Tag Archives: off-grid

J&J’s Tiny House

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Julian and Jessica are building a tiny house in California based on one of my free tiny house plans, the 8×16 Tiny Solar House. They made a few changes to the design to suit their needs. To begin with it’s built … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged accessible, ADA, california, Jessica, Julian, off-grid, tiny house | 4 Comments

The Free Agent House by Jibe Design

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Juliet, the principal architect at Jibe Design, shared this clever container-based home design with me and thought it might be interesting to readers of Tiny House Design. I think she’s absolutely right and applaud her for this new take on shipping … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged Goldenberg Photography, Jibe Design, Juliet, Naquib Hossain, off-grid, shipping container | 13 Comments

Cozy Maine Retreat

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I’m blown away by the simple elegance of this design and the quality of the finished home. My hat goes off to the architect, builder, client, and community that made this tiny house a reality. It’s a 550 square foot off-grid, … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Alex Scott Porter, cabin, maine, off-grid, Ragged Island | 7 Comments

Solar Panels on Sale at Amazon

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I was just reading an update on the Urban Rancher‘s blog and was happy to hear he’s getting his cabin ready to go completely off the grid. He won a wind turbine several months ago from and online drawing – … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged off the grid, off-grid, sale, solar panels, urban rancher | 4 Comments

How to Move Yourself Off-The-Grid

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Michael Janzen

It’s easy to take flush toilets, grid-power, and fresh water on tap for granted. I can’t blame any of us for thinking that all these modern conveniences are normal… it’s the onlynormal we’ve known. Due to this most folks have a … Continue reading →

Posted in How To | Tagged greywater, off the grid, off-grid, solar, sustainable | 41 Comments

The Bear Ridge Cottage

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I’ve been following the Bear Ridge Project for quite some time. It’s the journal of BigBear, a man who’s been working to find his own path to freedom by leaving a consumer based existence behind for and off-grid sustainable lifestyle. … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainable Living | Tagged bear ridge, bigbear, cabin, off-grid, sustainable | 2 Comments

Urban Rancher Update

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Michael Janzen

There is an incredibly captivating story unfolding in the mountains above Los Angeles of a man building a future of freedom through simplifying his life. Although as you’ll see when you read his latest tale of finding a way to … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged cabin, california, construction, los angeles, off-grid, remote, urban rancher | 2 Comments

Hungry Hollow Parcel

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Michael Janzen

On Sunday mornings Julia, Katie and I listen to Breakfast with the Beatles, a weekly radio show on KOZT, and dream about moving back to Mendocino County. Julia was surfing the Mendocino County craigslist looking at real estate for fun … Continue reading →

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged acreage, bridge, craigslist, Hungry Hollow Parcel, kozt, mendocino, off the grid, off-grid, philo, real estate, tiny house | 4 Comments

Dogtrot Cabin at Two Mile Ranch

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I was clicking around on materialicious the other day and spotted this dogtrot cabin. It caught my eye because I’d just posted a couple dogtrot shed designs the other week. This is the cabin at Two Mile Ranch and while … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged cabin, dogtrot, farm, iowa, off-grid, two mile ranch | 4 Comments