http://www.shawnbusse.com/private/houseblog a new studio, a new home Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:23:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After nearly three years, over 100 posts, and some fantastic comments, it's time for Live/Work to move on. Starting today, we'll be integrating this site with my new endeavor, Portland Built. Portland Built is an expansion of the Live/Work project, with a broader focus on art, architecture, design, and business. We're ... http://www.shawnbusse.com/private/houseblog/livework-gets-a-new-home Many of you have asked when the new site will be live. Since I have a day job, it's been tough to stick to my initial timeline. However, I wanted to let you know the new site if fully programmed, complete with a NEW LOGO and fantastically clean navigation. Like ... http://www.shawnbusse.com/private/houseblog/new-site-teasers I'll let this image speak for itself...Thanks to everyone who helped make it a reality http://www.shawnbusse.com/private/houseblog/permit-in-hand Well, here we go: Day one of the build. I'm still working on the "newer-better-faster" version of the blog, but in the meantime, here's the results of the first days' work. Basically a shallow trench for the sediment fence. Nothing sexy about it, but the symbolism is great - we're ... http://www.shawnbusse.com/private/houseblog/oh-the-beauty-of-new-trenches Admittedly my last few posts have been long in promise and short on details. You see, there've been a lot of big happenings behind the scenes at Live/Work and between these developments and running Kinesis, updating the blog has taken the back burner. BUT, don't despair...we're making important changes, all centered ... http://www.shawnbusse.com/private/houseblog/livework-grows-up Some big stuff coming in the next few days...survey tomorrow morning, budgets coming together, subs being selected. Still don't have all the details, but this weekend should provide me with an opportunity to bring everyone up to speed. MORE IMPORTANTLY: Live/Work will be moving! That's right, it' time to take this ... http://www.shawnbusse.com/private/houseblog/more-updatesand-a-new-home-for-livework Some exciting developments! I'm using my new iPhone to write this post, so I'll save the details for when I'm on a full-sized keyboard. But here's a hint: the project is going to happen http://www.shawnbusse.com/private/houseblog/big-news I'd like to send a quick shout-out to the Massachusetts Super Insulation Project. These guys are going all-out to make their home as energy-efficient as possible. Kudos! http://www.shawnbusse.com/private/houseblog/insulation-inspiration-mass-style One of the "issues" we have in the pacific northwest is water intrusion. I recently removed some drywall in my home to reveal dry rot and mildew. The replacement window (installed sometime in the 80s, I'm guessing) had leaked. Fine Homebuilding has a good article on "best practices" for installing a ... http://www.shawnbusse.com/private/houseblog/windows-best-practices-for-flashing ****UPDATE**** This plan is out. It's all or nothing, folks! I'm looking at an option of building the project in phases: a simple, single story unit designed to be added on at a later date (hence the wacky roofline). If you look closely, you'll see it's the same building, but with ... http://www.shawnbusse.com/private/houseblog/scaled-back