Hammerhead Stoneworks » Daily Sledge http://hammerheadstoneworks.com Stonework portfolio of Marc Archambault of Hammerhead Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:56:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Daily Sledge: Amazing Paving http://hammerheadstoneworks.com/2009/08/the-daily-sledge-amazing-paving/ http://hammerheadstoneworks.com/2009/08/the-daily-sledge-amazing-paving/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:58:53 +0000 Marc http://hammerheadstoneworks.com/?p=262 flagstone cross section
The second issue of the Hammerhead newsletter The Daily Sledge is now available. This issue focuses on dry stone patios and pathways. I created it specifically for my DIY flagstone classes at the Arboretum.

]]> http://hammerheadstoneworks.com/2009/08/the-daily-sledge-amazing-paving/feed/ 0 Is Stone Green? Sustainability conference http://hammerheadstoneworks.com/2009/06/is-stone-green-2/ http://hammerheadstoneworks.com/2009/06/is-stone-green-2/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:44:33 +0000 Marc http://hammerheadstoneworks.com/?p=221 classroom set upYesterday I took part in the Mt. Green Sustainability Conference at Warren Wilson College. I led a session on Sustainability in Stonework, in which I introduced the Green Target tool I recently created. I talked about the four elements and what they mean: Function, Energy, Lifespan and Culture. We reviewed the cabin case study and then did a case study together on another project. You can see the images I used on the right side of the board in this picture.
 

Green Target teaching toolThis is the graphic I used to explain the Green Target. It was a brief session, so my explanation was shorter than I would have liked, but the case study really seemed to bring it together for people. After the class a few people stopped to talk to me about the tool. During my talk I spoke about the subjective, values driven nature of the tool. Maybe someday it could be empirical, but I’m not sure that’s necessary or helpful. I want to promote dialogue and discovery. There are plenty of certification programs out there and more emerging everyday. I wanted to create a way for everyone else to talk about all this stuff.

 

June 2009 newsletterThis is the first edition of the Daily Sledge, my company newsletter. I published it as the companion to a presentation I did.
Download The Daily Sledge: June 2009 (500K)

 
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