Monthly Archives: April 2010

Dan’s Tiny House Project Update

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Dan Louche posted an update on his blog today reporting that this tiny house for his mom is almost complete. For six days he worked on the house with his dad and brother finishing out the interior. As you can see … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Dan Louche, mom, Projects, tiny house | 4 Comments

Tiny Houses – Icons of Freedom

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Michael Janzen

A tiny house on a trailer could cost less than the permits for a normal house. This recent post on building permits by Karl Ulrich shows exactly what permits and fees will cost him to build a normal house in his … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainable Living | Tagged fencl, icon of freedom, low-cost, permits, tumbleweed | 3 Comments

Solar Decathlon 2011 – The Competition Begins

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Twenty teams have been selected to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon in 2011. All of the teams will design and build small solar-powered homes that are also affordable, energy-efficient, and attractive. The Solar Decathlon began in 2002 … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged DOE, Solar Decathlon 2011, U.S. Department of Energy | 3 Comments

Tiny House Strawbale Workshop

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Michael Janzen

The Canelo Project is a small non-profit organization dedicated to exploring truly sustainable living systems including housing. The founders, Athena and Bill Steen, are also well know authors of books like The Straw Bale House, Built By Hand, and Small … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainable Living | Tagged Arizona, Athena Steen, Bill Steen, Canelo, Canelo Project, earthern, strawbale | Leave a comment

We’re stronger together

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I like to think of Earth Day more like Good-Humans-on-Earth Day because it seems like its our symbiotic relationship with Planet Earth that we’re really celebrating. So I thought I’d share something that I’ve noticed emerging from the wider community that … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainable Living | Tagged california, community, earth day, hut, Laptop and a Rifle, Ryo Chijiiwa, Second Amendment, we're stronger together | 7 Comments

Water Tank Tiny House

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Actually this is the Infomab10 pavilion created by Kawamura-Ganjavian Studio for Madrid Abierto 2010, a public arts festival in Madrid, Spain. One hundred small holes were drilled in the walls and fitted with little bubble windows to provide light. As you … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged Infomab10 pavilion, Kawamura-Ganjavian Studio, Madrid Abierto 2010, water tank | 1 Comment

Drywall and Beer

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Beer can make drywalling a tiny house a little easier as long as it’s not mixed together. Well that’s what the Urban Rancher discovered when he installed the drywall in his little cabin somewhere in the mountains above Los Angeles. … Continue reading →

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Yome Home – Hybrid Yurt Dome

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Red Sky Shelters builds an interesting hybrid dome yurt they call the Yome. It uses a geodesic dome style structure for the walls and roof instead of the fence-like lattice work you’ll find in some yurts. The walls are then … Continue reading →

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Quietude

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Michael Janzen

One of my readers commented on Palladio’s Escape Cottage the other day and mentioned another similar house called Quietude. The name was unfamiliar to me so I followed the link and found this wonderful small house designed by Henry Yorke … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Henry Yorke Mann, Quietude, small house, sustainable architecture | 7 Comments

Palladio’s Escape in the news

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Michael Janzen

There was a nice article on Ricky Newcomer’s Palladio’s Escape Cottage small prefab house at the TheNewsStar.com. The house is prefabricated and then assembled at the work site using bolts, metal plates, and a crane. The prototype pictured here took about … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement, Plans | Tagged house plans, Palladio's Escape Cottage, prefab, small house | 3 Comments