Journal — building

The history of a Topping Off, or Topping Out, ceremony is rooted in Scandinavian history, material, climate, and religious practice. When a building was finished, a tree would be placed on top to ...

I tend to sit down to write these updates on Eden Hill thinking I'll have a lot to say. After all, a large portion of each day is spent thinking about, checking in on, or working on an aspect of th...

Breaking Ground. It’s a literal action, tearing into the earth and tossing it aside into piles of topsoil, not-topsoil, rocks, etc., and an emotional moment. Like stepping up to the starting line ...