Monthly Archives: March 2011

Jeremy’s Tiny House

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Michael Janzen

It’s always exciting for me to run across a new tiny house project. Somehow this one stayed off my radar until today. It’s a Tumbleweed Fencl built by a fellow named Jeremy in Indiana. On his website he says he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged fencl, for sale, Indiana, Jeremy | 3 Comments

Yestermorrow Tiny House Design/Build Workshop

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Starting on September 18, 2011, Dee Williams and Paul Hanke will be teaching a 12-day tiny house workshop at the Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Warren, Vermont. Here’s a part of the course description: In this intensive course, students will spend mornings and … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged dee williams, Paul Hanke, vermont, Warren, workshop, Yestermorrow | 4 Comments

The Legality of Tiny Houses

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Michael Janzen

In the following interview with Tumbleweed Tiny House Company founder Jay Shafer, he describes some of his initial motives for choosing to live in a tiny home. Civil disobedience was one item that topped the list. Demonstrating that size was not … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainable Living | Tagged interview, jay shafer, legal, permit, tiny houses, tumbleweed | 17 Comments

How to Design a Nuclear Fallout Shelter

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Nuclear fallout shelters have been stigmatized as the ultimate prep for the paranoid and the butt of many jokes. But now that we’ve all been reminded that nuclear accidents can happen, nobody is laughing anymore. My hope is that nuclear … Continue reading →

Posted in How To | Tagged fallout shelter, half-life, japan, nuclear accident, radiation, shielding | 12 Comments

Tumbleweed Lusby Tiny House For Sale

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Elaine is selling her tiny house. It’s a Tumbleweed Lusby that she had custom built in New Hampshire back in 2008-2009. The house is currently located on the west coast about an hour from San Francisco. The Lusby is about … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged eBay, for sale, Lusby, tumbleweed | 4 Comments

Yes Wee Cabins Video

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Michael Janzen

George Packard, a professional videographer in New Hampshire, recently interviewed tiny house builder Tim Guiles about his tiny house projects (video below). George is currently working on finishing two more videos on tiny houses, one with Jay Shafer and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged George Packard, New Hampshire, Tim Guiles, Yes Wee Cabins | 9 Comments

The Field Lab in The New York Times

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Michael Janzen

I first wrote about John Wells and The Field Lab back on June 8, 2009. Now John’s story has been written up in the New York Times. Ironically before John moved out west and starting building The Field Lab he worked … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged john wells, new york times, Sustainable Living, texas, the field lab | Leave a comment

Eric’s Prefab Micro House

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Eric, one of my readers, sent me some photos of a tiny house project he’s been prototyping. The design began as a disaster relief shelter but in the end didn’t quite meet his initial goals. It did turn out to … Continue reading →

Posted in Kits / Prefab | Tagged Chico, Eric, metal, panel, panelized, prefab | 5 Comments

The Future of Tiny House Business Opportunities

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Michael Janzen

I’ve noticed an increase in interest around the topic of tiny house business opportunities. Things seemed to get jump started sometime after July 17, 2010 when Jay Shafer‘s story was featured on the Yahoo homepage. The media seemed to really like the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainable Living | Tagged blogging, books, business, Plans, tiny house, Workshops | 27 Comments

WorldHaus Prefab

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Michael Janzen

The folks at faircompanies tipped me off to an interview they recently had with Daniel Gross, the entrepreneur behind a company called WorldHaus. WorldHaus, an Idealab project, has developed a low cost prefab building system intended to provide families in … Continue reading →

Posted in Humanitarian | Tagged Daniel Gross, earthbag, faircompanies, owen geiger, prefab, Video, worldhaus | 21 Comments