Young couple downsizes, pays off $125K debt, buys home by Kirsten Dirksen on July 3, 2021 Four years ago, Marek and Ko Bush were $125,000 in debt, then they downsized into a tiny home, paid off …
Unas redes anticuadas soportan cada vez más baterías by Nicolás Boullosa on June 17, 2021 El mundo se prepara para un consumo energético más limpio, monitorizado, atento al derroche debido a fenómenos como la propia …
To save historic farm, couple creates agrihood of tiny homes by Kirsten Dirksen on March 13, 2021 When developers bought the land that Skip Connett and Erin Flynn were farming in Austin, Texas, and planned to turn …
El epicentro tecnológico post-pandemia no es un lugar geográfico by Nicolás Boullosa on February 17, 2021 El joven imaginario estadounidense depende de historias cuya sombra, a menudo dolorosa, se ha extendido sobre la conciencia de la …
Mad scientist’s homestead is parking size, off-grid system by Kirsten Dirksen on February 13, 2021 Former Army tech Larry Johnson has spent his career improving computer and telephone systems so when he saw inefficiencies in …
Shipping container motel honors 2nd life of salvage by Kirsten Dirksen on October 17, 2020 On a former ranch in Round Top, Texas (population: 91), Flophouze hotel is made of six converted shipping container cabins …
Buys ’50s home to fix it, falls for its indoor/outdoor mastery by Kirsten Dirksen on September 26, 2020 In 1949, Wells Blackshear and his son Harold began designing and building their own home in South Austin, guided by …
Thrifty couple builds self-reliant, $60K homestead & workshop by Kirsten Dirksen on August 15, 2020 Marlena and Eugene built their homestead in Blanco, Texas using salvaged windows, doors, wood flooring, tile, a bathtub, a lot …
Texan maker’s underground survival bunkers are real batcaves by Kirsten Dirksen on June 29, 2020 In Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road,” protagonists are surprised by marauders, but are lucky to find a well-provisioned survival shelter. In …
Dan Phillips turns backyard scraps in whimsical Texan houses by Kirsten Dirksen on April 4, 2017 Transforming wine corks and bottle caps into flooring, cow bones into countertops, frame samples into ceilings and old deck boards …
