• 
  • Carpentry
  • Plumbing & Wiring
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Kitchen & Bath
  • Building Codes
  • Interior Finish
  • Foundations & Masonry
  • Building Plans
  • DVDs
  • Magazine Archives
• 
  • Digital Issues
  • Member Home
• 
  • Subscribe
  • Renew
  • Gift Subscription
  • Current Issue
  • Magazine Extras
  • Magazine Index
  • Advertiser Marketplace

Podcast: Still Framing Like It's 1969?

Ed Pirnik, producer

3 users recommend

This week on the Lunch Pail Podcast, we find ourselves wondering why so many contractors continue to frame like it's 1969. Plus, get a sneak peek of the home that sausage built!

Add Comment
Print

This week, special issues editor Chuck Miller stops by the podcast to offer a sneak preview of our upcoming audio slideshow on the "home that sausage built." Plus, senior web producer Dan Morrison wants to know why so many framers are still stuck in the stone age, following the same tired practices of the 16 on-center generation. So grab a slice of pizza, crack open a Coke and join us for a brand new Lunch Pail podcast.

You can listen to the podcast using the simple player below, or just click on the Lunch Pail Podcast logo for a link to our iTunes feed.

Episode 9 - April 30, 2010

The Home that Sausage Built

For most folks, the ability to construct a truly faithful version of a Greene & Greene-style home is far out of reach. The financial commitment necessary to execute a flawless homage to the brothers' signature style is sky-high. Bruce Aidells, who founded the Aidells Sausage Company in 1983 and sold it a few years ago, was able to pull it off, however. And boy, did he ever pull it off!

	Channeling the Greene Brothers Step inside sausage king Bruce Aidells' stunning homage to the brothers Greene! This feature article from the current "Houses" special issue will be online in the coming days.
	Building an Arts & Crafts Stair Back in 1996, contributing author Lon Schleining brought readers behind-the-scenes on the construction of a reproduction of the stairway in the Greene brothers' famed "Gamble House."
	The House that Sausage Built An audio slideshow complete with outtakes from the current article on the Aidells house and clips from our interviews with the homeowner.

Efficient Framing Techniques
For more on efficient framing techniques, be sure to consult these classic articles from our archives.

	Economical Framing We've been covering the efficient framing revolution for a couple of decades now. For a great overview of what's involved, look no further than E. Lee Fisher's 1993 article on the Optimum Value Engineered House.
	The Future of Framing is Here Joe Lstiburek's 2005 article served as a brilliant update to E. Lee Fisher's 1993 piece (above).

Add Comment Print

Zero-Energy Homes Start With Air-sealing, Insulation, and Weatherproofing

Bobcat Ballet

Comments (6)

Briandotca writes: Great! I already listened to this one at the link you provided earlier but that'll be nice for the next one.

Thanks Ed
Posted: 12:20 pm on May 8th

epirnik writes: Briandotca: Success. Try the new embedded MP3 player.

Cheers,

Ed

Posted: 10:28 am on May 6th

Briandotca writes: Thanks Ed, that link worked like a charm. Offhand though isn't it possible to host them on Taunton webspace and have a set up similar to Greenbuildingadvisor.com? Just a flash applet to play the file and html link to download it?

MFournier, if I'm not mistaken I could have swore the previous podcasts (and I thought this was true for most "podcasts") were simply MP3 files or some other type of non-proprietary audio file. At that point itunes, ipods or any other apple products are not necessary do matter what name stuck to netcasts. To require them is to dictate what might other be a personal choice.

(Just to clear) Amazon kindle uses a proprietary format so you have to buy from them (why I'd never buy one of those and avoid apple products). For PDFs & and WMVs you don't actually need the programs made by the companies that made the format. There are alternatives if you happen to not like Microsoft or Adobe's offerings. The difference in this case is I would have to download and install itunes just to **download** the file so I could play it on a another program that I prefer over itunes in respect to it's main function as a music player/organizer. At that point it's completely redundant and from what I remember from trying apple software in the past, likely to cause some unnecessary grief.
Posted: 10:32 pm on May 5th

epirnik writes: Hi Briandotca: The old embedded player is no longer supported by the company that used to host it. So one day about a week ago, the player suddenly disappeared from the old posts. I'm still searching for a suitable player so folks who don't use iTunes can still listen via the blog post.

In the meantime, you can also catch it here:

http://www.blip.tv/file/3555447/

I hope that helps!

Cheers,
Ed
Posted: 9:22 am on May 5th

MFournier writes: Brianditca

Podcasts are just that "Podcasts" they are iTunes hosted you do not need to pay for iTunes you do not have to pay anything for most podcasts. But no you do not HAVE to use itunes

The Best Alternatives to iTunes for Podcasts
http://podcasts.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_best_alternatives_to_itunes_for_podcasts

I do not understand though what you would hate so much about iTunes or Apple. But your entitled to your opinion And as for having to download 3rd party applications to enjoy content on the web that is nothing new why do Mac users have to download and install MS movie player to watch windows video files? Why do we need to install Flash plug-ins to view flash based web sites. Why do you need a kindle or kindle app to read a kindle book. Why do you need Adobe PDF viewers to read PDF files. (even the IRS makes you use PDF)

Apple Podcasts are a very excepted format and Millions of people actually prefer them to other media formats they can be listened to online or loaded on a iPod or iPhone and you can listen in both and sync where you left off listening.

Posted: 10:26 pm on May 4th

Briandotca writes: Was the ability to download the podcast straight from the FHB site removed? Clicking the usual link is taking me to the itunes site now and it seems they want me to install itunes to download the podcast.

I don't want to sound overly cynical here but why should I have to download and install a program I don't need, like, or want from a third party (particularly one I tend to not care for) to be able to download FHB content?
Posted: 9:13 pm on May 4th

You must be logged in to post comments. Click here to login.