Tag Archives: canada

10 Square – Competition Entries

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Michael Janzen

The 10 Square Design Competition entries have now been posted to the competition’s blog. Juried finalists will be announced (via the Shelter Blog) Tuesday, October 19th. Voting for the “people’s choice” entry will run from October 12th through October 26th (5 … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged 10 Square, BC, canada, competition, Nelson, Shelter: How We Live, Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History | 4 Comments

100% Nasty Free – Punkle’s Farm

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Michael Janzen

If the story of Heimo Korth, the trapper that lives in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, was a bit to extreme for you, as it was for me at times; you’ll appreciate this trailer for a movie about Punkle’s Farm. … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainable Living, Video | Tagged canada, ontario, Punkle's Farm | 1 Comment

Small Family Birdhouse

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Michael Janzen

One question a lot of people have been asking recently centers around tiny houses and families. It’s true that many of the very small homes are inhabited by one or two people, so where are the tiny houses for families? … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Andrea, birdhouse, cabin, canada, family | 6 Comments

Green Shed Design Competition Winners

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Pandora Park Community Garden Society, In Vancouver, B.C., recently organized a garden shed design competition. Here’s how they describe what they were going after: “The primary objective is to demonstrate that natural, hand built, recycled, or otherwise sustainably produced building … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged british columbia, canada, competition, Pandora Park Community Garden Society, shed, vancouver | Leave a comment

Daphne’s Caravans

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Pictured here is a collection of gypsy caravans camped out at NERO Canada. If you’d like to build one of these tiny homes yourself Daphne’s Caravans can help. They have a growing online forum that they call The Caravan Workshop where … Continue reading →

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How to build a Tumbleweed Tiny House

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Jay Shafer and the team at the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company have just put the finishing touches on a great video that shows the construction of a Tumbleweed Fencl. I especially liked seeing details like how they connect the house … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged austin, boston, boulder, california, canada, colorado, Durham, fencl, jay shafer, Massachusetts, North Carolina, oregon, portland, sebastopol, texas, toronto, tumbleweed, Video, Workshops | 5 Comments

Focus on the Future – Small is beautiful and eminently livable – By Michael Mehta

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Back in November I posted the story of Michael Mehta’s small house on Gabriola Island in British Columbia. Shortly after that Michael mentioned to me that he was working on an article that focused on the benefits of simple living … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged BC, british columbia, canada, Gabriola Island, Michael Mehta, simple living, small homes | Leave a comment

Funky Bunky

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Michael Janzen

What you see below is a playhouse made by the folks at Funky Bunky up in Canada. As you can see it looks like a whimsical animation that’s come to life and I’m certain kids will love playing in little … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged bunkhouse, canada, doghouse, funky bunky, playhouse, whimsical | Leave a comment

Students to Build Three Tiny Houses

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Michael Janzen

A couple of days ago I posted the story of a high school class in Canada that is going to actually build three tiny houses from student designs. Ben, the student that contacted me originally, won third place, his brother … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Ben, canada, Dany, École secondaire catholique Embrun, Mathieu, school project, students. Embrun, tiny house | 5 Comments

Ben’s Tiny House Design

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Yesterday a student named Ben from Embrun, Canada shared with me this tiny house design that he made with Google SketchUp. He and his school gave me permission to show it to you and share a little background on this … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged Ben, canada, École secondaire catholique Embrun, Embrun, google sketchup, school, school project, student | 12 Comments