Duerichen, Norbert

Norbert Duerichen grew up in the Central Interior of British Columbia and, after several years of academic life, chose to explore various trades including alternative house construction and steel fabricating. During this period he designed and constructed wood home heating systems. His book Woodburning Stoves, gives an in-depth account of what he learned about wood heating. During his experiences with alternative building, ecoforestry and pinoneer farming Duerichen became a spokesman for the practical. He developed an ever-increasing suspicion of the claim that science and technology offers a