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Tiny House Build Along – March 2012

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Michael Janzen

Tiny home builder Dan Louche will be hosting a Tiny House Build Along beginning in March 2012. This is a novel approach incorporating online and hands-on learning while building your own tiny house. In a nutshell, Dan will begin building … Continue reading →

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Yestermorrow Tiny House Design/Build Workshop

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Starting on September 18, 2011, Dee Williams and Paul Hanke will be teaching a 12-day tiny house workshop at the Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Warren, Vermont. Here’s a part of the course description: In this intensive course, students will spend mornings and … Continue reading →

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Pallet House Workshop hosted by New Jura Natural Building in Waller, Texas

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Michael Janzen

The folks at New Jura Natural Building will be hosting a pallet house building workshop beginning on November 1st in Waller, Texas. They will be covering the following topics: Pallet walls Slip straw Earthen plastering Rainwater capturing Grey water Recycled … Continue reading →

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Hybrid Cob/Earthship Workshop in October

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Michael Janzen

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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Daphne’s Caravans

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Pictured here is a collection of gypsy caravans camped out at NERO Canada. If you’d like to build one of these tiny homes yourself Daphne’s Caravans can help. They have a growing online forum that they call The Caravan Workshop where … Continue reading →

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Strawbale Construction Portal

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Michael Janzen

One of my regular readers, Mark, sent me a link to this great Strawbale construction portal. The website is packed with great information including some plans. Below is an example from a set of free plans they offer for a … Continue reading →

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Green Hamlet – Ecovillage of Natural Homes

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Oliver Swann, the fellow behind NaturalHomes.org, sent me news today about progress at Green Hamlet, an ecovillage under construction in Pupki, Poland. They have planning permission to build four buildings but the best news is that tiny homes under 35 … Continue reading →

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Vermont Tiny House Workshop

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Peter King at Vermont Tiny Houses will be offering a tiny house building workshop on July 11th and 12th, 2009. He’ll be teaching tiny house design and basic construction skills; all experience levels are welcome. The class will build a … Continue reading →

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Dee’s Workshop was a Smashing Success

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Michael Janzen

A couple weeks ago Dee Williams mentioned to me that she and KT Anderson were going to host a one-day tiny house building workshop up in Portland, Oregon. It turns out the workshop was a big success and Tammy and … Continue reading →

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Little House Construction Workshop with Dee Williams

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Dee Williams will be sponsoring a little house construction workshop on June 27, 2009 in Portland, Oregon. It’s a one-day workshop taught by Dee and KT Anderson with a combination of classroom and hand-on training. It’s not a design workshop … Continue reading →

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