Tag Archives: book

The Year of Mud: Building a Cob House by Brian “Ziggy” Liloia

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Brian “Ziggy” Liloia just finished a book documenting the process of building his tiny cob house at the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. The book is titled The Year of Mud: Building a Cob House. Ziggy began construction in April of 2008 and moved in on … Continue reading →

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DIY Rammed Earth Manual, How to build with DIRT

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Michael Thompson at rammed-earth.org shared a copy of his new book with me, it’s called DIY Rammed Earth Manual, How to build with DIRT! I was really happy to find it packed with real DIY information. The first section covers … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged book, dirt, earthen home, ebook, michael thompson, rammed earth, uk, Workshops | 1 Comment

Builders of the Pacific Coast by Lloyd Kahn

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Lloyd Kahn is currently working on a new book on tiny houses, and recently contacted me about possibly including a piece on my Tiny Free House. It won’t be long before I’ll need to move my pallet house project closer … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged alternative architecture, book, Builders of the Pacific Coast, handmade homes, Lloyd Kahn, Shelter Publications, sustainable architecture | 4 Comments

Simple Solar Homesteading

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I’ve written about this Simple Solar Homestead before but LaMar has made some improvements to his website including the addition of videos and photos of cabins built from the plans in his book. His book is called Simple Solar Homesteading … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged book, ebook, homestead, homesteading, lamar alexander, off the grid, simple solar homesteading, solar, tiny house | 6 Comments

Book Review: Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts (And Whatever The Heck Else We Could Squeeze In Here!)

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Derek Diedricksen’s new book is everything I expected it to be and more. It’s also got what might be the longest book title in history, Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts (And Whatever The Heck Else We … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged book, Cozy Cottages, Derek Diedricksen, Funky Forts, Humble Homes, Ramshackle Retreats, Simple Shacks | 4 Comments

Derek’s New Book is Ready -and- Gypsy Junker on Instructables

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Derek posted a little more information on his 24 square foot Gypsy Junker on Instructables. This micro house sleeps two and was made mostly from discarded lumber. It fits on a trailer and will probably be hauled up to his … Continue reading →

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Tiny Prefab ebook Winner!

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Michael Janzen

First I want to thank everyone that entered the Free Drawing for the Tiny Prefab ebook. There were tons of great tiny house ideas and dreams in those 39 comments… definitely worth a read if you’re curious to see what’s … Continue reading →

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Tiny Prefab – eBook & Plans

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Last night I put the finishing touches on a 65 page house plan ebook. It’s called Tiny Prefab, A Do-It-Yourself Prefab Building System and contains the plans and instructions for creating tiny prefab structures that are easy to build from … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged book, diy, do it yourself, ebook, michael janzen, panelized, panels, Plans, prefab, sips, sustainable, sustainable architecture, tiny prefab | 6 Comments