Cordwood is a building technique that is richly embodied in sweat equity and labor intensiveness. The actual physical process of building is not seriously strenuous (the log ends are only 16″ long), ...

For local architect Rodrigo Carazo, green building means simply “adapting to our natural surroundings without damaging or destroying it,” through a “constant process of learning, adapting and ...

Quality control is a key component of any successful construction company. It is better in the long run to spend money improving your company's training programs to reduce defects than to try to fix ...

When evaluating the costs of building a new home, many homeowners use square-foot pricing as a basis for comparison. Let’s talk about square-foot pricing for a minute -- what it is, and what it isn’t.

COOS RIVER - The percussion of a dozen hammers echoed through an open meadow near the Daniel's Creek Fish Hatchery, accompanied by the high-pitched shriek of a Skilsaw. A crew of 12 young men worked ...

In 1915, 26-year-old Lloyd U. “Casey” Noland started the Noland-Clifford Co., a mechanical contracting firm, with a partner, T.B. Clifford, and an investment of $10,000. Boosted by a wartime economy, ...