Fireplace Shelter
This amazing tiny structure is located in Trondheim, Norway, and was designed as a place for kids in a…
Zero Energy One – Earthbag Home
Owen Geiger is well known for his work with earthbag homes. If you’re not yet familiar with his work,…
Backyard Shipping Container Office
One of my regular readers, Malcolm, spotted this little building on Oregon Live this morning and passed this onto…
Homemade Tool for Pallet and Fence Picket Salvage
One of my readers, Harry (aka Fatcat the Tinker), sent me this diagram of a simple handmade tool he…
Green Hamlet – Ecovillage of Natural Homes
Oliver Swann, the fellow behind NaturalHomes.org, sent me news today about progress at Green Hamlet, an ecovillage under construction…
625 Square Foot Prefab
On of my readers, Thomas, passed this story onto me. It’s about a fellow named Aaron Jones who built…
Small Earthbag Home For $1000
I’m especially partial to low-cost housing solutions that push the envelope and demonstrate that a home doesn’t have to…
Thinking Outside the Rocks
This tiny house of boulders and stones and located in the mountains of Fafe, Portugal and surrounded by wind…
How To Build Rammed Earth Walls
I was contacted recently by Michael Thompson a fellow I follow on Twitter, and a self-taught rammed earth expert….
Concrete Canvas Shelters – Just Add Water
Julia was browsing tiny house videos on YouTube today and ran across this unusual shelter system. It’s been developed…