tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27215154784472510162011-12-28T02:14:04.415-05:00Welcome to Terra Firma Inc.'s Blog. To review our projects please click the links below. If you click on an image it will get larger. Please contact us with any questions. email: info@terrafirmavt.comTerra Firma Incnoreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721515478447251016.post-45511986960306733572011-02-20T21:58:00.008-05:002011-02-20T22:07:07.855-05:00<div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575972519697921346" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JQPNSkJ_Klg/TWHVdsHvNUI/AAAAAAAAALM/DP3MfQEIs6A/s400/Turnbridge-Dwo-Sag-in-Context-photoshop.gif" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575971919481482546" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Gpvn4W44Kg4/TWHU6wI_LTI/AAAAAAAAAKs/4AaorpWu634/s400/Turnbridge-New-Paint-photoshop.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575972393350093042" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-67A8eUu0BCQ/TWHVWVcEWPI/AAAAAAAAALE/fzJk_XeVcSA/s400/Turnbridge-Dwo-Sag-Interior-New-photoshop.gif" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575973652827281698" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--pmwVQjLgdI/TWHWfpW1GSI/AAAAAAAAALU/z4YiTa5lbYM/s400/Turnbridge-Interior-Stair-photoshop.gif" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575972254967360546" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-goQZn0QOxMI/TWHVOR7DbCI/AAAAAAAAAK8/HqZd_xQZg98/s400/Turnbridge-IMG_1454-photoshop.gif" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2721515478447251016-4551198696030673357?l=terrafirmainc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Terra Firma Incnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721515478447251016.post-79246916815093705582010-07-30T21:59:00.002-04:002011-02-20T20:56:25.599-05:00<div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575955009288653410" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-594Q8PY5oM4/TWHFicw1ymI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/Y_TISHc1590/s400/kitchen-addition-wide-photoshop.gif" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575955658631715538" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XB2AFXkbgi8/TWHGIPwSmtI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/49qhQevzxr0/s400/kitchen-addition-tall-photoshop.gif" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2721515478447251016-7924691681509370558?l=terrafirmainc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Terra Firma Incnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721515478447251016.post-87056337218279368152010-07-30T16:22:00.001-04:002011-02-20T20:57:29.189-05:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gvxZDbfYUcY/TWHCxWs_OaI/AAAAAAAAAJs/EeVdkt3Xymo/s1600/Lucas-2-Plan-photoshop.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 230px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575951966825036194" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gvxZDbfYUcY/TWHCxWs_OaI/AAAAAAAAAJs/EeVdkt3Xymo/s400/Lucas-2-Plan-photoshop.gif" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ksAoIRURaro/TVacxFQKEAI/AAAAAAAAAIs/zAn1XVmkqFo/s1600/Lucas-2-From-road-photoshop.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 302px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572813955955036162" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ksAoIRURaro/TVacxFQKEAI/AAAAAAAAAIs/zAn1XVmkqFo/s400/Lucas-2-From-road-photoshop.gif" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pUaI7CqfdbE/TVactWfDWMI/AAAAAAAAAIk/layqK7JrVq0/s1600/Lucas-2-Fomm-SW-photoshop.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572813891861436610" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pUaI7CqfdbE/TVactWfDWMI/AAAAAAAAAIk/layqK7JrVq0/s400/Lucas-2-Fomm-SW-photoshop.gif" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5_CoGJdxSCs/TVacnnzgWUI/AAAAAAAAAIc/dTR6bnKE1Rg/s1600/Lucas-2-Back-photoshop.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572813793431411010" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5_CoGJdxSCs/TVacnnzgWUI/AAAAAAAAAIc/dTR6bnKE1Rg/s400/Lucas-2-Back-photoshop.gif" /></a><br /><br />http://www.prospectnewtown.com/<br /><br /><br /><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2721515478447251016-8705633721827936815?l=terrafirmainc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Terra Firma Incnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721515478447251016.post-86851975573267677822010-07-30T12:36:00.002-04:002011-02-12T09:56:31.401-05:00<div align="center">This super-insulated, passive-solar house is located in Kirby, Vermont.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570985454194433090" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2hHwiWZTSIM/TVAdwRYgnEI/AAAAAAAAAFM/ODtRpjxQy_s/s320/Eiken-First-Floor-Plan.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570977002609408018" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2hHwiWZTSIM/TVAWEUxneBI/AAAAAAAAAEk/TmCqycpSfBY/s320/eiken-sw-view.gif" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570986647872954978" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2hHwiWZTSIM/TVAe1wLpYmI/AAAAAAAAAFU/5iaIrj1yWCc/s320/Eiken-West-Elevation.jpg" /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570978730588777266" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2hHwiWZTSIM/TVAXo6AAKzI/AAAAAAAAAE8/c-m8l71tVIY/s320/South-Elevation.gif" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570979910016223218" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2hHwiWZTSIM/TVAYtjtax_I/AAAAAAAAAFE/drXv-k2Xc-Y/s320/eiken-kitchen.gif" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570978292095224498" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2hHwiWZTSIM/TVAXPYe_irI/AAAAAAAAAE0/juEDSzB8ZIk/s320/Eiken-Vertical.gif" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2721515478447251016-8685197557326767782?l=terrafirmainc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MODern ßrentnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721515478447251016.post-43286498611867397702010-07-27T14:05:00.007-04:002011-02-12T09:55:36.228-05:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3AquuGM8hxs/TVaSDiu4hyI/AAAAAAAAAGs/MdC1rkGIvr8/s1600/Edgerton-small-plans-v11.mcd-photoshop.