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		<title>Birdsnest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Pentagoda</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Errington</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/island-log-home/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A log dwelling.]]></description>
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		<title>Vipassana Residence</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/vipassana-dorm/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Wonderland</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/wonderland/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Koocanusa</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/koocanusa-high-performance-modular/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2356</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A prefabricated modular high-performance dwelling.]]></description>
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		<title>Makovey</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/modern-earthship-inspired-dwelling/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A pre-fabricated, high performance, earthship-inspired dwelling using Paradigm Panels. "We really love our house. After two years we still get blown away by it. We've had energy audit done today and the guy commented how well thought out the house was" - Owner]]></description>
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		<title>Phoenix</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/phoenix/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Chalet House</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/chalet-house-rammed-earth/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2348</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A 1,600 sqft rammed earth dwelling.]]></description>
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		<title>Whitty</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/whitty/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 21:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=3394</guid>

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		<title>Camozzi</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/revy-high-performance-home/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2334</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A 4,780 sqft high-energy performance, health-forward dwelling.]]></description>
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		<title>Errock Lake</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/errock-lake/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Fleischakker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 21:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Lumby</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/hempcrete-dwelling/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A large hempcrete dwelling.]]></description>
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		<title>Balsam</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/balsam-rammed-earth/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2360</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A rammed earth dwelling.]]></description>
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		<title>Naramata</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/naramata-rammed-earth/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A rammed earth dwelling.]]></description>
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		<title>Galiano</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/galiano-rammed-earth/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A small rammed earth dwelling.]]></description>
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		<title>Columbia Cabin</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/shelter-bay-living/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2336</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A 700 sqft prefabricated CLT dwelling.]]></description>
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		<title>Pender</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/strawbale-retrofit/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Pavilion Lake</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/pavilion-lake-high-performance-modular/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2337</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A prefabricated modular high-performance dwelling on helical pile foundation.]]></description>
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		<title>Queen Victoria Hospital Pavilion</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/queen-victoria-hospital-pavilion/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2349</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[An outdoor gathering space.]]></description>
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		<title>Bodywork Yurt</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/bodywork-therapy-yurt/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2318</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A 32 ft reused yurt installed permanently as a body working therapy space for Island Rolfing.]]></description>
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		<title>Boston</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/boston-home/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2347</guid>

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		<title>Usher</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/wood-chip-clay-timber-dwelling/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2338</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A two-storey timber frame structure with wood-chip clay enclosure.]]></description>
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		<title>Halfmoon Studio Loft</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/studio-building/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2306</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A wood-framed, light-straw clay and cob infilled, vesica pisces-shaped auxiliary studio building. More info!

“We are feeling very supported. And excited. Thank you!” – Owner]]></description>
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“We are feeling very supported. And excited. Thank you!” – Owner]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>Home In A Dome</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/wood-chip-clay-home-in-a-dome/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2330</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A wood-chip clay dwelling inside a 50′ diameter dome on a permaculture homestead.]]></description>
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		<title>R&#038;N Home</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/rn-rammed-earth-home/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2312</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A two-story, 1,020 sqft, reinforced rammed earth structure with wood-framed pre-engineered roof and second storey floor.

“I must start off with sharing my gratitude for your enthusiasm regarding our project and your drive to help it come about….. I needed that little boost. “ – Owner]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[A two-story, 1,020 sqft, reinforced rammed earth structure with wood-framed pre-engineered roof and second storey floor.

“I must start off with sharing my gratitude for your enthusiasm regarding our project and your drive to help it come about….. I needed that little boost. “ – Owner]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>Spray Creek Cellar</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/regenerative-farm-root-cellar/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2317</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A buried vaulted root cellar at Spray Creek Ranch – a regenerative and organic  farm.

“Our farming philosophy is rooted in several schools of thought within regenerative agriculture.  We use tools from management intensive grazing, holistic management, permaculture, agroecology and more”
“We believe in the power of regenerative agriculture to change the world, the power of food to connect people, and the power of consumers to change how farms are managed.”]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[A buried vaulted root cellar at Spray Creek Ranch – a regenerative and organic  farm.

“Our farming philosophy is rooted in several schools of thought within regenerative agriculture.  We use tools from management intensive grazing, holistic management, permaculture, agroecology and more”
“We believe in the power of regenerative agriculture to change the world, the power of food to connect people, and the power of consumers to change how farms are managed.”]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>Rossland</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/rossland-high-performance-modular/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2020 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2332</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A 1,000 sqft prefabricated modular high-performance dwelling on helical pile foundation.]]></description>
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		<title>Tawny Swallow</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/ecology-home/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2329</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A study of straw bale VS stick-Framed to explore realistic solutions for ecology-prioritized builders.]]></description>
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		<title>Gambier</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/light-straw-clay-home/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2325</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A two-story, 1100 sqft, light straw clay (LSC) home.]]></description>
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		<title>Rishikesh Yogāshram</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/rishikesh-yogaashram/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christian Tomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">http://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=786</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[At the edge of Rajaji National Park, a sustainable yoga ashram on the Hill Top of Manikoot mountain overlooking Rishikesh and the Ganga River. Mark Fleischhaker, P.Eng., helped with the design and construction of the Earthship roof and with the ashram master plan concept.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[At the edge of Rajaji National Park, a sustainable yoga ashram on the Hill Top of Manikoot mountain overlooking Rishikesh and the Ganga River. Mark Fleischhaker, P.Eng., helped with the design and construction of the Earthship roof and with the ashram master plan concept.]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>Organic Apple Storage</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/organic-apple-cold-storage/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ctomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">https://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=2309</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A 1,520sqft, wood framed super-insulated cold storage building for organic apples. Curlew Orchard grows fruit in balance with nature and are transitioning our orchard towards organic status.]]></description>
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		<title>Free Spirit Spheres</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/spherical-tresshouses/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christian Tomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">http://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=795</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Structural analysis of suspended, spherical fibreglass treehouses and their rigging.

Much of Free Spirit Spheres‘ work is informed by Biomimicry. “A tree house sphere uses the forest for its foundation. The occupants have a vested interest in the health of the grove. The supporting web also mirrors our connectedness to our eco-system.”]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Structural analysis of suspended, spherical fibreglass treehouses and their rigging.

Much of Free Spirit Spheres‘ work is informed by Biomimicry. “A tree house sphere uses the forest for its foundation. The occupants have a vested interest in the health of the grove. The supporting web also mirrors our connectedness to our eco-system.”]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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		<title>Hamilton</title>
		<link>https://metastruct.ca/portfolio/straw-bale-addition/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christian Tomiak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2016 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid isPermaLink="false">http://metastruct.ca/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=791</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A 430 sqft wood-framed addition with straw bale infill.]]></description>
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