Every single week day, people come back home after a day of work and almost simultaneously start using lots of energy intensive-things; they turn on the television, the computer, turn on the lights if it’s dark, they plug in their cell phones and gadgets… And then they
Read more →Monthly archive for October 2009
Last week I wrote about the Katrina Cottages, which where used to help address the need for housing after Hurricane Katrina. I then found this designer who talks about how FEMA addressed housing need before these where built. We used camper trailers, according to this article: 102,000
Read more →We have had several readers write in about house trucks, which isn’t a new concept by any means, but perhaps a precursor to tiny houses? They have a certain charm to them that RV’s lack and makes me think of gypsies for some reason. Anyway, there is
Read more →I have seen these around, they are sort of similar to shot-gun style houses, which I have toyed with as an option. This model is 308 square feet and can be built very quickly. They were used in Katrina to rebuild or simply start from scratch, some
Read more →I found this great cube house which is a really interesting design, the photos during the winter of the exterior bring images of A Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich. Unfortunately I didn’t find many interior shots of this vacation home, apparently near New York. The
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