FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — Richard Flateau built a cordwood home 35 years ago as an eco-friendly way to live mortgage free. He and his wife, Becky, read a magazine article about a man from New Brunswick, ...

After nearly 30 years of living and working in Madison, Wisconsin, we longed for a rural home. We’d spent several frustrating years looking for rural property, but anything with livable buildings ...

WHITE EARTH, Minn. — A northern Minnesota school teacher will soon move into an unusual new home built of firewood logs. It’s part of an effort to create affordable, energy-efficient homes on the ...

WHITE EARTH, Minn. -- A northern Minnesota school teacher will soon move into an unusual new home built of firewood logs. It's part of an effort to create affordable, energy-efficient homes on the ...

WHITE EARTH, Minn. — A northern Minnesota school teacher will soon move into an unusual new home built of firewood logs. It’s part of an effort to create affordable, energy-efficient homes on the ...

WHITE EARTH, Minn. -- A northern Minnesota school teacher will soon move into an unusual new home built of firewood logs. It's part of an effort to create affordable, energy-efficient homes on the ...

POWELL — When Powell’s Roger and Nora Brazelton decided to build their dream house, they didn’t intend to hire a construction crew. The couple wanted to get their hands dirty, knowing they would save ...

WHITE EARTH, Minn. - A northern Minnesota school teacher will soon move into an unusual new home built of firewood logs. It's part of an effort to create affordable, energy-efficient homes on the ...

Summer is finally well on its way. The robins are singing, the mosquitoes are out. And a young man’s thoughts turn to building things. When I was a little guy, I built birdhouses. A few years later, I ...

Kristine Beck, left, Mike Jakubowski, middle, and Jarad Berkeim work on a new cordwood construction project, a sauna, Tuesday at Kinstone near Fountain City, Wis.