Apr 12, 2016 | Hempcrete, Natural building materials and techniques, Recipes
On April 9, a workshop at Endeavour brought participants together to explore hempcrete insulation materials. The workshop looked at well-used options for these materials, but also explored some interesting new approaches. Endeavour has continued to develop the use of...
Jan 10, 2016 | Thoughts on Building
Maybe the Weirdoes Weren’t So Weird After All 2016 marks the 20th year since the idea of building houses with straw bales completely transformed my life. Back in 1996, I wanted to build a home for my family that would achieve two seemingly simple goals: The home would...
Nov 23, 2015 | Embodied Carbon, Natural building materials and techniques, Thoughts on Building
The climate talks in Paris have ended with an unprecedented climate agreement that saw 195 nations sign a commitment to make substantial greenhouse gas emissions. We’ll only know if these commitments are meaningful over the next few years as each country takes...
Sep 23, 2015 | Building Product Reviews, Natural building materials and techniques, Thoughts on Building
The Green Glut The past 10 years have seen an explosion of building products being marketed to designers and builders as “green.” As the immense impacts buildings have on our planet’s ecosystem started to become clear to the mainstream building...
Jul 17, 2015 | Canada's Greenest Home, Construction Blogs, Thoughts on Building
Those of you who follow Endeavour’s work will know that we take indoor environment quality very seriously. Every material that comes into one of our buildings is carefully vetted for its chemical content, and all of our finishes are chosen to be non-toxic. We...
