Aussie couple builds off-grid mobile home with 2 containers by Kirsten Dirksen on June 5, 2016 Paul Chambers had began building a home out of two shipping containers as a project, but when his wife got …
Earth-cooled, shipping container underground CA home for 30K by Kirsten Dirksen on April 18, 2016 As a kid Steve Rees played in caves and learned how the earth could cool. As an adult, he buried …
Real Goods homestead eco-pioneer shares experience/lifestyle by Kirsten Dirksen on March 28, 2016 In 1971, a 22-year-old John Schaeffer, inspired by Stewart Brand and the Whole Earth Catalog, moved onto a 300-acre commune …
Former New Mexico ranch as off-grid conservation easement by Kirsten Dirksen on February 23, 2015 JJ and Fred Milder were looking for their dream home- they’d spent most of their married life in Boston-, but …
Teen turns bus into off-grid, $5,600 photovoltaic tiny home by Kirsten Dirksen on June 9, 2014 Nineteen-year-old John was a sophomore going to college in his hometown and living at home. Looking for an affordable way …
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 …
Tiny home packs storage stairs, 2 lofts, tub in 136 sq ft by Kirsten Dirksen on February 10, 2014 Julie Olson needed a traveling home for her mobile dog training business. With no architecture training, she drew up plans …
Colorado portable tiny house + Airstream-ish portable office by Kirsten Dirksen on January 27, 2014 Ann Holley wanted to create an off-grid, transportable tiny house that would be technically an RV, but with an aesthetic …
Off-grid, handcrafted life on Oregon farm & workshop by Kirsten Dirksen on November 25, 2013 Brian is an “obsessive craftsman” who believes he can build most anything in his life. On his Oregon farm he …
Micro-homesteading in WA with 10K microhome in friends’ yard by Kirsten Dirksen on October 12, 2013 Dee Williams used to live in a 2,000-square-foot, 3-bedroom home. Then she traveled to Guatelama (to help build a schoolhouse) …
