Tag Archives: tiny solar house

Bill Builds The Tiny Solar House

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Michael Janzen

A couple of weeks ago I got some exciting news from my friend Kent Griswold that someone was building a house from one of my tiny free house plans. I’ve had a few people tell me they are planning on … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Plans | Tagged alaska, california, free plans, Kent Griswold, simple living, tiny house bill brooks, tiny house blog, tiny solar house | 3 Comments

Murphy Bed in the 8×20 Solar House

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I’m still making small edits to the next version of the house plans but I wanted to share a better picture of the murphy bed. It’s a queen size bed mounted horizontally. This allows some space to walk around side … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Plans | Tagged free plans, google sketchup, murphy bed, sketchup, solar house, sustainable architecture, tiny house, tiny solar house, wall bed, wallbed | 14 Comments

Tiny Dogtrot House – Part 2

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I got so much great feedback on the last Tiny Dogtrot House design concept that I decided to whip up a revision. Below is a slightly modified variation that now includes a screened porch between the two 8′ by 12′ … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged architecture, dogtrot, google sketchup, passive solar, photovoltaic, solar house, sustainable, tiny house, tiny solar house | 15 Comments

Improved Solar Panel Set-Up

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Honestly I’m trying to keep this simple, no really. I could just slap an RV photovoltaic (PV) panel rack on the roof and be done with it but it just seems like that would be harder to live with day-in … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Plans | Tagged 8x16, active solar, Free Plans, free plans, passive solar, solar house, solar tiny house, tiny solar house | 14 Comments

Updated Tiny Solar House Plans

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I just finished making some refinements to the Tiny Solar House plans based on the suggestions I got from my last post. I’ve added a little more bracing in the walls, an alternate floor plan, a materials list (with cost … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Plans | Tagged floor plan, framing plan, free plans, photovoltaic array, solar house, solar panels, tiny house, tiny solar house | 15 Comments

8×16 Free Tiny House Plans

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Michael Janzen

It’s 1:00 AM and I just put the finishing touches on the first version of the 8×16 free tiny house plans. This house is designed to be an inexpensively built passive solar tiny house on a trailer. In the next … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Plans | Tagged 8x16, floor plans, free plans, solar house, tiny house, tiny solar house | 29 Comments

Simple Solar Homesteading

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Michael Janzen

I really enjoy Kent’s Tiny House Blog. He’s got so many posts to a lot of really hard to find tiny house resources. One of them is a post on a 400 square foot, 14′ by 14′ cabin in Utah … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged solar cabin, solar house, tiny cabin, tiny house blog, tiny solar house | 3 Comments

Tiny Cob & Straw Bale House – 300 Square Feet – $10,000

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Michael Janzen

The Kerley Corners Cob Cottage is located in Tivoli, New York. It was designed and funded by Ross Anderson and Julian Perez and one day house will be the home to one or two stewards of a garden and fruit … Continue reading →

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