NJ retiree builds off-grid Wood Tower homestead in remote Andes by Kirsten Dirksen on October 8, 2023 Wendy Green had spent most of her life in suburban New Jersey long days as a yoga teacher, so when …
Is it possible to build moderate-income aspirational housing in CA? by Nicolás Boullosa on October 5, 2023 When raised between different cultures and places, our experiences make us who we are, allowing us to see the world …
She used commercial materials to build dream 2-story ADU for $30K by Kirsten Dirksen on October 1, 2023 Christi Azevedo has spent years machining metal to make furniture so when she wanted to build a fast, fire-resistant, easily-configurable …
Big & homogeneous isn’t better: on decentralized food systems by Nicolás Boullosa on September 28, 2023 In his book When More is Not Better, Canadian management professor Roger Martin explains the consequences of decades of efficiency …
Couple builds dream natural Roundhouse with hempcrete, cob & lime 🐚 by Kirsten Dirksen on September 24, 2023 Concerned about indoor air quality, Neil Decker and Stella Michaels wanted their home to be chemical-free, so they decided to …
Post-rumination: how a writer & a songwriter overcame depression by Nicolás Boullosa on September 20, 2023 Less known than the current enfant terrible of French literature Michel Houellebecq, writer Emmanuel Carrère published an engaging yet painful …
Home alone in Gotham: when all you can afford is tiny dwellings by Kirsten Dirksen on September 17, 2023 How prohibitive is it to live solo in NYC today vs. 20 years ago? As remote work & high prices …
What a solar installation boom tells about a multipolar world by Nicolás Boullosa on September 14, 2023 New laws and incentives are finally promoting large-scale residential solar installation to produce, store, and resell power back to the …
Housing crisis + plastic overflow = prefab made of used bottles by Kirsten Dirksen on September 10, 2023 Could two separate events, the housing crisis & plastic pollution, converge in a project to build homes? One LA-based startup …
Wright Brothers to Ivo Zdarsky: Nature of makeshift aviation by Nicolás Boullosa on September 7, 2023 British historian and essayist Peter Frankopan opens his recent book The Earth Transformed (an attempt to write about the human …
