“…a Salt Lake City man is taking an out-of-the-box approach to one of the problems of poverty by offering an in-the-box solution: “tiny homes” cheaply and efficiently constructed out of used shipping containers.”
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“…light-weight living roof, thanks to using sedum which grows happily in shallow soils.”
From Rob and Jaki Roy’s Earthwood Building School website here.
By Bodanx here.
$6,000, 250 sq. ft., Seattle
At Tiny House Listings, here.
Island Woman did some internet sleuthing, and found out that this is located in Taiwan. (See the 2nd comment, below.)
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This is a very good book on construction of a small building. The author is a good teacher; he walks you through the entire process of construction, from foundation to roof, in a way that’s understandable to novices. The drawings are great: helpful and friendly. Ostensibly for kids building clubhouses, but it’s also a very good starting manual for anyone building their first small structure.
From Storey Publishing here.
Jay Shafer, probably the most prominent guy out on the tiny house scene, has left Tumbleweed Tiny Houses and is now running his shop at https://www.fourlightshouses.com/. This is his first tiny house, moved many times on wheels, now located in his back yard.
“…It’s a move from mass-consumption. When you live in a small space, it forces you to think what you need and don’t need.
Noel Higgins will raise a glass to his tiny, wooden house-on-wheels on Mar 17 to mark the first year of a radical lifestyle change.
“Having graduated from the pink playhouse stage, 12-year-old Sicily Kolbeck is building a 128-square-foot solar powered abode as a place to ‘bake cupcakes, to read and to hang out with friends.’…”
Here.
“…Tiny houses aren’t just houses – they are a movement. A vibrant online community attests to this movement, more visibly perhaps that the tiny houses themselves, which are often hidden in backyards or rural outcroppings where code enforcement can’t find them. Apparently, county and city codes commonly establish a lower limit for allowable square footage of homes, with 600 square feet being a typical minimum. To get around this constraint, “tiny home” dwellers – including Smith – tend to build on wheels, so that their abodes fall under RV rules rather than those for buildings with foundations. These houses are often constructed with reclaimed materials; outfitted with gray water systems, composting toilets, and solar panels; and designed by creative, forward-looking architects. As such, their selling points rest comfortably in a nexus of affordability, sustainability, and aesthetic appeal. They tend to be darling, almost like tiny Disney cottages; they also tend to allow the natural landscape around them to take a starring role.…”
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And click here for info on the new documentary “Tiny: A Story About Living Small,” by Christopher Smith and Merete Mueller.