Tag Archives: texas

GroHome in San Antonio

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I got a tip from one of my readers, Wayne. If you’re near San Antonio, Texas you might be curious to know that you have a high tech tiny house open to the public in your neck of the woods. … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged 2007, Event, GroHome, Pliny Fisk, San Antonio, Solar Decathlon team, sustainable architecture, texas, Texas A&M, tiny house | 2 Comments

The Great Escape – now in Texas

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I’ve been following James and Kristen‘s tiny house construction story for months and today have great news. They have made it past an enormous milestone and have left Massachusetts behind and made the trek down to Texas where they will now … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged james, kristen, Massachusetts, texas, The Great Escape, tiny house | 3 Comments

Tiny House Kit by Zamore Homes

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Michael Janzen

This is a small 400 square foot kit house that comes ready to assemble and is built by Zamore Homes in Houston, Texas. It’s made from standard off-the-shelf parts and through clever design can be flat packed and delivered to … Continue reading →

Posted in Kits / Prefab | Tagged flat pack, Houston, kit, Shot Trot, texas, Zamore Homes | 6 Comments

The Field Lab – Extremely Sustainable Homestead

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Michael Janzen

The Field Lab, also known as the Southwest Texas Alternative Energy And Sustainable Living Field Laboratory, is the 40-acre desert homestead of John Wells. John had been living in upstate New York for years but had a bit of awakening, like … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainable Living | Tagged homestead, humanure, jenkins, john wells, off the grid, rainwater, solar, southwest, sustainable, swamp cooler, texas, the field lab | 12 Comments

Gary’s Hobbit House

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Michael Janzen

My wife Julia loves cob houses and sometimes spots a good story while surfing for ideas for her dream house. Last night she ran across this article in Natural Home Magazine about a guy named Gary in Texas who built … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged cob, cob house, gary zuker, hobbit house, texas | 6 Comments

Tiny Texas Houses in the News

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Michael Janzen

I just spotted this article on Tiny Texas Houses and the tiny house movement in general. Tiny Texas Houses build tiny homes from renewable materials and salvaged stuff. These little houses are a nice example of how old items can … Continue reading →