They Laughed When She Inherited a Ruined Cabin and a “Breathing” Cave—But That Place Would Keep Her Warm When Nothing Else Could

calling Silas Ren a pioneer of earth-sheltered habitation and me the builder who proved his theories under the most extreme conditions imaginable. He talked about thermal mass and convective exchange and limestone climate buffering. I did not understand all of it, but I understood enough. My grandfather’s name was in print. My grandfather’s work was continue reading …