Posted by Joe Barnes on February 26th, 2008 in Education and Inspiration, Project Updates
I recently attended the annual economic forecast by Professor Alan Beckenstein of the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business. A key take away from his presentation was that in time of economic uncertainty, it is important to get back to the fundamentals. For those of us working on the Bundoran Farm project, this [...]
Posted by Joe Barnes on February 26th, 2008 in Education and Inspiration, Project Updates
Bundoran Farm is featured in the Spring 2008 issue of New Old House Magazine in an article written by Russell Versaci on New Ruralism.
In the article Mr. Versaci, a renowned expert on the architectural heritage of rural Virginia, focuses on strategies for “creating new communities in country places by building on traditions from America’s agrarian [...]
Posted by Casey Williams on February 5th, 2008 in Education and Inspiration, Green Building
Today, Tuesday, February 5, the largest number of state U.S. presidential primary elections in the history of U.S. primaries will take place simultaneously. For that reason, this year’s Super Tuesday has been promoted to Tsunami Tuesday or Giga Tuesday by the media.Given the importance of several “Green” issues in the coming years, such as clean [...]
Posted by Casey Williams on February 2nd, 2008 in Education and Inspiration, Green Building
Last Saturday, I attended a Green Homebuilding Tour in Crozet, VA, approximately 12 miles from Bundoran Farm. This is the first in a series of four construction tours showcasing green homebuilding techniques being employed in this forested mountain site. The tour highlighted the septic and foundation drainage system design, Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) construction that [...]
Posted by Casey Williams on February 1st, 2008 in Project Updates
Thursday, January 31st marked the official launch of the Bundoran Farm Guild program. The Bundoran Farm Guild is a select group of accomplished builders, architects, landscape architects, designers and artisans that deliver a high quality of service, design and craftsmanship, along with a commitment to green building techniques and materials. These professionals will be able to [...]