Tag Archives: low-cost housing

Small Earthbag Home For $1000

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I’m especially partial to low-cost housing solutions that push the envelope and demonstrate that a home doesn’t have to be expensive and extravagant to provide it’s owner security and happiness. Owen Geiger recently posted an article on the Earthbag Building … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged earthbag, Earthbag Building Blog, low-cost housing, owen geiger, reclaimed, recycled, sustainable architecture | 4 Comments

Tiny Free House Update

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Michael Janzen

It’s a bit ironic that the hardest part of building my tiny free house is making time to actually work on it. Finding free building materials is actually pretty easy compared to scheduling time. This week I took Wednesday off … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiny Free House | Tagged low-cost housing, pallet house, sustainable architecture, Tiny Free House, tiny house | 3 Comments

Tent Cities on Oprah Today

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Michael Janzen

This is a little off topic but a good example of one of the many problems simple owner-built tiny houses could solve… and a story worth listening to. I also hope that stories like this begin to wake up local … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Design | Tagged affordable housing, housing, low-cost housing, oprah, sacramento, tent city | 9 Comments