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Tag Archives: canada
10 Square – Competition Entries
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
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Tagged 10 Square, BC, canada, competition, Nelson, Shelter: How We Live, Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History
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100% Nasty Free – Punkle’s Farm
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
Small Family Birdhouse
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
Green Shed Design Competition Winners
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
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Tagged british columbia, canada, competition, Pandora Park Community Garden Society, shed, vancouver
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Daphne’s Caravans
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
How to build a Tumbleweed Tiny House
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
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Tagged austin, boston, boulder, california, canada, colorado, Durham, fencl, jay shafer, Massachusetts, North Carolina, oregon, portland, sebastopol, texas, toronto, tumbleweed, Video, Workshops
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Focus on the Future – Small is beautiful and eminently livable – By Michael Mehta
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
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Tagged BC, british columbia, canada, Gabriola Island, Michael Mehta, simple living, small homes
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Funky Bunky
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
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Tagged bunkhouse, canada, doghouse, funky bunky, playhouse, whimsical
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Students to Build Three Tiny Houses
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
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Ben’s Tiny House Design
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
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Tagged Ben, canada, École secondaire catholique Embrun, Embrun, google sketchup, school, school project, student
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