Tag Archives: green roof

Green Roof Home Office

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Michael Janzen

If you’ve been following Tiny House Design for a while you know that I’ve been gearing up to build a tiny home office. I work from home and my family is growing (adopting a baby girl) so I need a … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged green roof, home office, modern, office, shed | 9 Comments

Dogtrot Friggebod

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Michael Janzen

One of my regular readers sent me his small house dream. David is a ex-Aussie living in Sweden and was inspired by a combination of my dogtrot tiny house concept and a friggebod. In Sweden you can generally build a … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged alternate energy, aussie, david, dogtrot, friggebod, green roof, sustainable, sustainable architecture, sweden, tiny house | 6 Comments

Modesthouse Mini

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Michael Janzen

This very modern and green house was designed by architect Jeffrey McKean. It’s built with lots of high-performance insulated glass, structural insulated panels (SIPS), and FSC certified structural framing. It features a rain water collection system, ground source heat pump, … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged architect, architecture, blue prints, fsc certified, green roof, ground source heat pump, house plans, Jeffrey McKean, modern house, Modesthouse, Modesthouse Mini, photovoltic, prefab, prefabricated, rain water collection, sips, solar panels, structural insulated panels | 1 Comment

How-To Create A Living Roof

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Michael Janzen

A reader named Mark passed this onto me the other day. It’s a how-to article on setting up a shed roof for growing plants. This seems like an excellent idea for those with limited space and a shed or tiny … Continue reading →

Posted in How To | Tagged garden roof, green roof, living roof | 4 Comments