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Earthbag Home Update

Owner-builder Aaron posted a progress update on his small earthbag home. One of the aspects we don’t usually see online is the hard work involved in building one’s own small home. While this video shows just a few minutes of … Continue reading

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How to Build a Fortress on the Cheap

Aaron is an amateur owner-builder putting together an earthbag home on his land in Texas. In the video below he gives us a tour of the home in it’s current unfinished state. The house is small (not tiny) and appears … Continue reading

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The Field Lab in The New York Times

I first wrote about John Wells and The Field Lab back on June 8, 2009. Now John’s story has been written up in the New York Times. Ironically before John moved out west and starting building The Field Lab he worked … Continue reading

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Austin Tiny House – Price Reduced

Louis Burns has reduced the asking price for the tiny house he recently completed from $15,000 to $10,000. The house is built on a 16-foot trailer and weights less than 5000-pounds. It features a sleeping loft, small bathroom, closet, and … Continue reading

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Austin Tiny House

Louis Burns recently finished building his first tiny house. It’s a simple home built on a 16-foot trailer, weights less than 5000-pounds, and has been setup with basic plumbing and electrical. It also features a sleeping loft, small bathroom, closet, … Continue reading

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Tiny Open House in Austin, Texas

Austin Tiny House is throwing an open house to celebrate the completion of their first tiny house. The open house will take place on Saturday December 18, 2010 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 5213 Jim Hogg Ave in … Continue reading

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Sustainable Cabin – A Transportable Architecture Laboratory

A design-build program headed by Urs Peter Flueckiger at Texas Tech University produced this small off-grid cabin. It will serve as a lab for exploring sustainable design. The project was inspired by Thoreau’s Cabin and Le Corbusier’s Cabanon. The structure was … Continue reading

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Hybrid Cob/Earthship Workshop in October

David Reed will be hosting an intensive 10-day cob/earthship workshop in Hempstead, Texas starting October 1, 2010. The workshop will show you everything you need to know about building your own cob home. Participants should plan on bringing their own accommodations … Continue reading

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Reclaimed Space – Small House Builder

Reclaimed Space is a small house builder in Austin, Texas. They specialize in creating factory built homes using reclaimed building materials on the outer facades and all new material for the structural framing and roof. Before the house is brought by … Continue reading

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How to build a Tumbleweed Tiny House

Jay Shafer and the team at the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company have just put the finishing touches on a great video that shows the construction of a Tumbleweed Fencl. I especially liked seeing details like how they connect the house … Continue reading

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