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 236px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572802178478278434" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3AquuGM8hxs/TVaSDiu4hyI/AAAAAAAAAGs/MdC1rkGIvr8/s400/Edgerton-small-plans-v11.mcd-photoshop.gif" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572801701057460802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6TlvtcdcsUo/TVaRnwM4-kI/AAAAAAAAAGc/5MhLt-aamRk/s400/Edgerton-Tech-Farmhouse-ext-back-photoshop.gif" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 271px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572801245113401810" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TlliSo8ipSU/TVaRNNrWwdI/AAAAAAAAAGM/8XiQZANCi68/s400/Lucas-1-Ext-Tech-Farm-small-photoshop.gif" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 259px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572801863081441250" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rY-gU5QssJ8/TVaRxLyat-I/AAAAAAAAAGk/2Oq2H5mBnKg/s400/Edgerton-Section-photoshop.gif" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 324px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572801399502252434" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nBZ06oouV4c/TVaRWM0hqZI/AAAAAAAAAGU/6dkWb5GRXLk/s400/Lucas-1--int-view-tech-farmhouse-photoshop.gif" /> <div><div><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2721515478447251016-4328649861186739770?l=terrafirmainc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Terra Firma Incnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721515478447251016.post-64339637921722012592010-07-22T18:13:00.001-04:002011-02-20T21:26:44.490-05:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iPeLE4WI21k/TWHNJc2m_pI/AAAAAAAAAKk/h6WB_Qch_aY/s1600/Readsboro-one-phtoshop.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575963375909142162" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iPeLE4WI21k/TWHNJc2m_pI/AAAAAAAAAKk/h6WB_Qch_aY/s400/Readsboro-one-phtoshop.gif" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E_GlbNXp8Vk/TWHM3zjc79I/AAAAAAAAAKc/GeNl27UqnPA/s1600/Readsboro-two-photoshop.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575963072765161426" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E_GlbNXp8Vk/TWHM3zjc79I/AAAAAAAAAKc/GeNl27UqnPA/s400/Readsboro-two-photoshop.gif" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rQsy0khYw2k/TWHMqa_EiPI/AAAAAAAAAKU/4rLk2DVRS98/s1600/Readsboro-three-photoshop.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575962842831816946" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rQsy0khYw2k/TWHMqa_EiPI/AAAAAAAAAKU/4rLk2DVRS98/s400/Readsboro-three-photoshop.gif" /></a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575962488172522978" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zftql7mBk6g/TWHMVxxtLeI/AAAAAAAAAKM/gOrgfyoYKpk/s400/Readsboro-four-photoshop.gif" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 326px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575962047261942466" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9UK7bhVRd2w/TWHL8HQbosI/AAAAAAAAAKE/Rk49MNnFqz0/s400/Readsboro-five-photoshop.gif" /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2721515478447251016-6433963792172201259?l=terrafirmainc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Terra Firma Incnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721515478447251016.post-35252964613818979782010-07-20T20:37:00.000-04:002011-02-20T20:46:05.798-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This house has no boiler or furnace. The heat is provided by a single wood stove. The hot water is provided by an Instantaneous heater. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575950701214454450" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dxGxf0FTVoo/TWHBnr76UrI/AAAAAAAAAJk/im2xOeJkObU/s400/Bilsky-2-photoshop.gif" /></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572805241056066466" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-APz9Emu6o44/TVaU1zuU-6I/AAAAAAAAAG8/M0O5n9NEntE/s400/Bilsky-Exterior-SW-photoshop.gif" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572805499839534402" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sXCmQuQ6Sqc/TVaVE3xHVUI/AAAAAAAAAHE/2kiIKF0yS8Q/s400/Bilsky-Ext-w-flamingos-photoshop.gif" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572805706279462210" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JeZRUKAfnxM/TVaVQ40OpUI/AAAAAAAAAHM/LV1_ynolPbs/s400/Bilsky-Group-photoshop.gif" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572806061434449010" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LcweD3cRlOk/TVaVlj3xrHI/AAAAAAAAAHU/mGOJANRwF7c/s400/Bilsky-Interior-Corrected-photoshop.gif" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572806306451751394" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wUu9A0FqZKw/TVaVz0odAeI/AAAAAAAAAHc/9k2SYwoqlDc/s400/Bilsky-Vertical-Looking-down.gif" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2721515478447251016-3525296461381897978?l=terrafirmainc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Terra Firma Incnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721515478447251016.post-56716019846503106832010-07-19T18:30:00.000-04:002011-02-20T20:54:17.089-05:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--p0Cxw5iEZ0/TWG9ZtcrjrI/AAAAAAAAAJc/JMzJsVxFdpE/s1600/T-Hut-1-small-photoshop.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 273px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575946063055654578" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--p0Cxw5iEZ0/TWG9ZtcrjrI/AAAAAAAAAJc/JMzJsVxFdpE/s400/T-Hut-1-small-photoshop.gif" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575945963362158610" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9rDH75Cq-dk/TWG9T6D5iBI/AAAAAAAAAJU/Y9D5HXDQyWk/s400/T-Hut-2-Small-photoshop.gif" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">We have been asking the question,"Can we update the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">cabin that Henry David Thoreau built for himself ?"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"> We </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">have been experimenting with the original footprint of 10'</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"> x 15'. The built project is by students, affectionately </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">called "The T-box". The unbuilt work is a continuation of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">the conversation.</span> </div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2721515478447251016-5671601984650310683?l=terrafirmainc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Terra Firma Incnoreply@blogger.com0