Category Archives: Construction Method

Concrete Canvas Shelters – Just Add Water

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Julia was browsing tiny house videos on YouTube today and ran across this unusual shelter system. It’s been developed for military and disaster relief missions as a quickly deployed hardened shelter. The dome is made out of a concrete impregnated … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged concrete canvas, dome home, dome house, inflatable house, instant house, tiny dome, tiny house, uk | 19 Comments

Strawbale Innovation in the UK

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I just spotted this on Shedworking.co.uk. It’s a tiny strawbale house offered by amazonails, the leading strawbale building company in the UK. This tiny house is their answer to a growing demand for tiny strawbale houses. Their website is filled … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged amazonails, shedworking, strawbale, tires, uk | 3 Comments

Papercrete Tiny Houses

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Julia (my wife) ran across this papercrete house website recently. Papercrete is a simple and inexpensive way of building walls from paper pulp and cement. Normally concrete blocks are a mix of sand, gravel, and quite a bit of cement … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged adobe, block, cob, inexpensive, papercrete, solar | 8 Comments

Straw Bale And Adobe Solar Hybrid Home – Building With Awareness

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Michael Janzen

This is an interesting small home project. It’s 830 square feet and built from straw bales and adobe. Adobe provides the thermal mass and the straw bales provide insulation. Aesthetics were a top priority and you can tell from the … Continue reading →