Art of making handmade bicycles (custom tailored in NorCal) by Kirsten Dirksen on March 2, 2015 Jeremy Sycip was in art school when he first started thinking about making his own bikes. “I was into riding …
Aquaponics home-farm kit could grow food anywhere by Kirsten Dirksen on February 9, 2015 Paul Holowko is an electrical and computer engineer who has turned his technical skills on his garden. About a decade …
Norcal veteran coder customizes off-grid home with sensors by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2014 Loren Amelang once helped code for Silicon Valley companies, but he’d always been sensitive to environment so when his employer …
Shipping container family home: building blocks in Redwoods by Kirsten Dirksen on July 7, 2013 Kam Kasravi and Connie Dewitt wanted a modern cabin that wouldn’t disrupt the Redwoods on their property. First they considered …
Casa domótica minimalista de un veterano hacker californiano by Nicolás Boullosa on January 3, 2012 En los 70, un reconocido ingeniero averiguó que la empresa donde trabajaba se trasladaba a una oficina sin luz natural. …
California shipping container tiny home & cargo trailer room by Kirsten Dirksen on November 26, 2011 Lulu is a single mom who’d gone back to school and didn’t have the time or interest in working full-time …
Bosques: 10 santuarios forestales en peligro de desaparecer by Nicolás Boullosa on February 7, 2011 Conservation International identifica en un nuevo informe las 10 zonas forestales más amenazadas del mundo, todas las cuales han perdido …
Cómo construir una casa móvil por menos de 3.500 dólares by Kirsten Dirksen on October 7, 2010 Siguiendo la costa, el norte de la Bahía de San Francisco alberga al residencial y bienestante condado de Marin, al …
128-sq-foot tiny house on wheels made from salvage by Kirsten Dirksen on August 23, 2010 Jenine Alexander built her own home using reclaimed materials she found at the dump or off craigslist. Total cost: the …
Sonoma County tiny homes on wheels’ pioneers: Forge Ahead by Kirsten Dirksen on August 23, 2010 Many communities, counties and states in the U.S. have minimum size standards, meaning that there are homes that are just …