exchange
- 31: Kitchen A/R move in within 2 Weeks!
- 31: SD Church almost enclosed
- 26: Camp Akela was Great!
- 21: Farmhouse Addition is out of the Ground
- 13: Green Building 101
- 06: Tour de Art 2006
- 06: Should Northfield become an Eco-Municipality?
- 06: Labyrinths, Mazes and Whole Living
- 05: On the Boards: Iowa Home
- 05: On the Boards: Poolhouse
- 28: Tile Mosaics–expand your horizons
- 20: Existing Art
- 20: Church Construction Progressing Nicely
- 08: Another Design Research Resource
- 06: Denial of Global Warming
- 05: A Call to Integrative Thinking
- 19: Building Energy Modeling
- 17: Architectural Incentive for Solar Energy
- 17: Concrete Air Freshener?
- 16: Ahead of the Game: City teams with Architects
- 15: Experience what you are and what you might be…
- 10: Design Like You Give a Damn: Review
- 08: Pragmatic Experimentation Links
- 05: Ambry: St. Christopher Catholic Church
- 04: Ray Cox, you’ve got the quickest draw in the blogosphere!
- 04: Cameron Sinclair Interview Links
- 01: Where can I buy BioDiesel?
- 27: A Chat with Cameron Sinclair of Architecture for Humanity
- 27: Biodiesel Experiment Report
- 25: My sweater design is published!
- 24: Minneapolis Institute of the Arts Trip
- 20: Municipalities again McMansions
- 19: Cub Scouts report Raptor sighting at St. Dominic’s
- 19: Of Cub Scouts and Cars
- 18: 1306 is no more!
- 18: An Eye-catching House
- 05: Wallpaper-By-Numbers
- 05: sense and sustainability
- 03: Nerstrand Home Nearing Completion!
- 03: We have a winner!
- 03: Derby Results!
- 02: Northfield Home show was a blast!
- 31: See VIVUS at the Northfield Home & Garden Show!
- 30: The Nuances of being Green
- 28: AIA MN joins the BlogoSphere!
- 28: Rammed Earth Chapel
- 24: Vitruvius: The big three
- 21: Derby Tonight!
- 17: No surprise! Men and women see color differently!
- 16: Good Bye, Ed.
- 09: A retaining wall that goes the extra mile
- 07: Northfield Sun Porch: Looking forward to Spring!
- 03: Paint your way out of a Problem!
- 22: Rich Living via Aesthetic Experience
- 17: Is there Hemp in your House?
- 15: Wake up to BioDiesel
- 14: Smoking in Public Places Banned in Britain
- 14: Of Basements… and tubers.
- 10: Energy Design Convention: Full Report
- 07: Energy Design Convention: Day I
- 06: Cub Scouts Practice Ice Rescue — On Me!
- 01: Social Design Notes: The Consumption of Space
- 01: Green and Thrifty
- 01: Credit where Credit is Due
- 27: Join me at the Energy Design Conference!
- 25: The Tulikivi is In!
- 23: A Smashing Success!
- 19: Responsible design is about providing for real needs, not perceived wants.
- 16: Green, Waterproof Concrete
- 10: Come to our Jan. 17 Presentation: Residential Design
- 10: Bloggers, check out Northfield.org!
- 10: Happy Birthday to Us! Party!
- 04: A (Loud) Call to Sustainability
- 03: Shea’s Blog = Good Stuff
- 03: John Wilson
- 30: Happy New Year!
- 22: Merry Christmas from VIVUS Architecture + Design
- 19: Jose Ortega y Gasset and Order
- 14: Gift Certificates
- 14: Edmund Burke
- 14: Energy-Efficiency and Mortages
- 09: Hougen-Eitzman Residence nearing completion
- 30: Form No Longer Follows Function?
- 29: Green Roof Study Results for Cold Climates
- 28: Online Conferencing: Quick, Easy Impromptu Meetings
- 23: VIVUS visits Fred Sommers Studio in Nerstrand
- 21: Arnold Schwarzenegger on Strength
- 18: AIA Convention: Pass it on!
- 07: Resources: Working with an Architect
- 07: IEA: Green House Gasses Up 52% by 2030
- 04: Exceptional tile
- 04: Ralph W. Stockman, Radio Preacher
- 02: News Release: Ascension Lutheran Church
- 02: Not your average wall tile
- 01: Frances E. Vaughan
- 31: Benjamin Disraeli Quote
- 24: Solar Energy Incentives make it easier.
- 19: Cobblestone Lake Development
- 17: Vincent van Gogh
- 13: Yesterday’s Code Seminar and Thinking
- 11: Vivus as panelists for Business Testimonials
- 06: Addition: Ascension Lutheran Church
- 30: Smarter Framing – Part II
- 29: New American Dream
- 27: Smarter Framing
- 26: Good Citizen Award: Jerry Nord
- 26: Making The Most Of Your Smart Decision To Hire An Interior Designer
- 21: Raingutter Regatta!
- 21: New glass kitchen products
- 21: DJJD Bike Tour
- 19: John W. Gardner
- 16: Best Viewed with FireFox
- 16: We’re Live!
- 15: Leo Buscaglia
- 12: Electro-Magnetism and your health
- 09: St. Olaf goes Green
- 08: Energy Efficiency Pays
- 02: Health Risk: Radon
- 02: Energy-saving Software
- 31: Geothermal beats gas prices
- 31: New line of bathroom fixtures
- 30: Multi-Media Visualization Tools
- 25: Northfield Professional Resource Exchange
- 17: New house looking good!
- 16: Architecturally Integrated Solar Heating
- 11: Low Interest Loans to Fix-up your Home!
- 08: Community First
- 05: Daycreek.com
- 05: To Design or to Design-Build?
- 05: Boston embraces Green Architecture
- 05: Benefits of Building Green