Monthly Archives: September 2010

Ancient Inspirations

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I’ve been noodling all week about what form a sustainable tiny house city might take. While my recent online wanderings into the city planning of Black Rock City got me started on this quest, its overall design is really geared … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged ancient, civilization, cliff dwelling, pueblo, southwest | 9 Comments

Black Rock City Inspiration

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Michael Janzen

At this very moment 50,000 people have setup housekeeping in a temporary city in the Nevada desert. If you don’t know much about the Burning Man Project you might find it surprising that this temporary city (Black Rock City) has an … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Design | Tagged Black Rock City, Burning Man Project, city plan, city-state, ecovillage, Rod Garrett | 16 Comments

Dan’s Tiny House Project plans now available

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Dan’s Mom had been living in a badly constructed trailer home that was deteriorating around her. Like most of us these days money was tight, so Dan began researching frugal housing options and discovered the tiny house movement. Inspired by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Plans | Tagged dan, house plans, mom, Plans, tiny house | 9 Comments

Twelve By Twelve – by William Powers

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I’ve not read my copy of Twelve by Twelve yet, but I was happy to see that David at The Good Human has posted his review of this new book. After spending some years abroad doing humanitarian work, William Powers came … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged book review, off the grid, The Good Human, Twelve By Twelve, William Powers | 1 Comment