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Buildings and Infrastructure

Walls almost done, still needs a roof. Note the overbuilt rafters that will support the heavy load of dirt.
Underground stone house before the roof was built
Main room in the Underground
Main room of the Underground house
top level of the structure and atrium windows
top level of the structure and atrium windows
barely visible in the snow.
barely visible in the snow.
The Writer's cabin.
The Writer's cabin.
Timber frame cabin built from site milled logs
Timber frame cabin built from site milled logs
Cassandra assembling round wood timber framed floor joists.
Cassandra assembling round wood timber framed floor joists.
Quincy and Chase building a white oak door.
Quincy and Chase building a white oak door.
Interior view.
Interior view.
Artistic design in the loft.
Artistic design in the loft.
Morgan working on a roundwood timber frame.
Morgan working on a roundwood timber frame.
Round wood timber frame outdoor kitchen.
Round wood timber frame outdoor kitchen.
Alex using an antique brace to make mortises.
Alex using an antique brace to make mortises.
Ijoo making a mortis in a large beam.
Ijoo making a mortis in a large beam.
Making a cob rocket stove during the summer internship.
Making a cob rocket stove during the summer internship.
Summer Grace testing out the cook stove.
Summer Grace testing out the cook stove.
Building a solar panel frame.
Building a solar panel frame.
A tiny house on wheels.
A tiny house on wheels.
Stone foundation for a screened in porch.
Stone foundation for a screened in porch.
The floor joists assembled. Burnt to preserve the wood.
The floor joists assembled. Burnt to preserve the wood.
A timber frame of white and red oak, ash, cherry, maple and pine.
A timber frame of white and red oak, ash, cherry, maple and pine.
Julia making a notch in maple roundwood rafters.
Julia making a notch in maple roundwood rafters.
A stick framed shed made from rough cut lumber.
A stick framed shed made from rough cut lumber.
finished shed at night
finished shed at night
Rugged frame for a rain catch stand.
Rugged frame for a rain catch stand.
covering the stand to protect the tank from UV rays.
covering the stand to protect the tank from UV rays.
The builders proud of their finished product
The builders proud of their finished product
Teen building apprentices from the Boys & Girls club posing in front of a water tank stand.
Teen building apprentices from the Boys & Girls club posing in front of a water tank stand.
Towing the Micro house down the road to complete it on site
The "Maya house," a 70 square foot micro house on wheels.
The finished structure built completely from reclaimed materials!
The finished structure built completely from reclaimed materials!
Chase working on an addition to the Maya house.
Chase working on an addition to the Maya house.
The addition in progress.
The addition in progress.
Interior
Interior
Burning pine siding to protect it from decay.
Burning pine siding to protect it from decay.
Cutting  with a Japanese ryoba saw.
Cutting with a Japanese ryoba saw.
putting up the burnt siding over insulation.
putting up the burnt siding over insulation.
Maya house with the timber framed addition.
Maya house with the timber framed addition.
A compost toilet outhouse.
A compost toilet outhouse.
Summer apprentices putting in a stone foundation.
Summer apprentices putting in a stone foundation.
A simple garden gate.
A simple garden gate.
Sasha Kay and Chase assembling a more complex gate.
Sasha Kay and Chase assembling a more complex gate.
A large gate with woven branches.
A large gate with woven branches.
Apprentices posing in front of a raised garden bed they made.
Apprentices posing in front of a raised garden bed they made.
The bed assembled at a sharing garden.
The bed assembled at a sharing garden.
Building a large raised bed at the Kingston High School.
Building a large raised bed at the Kingston High School.
More raised beds!
More raised beds!
Apprentices from the Boys & Girls club assembling planter boxes.
Apprentices from the Boys & Girls club assembling planter boxes.
An eastern red cedar outdoor shower.
An eastern red cedar outdoor shower.
Sharmar, Tristan and Chase showing off a pallet table.
Sharmar, Tristan and Chase showing off a pallet table.
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