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Journal

Notes on heat, cold, and cedar.

Long-form writing from the shop. The journal is just getting started. Here is what is coming.

Materials

Why we build in solid cedar

It handles heat and moisture, ages well outdoors, and carries no off-gassing when it warms. A short case for the one wood we use.

Coming soon

The science

The Finnish study, in plain terms

Twenty minutes at 180 degrees, four times a week, and what two decades of data say about the heart, sleep, and the years.

Coming soon

Place

Building for a Colorado winter

Insulation, foundation, and finish choices that keep the heat in when the Front Range turns cold.

Coming soon