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House, Eldorado, ON. Deirdre
spent 4 months working on this house as an intern with Chris Magwood, a renowned bale builder, author and educator. That summer
he was building his mother this kidney shaped home.
Features: rubble-trench foundation, exoskeleton post-and-beam
frame using local wood, local hemp bales from Moorcroft Hemp Farms,earthen plaster using local clay, coloured clay plaster
and paint by Jen Feigin, in-floor radiant heating in rammed earth, natural linoleum kitchen floor.
| Sandy's House in the Summer |
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| Sandy's Bathroom |
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| Open House |
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| Earthen Plaster Work by Jen Feigin |
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Sustainable Washroom Block
The Frink Centre
Plainfield, ON.
Still working as an intern with Chris Magwood, Deirdre project managed the construction of
this washroom block and worked as a contractor doing foundation form work, framing and bale work in the fall of 2004. She
returned in April to plaster (2005 Project page) and again in 2007 to install a rainscreen on the east side of the builidng
(2007 Project page).
Features: load-bearing straw bale
walls, clay plaster, composting toilets, constructed wet land, grid-intertied renewable energy system, solar hot water.
| Sustainable Washroom Block |
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| Truth Window |
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| Bea Heissler |
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| Interior at the Straw Stage |
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House, Actinolite, ON.
As
an intern with Chris Magwood, Deirdre worked on this project for 2 weeks doing general carpentry, truss installation and
strapping the roof.
Features: modified post-and-beam construction, organic
straw from Wiseacres in Centreville, ON., lime plaster, in-floor radiant heat, off-grid renewable energy system.
| West View |
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| South view |
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