shay myers
@shaymy3rs.bsky.social
design, art, architecture in the mountain west + midwest | www.solstice.design
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The planet’s two biggest assholes are the President of the United States and the world’s richest man.
This is not ideal.
This is not ideal.
April 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The planet’s two biggest assholes are the President of the United States and the world’s richest man.
This is not ideal.
This is not ideal.
Well I just stumbled on essay of sorts I wrote in 2017, re-read it and decided to throw it up on Medium. It’s the first thing I’ve ‘published’ on a digital platform, so I’m not really sure what to do with it other than say, here it is if you feel inclined to look:
medium.com/@shay_83069/...
medium.com/@shay_83069/...
What’s the Use of Utopia?
Contemplating Technology and Myths in Architecture
medium.com
April 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Well I just stumbled on essay of sorts I wrote in 2017, re-read it and decided to throw it up on Medium. It’s the first thing I’ve ‘published’ on a digital platform, so I’m not really sure what to do with it other than say, here it is if you feel inclined to look:
medium.com/@shay_83069/...
medium.com/@shay_83069/...
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Is anyone here looking into probiotics and building materials by chance? There are some interesting claims around treating hempcrete lately. worldbiomarketinsights.com/probiotic-ar...
Probiotic architecture brings good bacteria to building design
Bacteria can make our buildings healthier. This is according to practitioners of microbial architecture, an emerging area of the bioeconomy at the intersection of architecture and microbiology.
worldbiomarketinsights.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Is anyone here looking into probiotics and building materials by chance? There are some interesting claims around treating hempcrete lately. worldbiomarketinsights.com/probiotic-ar...
Lately, thinking not only about how to design healthy and high performance, but also how to design for regeneration of our landscapes. Pretty much every project we have any more is in some way directly impacted by pollution (air in SLC, extraction in Ohio, former superfund in MT).
January 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Lately, thinking not only about how to design healthy and high performance, but also how to design for regeneration of our landscapes. Pretty much every project we have any more is in some way directly impacted by pollution (air in SLC, extraction in Ohio, former superfund in MT).
Rusty old relic on the site of our newest project. About 1/3 of the property had been clear cut, at least 2/3 may have old abandoned underground mines below, and this gas well sits on one corner.
Now that all the extracting is done, we get to build a house.
Now that all the extracting is done, we get to build a house.
January 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Rusty old relic on the site of our newest project. About 1/3 of the property had been clear cut, at least 2/3 may have old abandoned underground mines below, and this gas well sits on one corner.
Now that all the extracting is done, we get to build a house.
Now that all the extracting is done, we get to build a house.
While I’m rambling, the way that healthy, #lowcarbon building is talked about, trending toward overly academic and inaccessible for so many who should understand it - builders, tradespeople and owners - is a big obstacle. Even for us who already spend a lot of time and energy trying to keep up.
December 3, 2024 at 3:24 PM
While I’m rambling, the way that healthy, #lowcarbon building is talked about, trending toward overly academic and inaccessible for so many who should understand it - builders, tradespeople and owners - is a big obstacle. Even for us who already spend a lot of time and energy trying to keep up.
And I’m still not giving up on the idea of #mycelium based building products.
Having worked with #rammedearth , #strawbale , #limeplaster , #hempcrete over the last 10+ years and knowing that labor is the biggest challenge w/ #naturalbuilding , I don’t see why there’s not potential.
#mushrooms
Having worked with #rammedearth , #strawbale , #limeplaster , #hempcrete over the last 10+ years and knowing that labor is the biggest challenge w/ #naturalbuilding , I don’t see why there’s not potential.
#mushrooms
December 3, 2024 at 3:10 PM
And I’m still not giving up on the idea of #mycelium based building products.
Having worked with #rammedearth , #strawbale , #limeplaster , #hempcrete over the last 10+ years and knowing that labor is the biggest challenge w/ #naturalbuilding , I don’t see why there’s not potential.
#mushrooms
Having worked with #rammedearth , #strawbale , #limeplaster , #hempcrete over the last 10+ years and knowing that labor is the biggest challenge w/ #naturalbuilding , I don’t see why there’s not potential.
#mushrooms
Thinking a lot about low carbon alternatives to the foam-based building products that have worked well for us in recent years (ie, ICF and SIPs).
Looking for opportunities to use CLT, straw panels, bio-based ICF, etc. More prefab and modularization, less carbon.
#architecture #passivehouse
Looking for opportunities to use CLT, straw panels, bio-based ICF, etc. More prefab and modularization, less carbon.
#architecture #passivehouse
December 3, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Thinking a lot about low carbon alternatives to the foam-based building products that have worked well for us in recent years (ie, ICF and SIPs).
Looking for opportunities to use CLT, straw panels, bio-based ICF, etc. More prefab and modularization, less carbon.
#architecture #passivehouse
Looking for opportunities to use CLT, straw panels, bio-based ICF, etc. More prefab and modularization, less carbon.
#architecture #passivehouse
just poking around and hoping this place is the alternative to the other place that I’ve been looking for
November 17, 2024 at 9:11 PM
just poking around and hoping this place is the alternative to the other place that I’ve been looking for