Tag Archives: green house

The Phoenix Commotion

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Michael Janzen

My wife Julia ran across this in the most recent issue of Natural Home Magazine. It’s a low-income housing initiative started by Dan and Marsha Phillips in Texas called The Phoenix Commotion. They are taking mostly discarded stuff and building … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged affordable, affordable housing, green house, recycled, renewable, tiny house | 4 Comments

Underground House

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Michael Janzen

Here’s an interesting house inspired by a book at DVD set, The $50 and up Underground House, by Mike Oehler. It’s a cob, log, and mostly natural material house being built by Glenn and Kathy Kangiser in central California. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged green house, small house, undergroud house | 8 Comments

Turnbull Tiny House

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Michael Janzen

I just ran across this tiny house being built by Elizabeth Turnbull in Byfield, MA. Beginning in August, she hopes that it will be her home while in graduate school at Yale University. She’s using a lot of reclaimed and … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged elizabeth turnbull, green house, tiny house, turnbull, turnbull tiny house | 4 Comments