Underground dome house stays warm in Omaha winters by Kirsten Dirksen on November 26, 2017 Rebecca Weitzel and Jeff Waschkowski live in a buried home in Omaha, Nebraska and while winters temperatures can hit negative 30 degrees …
Polymath-plumber makes unique furniture & artifacts from waste by Kirsten Dirksen on November 20, 2017 Self-taught designer Fernando Abellanas considers the city his playground. One day he drove under a highway overpass in his hometown …
Side-door container 2nd life as WA’s ski town outdoorsy home by Kirsten Dirksen on November 12, 2017 Shiah Lints was tired of life in a 2500 converted farmhouse, so he bought a side door shipping container to …
Berlin architect turns silo into spaceship-esque home-as-art by Kirsten Dirksen on November 6, 2017 After two years of living in a camper with his young daughter, architect Jan Körbes wanted something better suited to …
Bill Lilly uses containers to rebuild a burnt Oxford MS home by Kirsten Dirksen on October 30, 2017 Since Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi builder Bill Lilly had been drafting ideas for building on the foundations of disaster so when …
Using containers to stack high yield farms for urban produce by Kirsten Dirksen on October 22, 2017 As a business school student Maarten Vandecruys became fascinated by robotized plant factories with artificial lighting (PFALs). Just a few …
Couple makes garage home + campervan a consistent life combo by Kirsten Dirksen on October 15, 2017 Bryan and Jen Danger spend most nights on the road in their converted Sprinter van, but when they’re back home …
Modern & Mayan craft inspire quake-proof homes, learning coop by Kirsten Dirksen on October 10, 2017 When a community group in Guadalajara, Mexico wanted to build housing for workshops on their land overlooking the Huentitán Canyon, …
Family adventures inspired North Sister, a high-end tiny home by Kirsten Dirksen on October 1, 2017 Spud and MaryEsther Hooley have spent four decades in tiny homes, including a converted caboose in Idaho, a trapping cabin …
Designer builds efficient off-grid Passive House in Colorado by Kirsten Dirksen on September 24, 2017 Twenty years ago Andrew Michler bought a $60,000 solar shack in the Colorado mountains that “immediately fell apart” and inspired …
