resilience

Material Spotlight: Let's Talk Cork Siding

What comes to mind when you think of cork? From wine bottle tops and tack boards to flooring, cork is a popular material for a wide range of products in our daily lives. At Harka, we’re all about exploring the latest in sustainable and non-toxic materials. So, let’s talk about what cork siding can do for you.

“Unprecedented” Weather: Is This the New Norm and How Can You Make Your Home Climate-Safe?

To ring the new year, Portland experienced an unprecedented storm resulting in more than a week of wind, snow, ice, and record breaking temperatures. We are seeing extreme rain events causing mudslides and floods, and extreme heat and drought periods causing never before seen wildfires. It is not hard to image that what we call extreme weather now, we will eventually just call weather. How will we adapt? Well, one way will be through changing the way we build and adapt our shelters.