Tag Archives: recycled

Casita in Arruda dos Vinhos by Plano B

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Michael Janzen

While this modern cabin looks like it was built with all new materials, it’s wasn’t. In fact it’s a bit of a Phoenix reborn from the ashes and uses many reclaimed building materials from a ruined building of the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Arruda dos Vinhos, Plano B, portugal, reclaimed, recycled, sustainable architecture | 4 Comments

Gypsy Junker

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Derek “Deek” Diedricksen is working on another tiny house. This time a portable 24 square foot place he’s nicknamed the Gypsy Junker. This isn’t Deek’s first tiny house project, he’s built a cabin up in Vermont and is also writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Deek, Derek Diedricksen, Gypsy Junker, pallets, reclaimed, recycled | 5 Comments

Fireplace Shelter

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Michael Janzen

This amazing tiny structure is located in Trondheim, Norway, and was designed as a place for kids in a school yard. The walls are made from recycled scrap wood from a nearby construction site that are arranged in 80 layered … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged Fireplace, kids, Norway, organic, recycled, scrap, shelter, Trondheim | Leave a comment

Paddy’s Poorboy Special

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Michael Janzen

This is Paddy’s tiny house which is located in Harbert, Michigan. He calls it his Poorboy special because it’s built on a low budget, although you can’t really tell from the photos because he’s done such a nice job with … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged frugal, Harbert, low budget, michigan, Paddy, reclaimed, recycled, scavenge, scrounge, second hand, tiny house | 10 Comments

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 August 23, 2009 by Michael Janzen

The weather was nice this past weekend, a little hot, but not bad at all… perfect for putting the pallet boards on the roof of my Tiny Free House. I did get a bit of a sun burned on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiny Free House | Tagged free house, pallet house, pallets, recycled, scrap, sustainable, sustainable architecture, tiny house | 3 Comments

Justin’s Tiny House Update

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Justin Peer is building a tiny house on the outskirts of London, England and the exciting part is just now underway; the walls are going up. He’s building it from a lot of reclaimed (and some new) building materials. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged ireland, justin peer, reclaimed, recycled, salvaged, small living journal, sustainable architecture, tiny house, trailer | 1 Comment

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