I recently got to tour the Brooks House in Brattleboro which burned a few years ago. A group of local investors is working to re-build and restore the Brooks House and I tagged along on a tour given to some potential contractors. Mostly insulation and roofing folks. Here are a few shots that most local folks wouldn't otherwise get to see. (Being on the roof was awesome!) Most of the interior spaces will be jsut white sheetrock when all is said and done so it was cool to see the bones of the place. The Mole's Eye was rather gross. Throughout the tour I got to be the proverbial "fly on the wall" and I was disappointed with the improvisational approach to insulation, air sealing and energy. One contractor said "well, cellulose is a good air seal". (!) What a contrast to the thoroughness that Coldham and Hartman Architects put into the Union Crossing Project - I went to a presentation on that project earlier this year and came away rather thoroughly impressed.