Emma and Justin decided to hit the road in a short bus conversion right after high school. While the build took longer and cost more than expected, the results are stunning. Their home on wheels features a wet bath, a full kitchen, and even a mini art studio! Check it out and watch their tour [...]
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Her Shipping Container Tiny House with a Gym
Emily was inspired by what she read in magazines about living off-grid on her own raw land and reducing her carbon footprint. She ended up buying a shipping container before she even purchased land in Maine to put it on. Thankfully it all worked out and she found her perfect spot. For the past decade, [...]
They’re Building Sustainably with Hempcrete Blocks
JustBioFiber is a company that has found a solution to many of hemp’s shortcomings when it comes to building. While “hempcrete” alone can’t be loadbearing, the epoxy block centers give the hemp structural integrity. It also makes it easy to run electrical wires inside the blocks. As you can imagine from the pictures, building with [...]
Shipping Container Tiny Home Built Like a Cabin
Meet the “Trekkershus,” an awesome shippping container turned vacation property. It sits in the PlatzProjekt, an experimental village in Hannover, Germany. During your stay you’ll be surrounded by other unique, alternative buildings and architectural concepts. This container home houses the bedroom and office space (with speedy internet) indoors, while the eating and kitchen space are [...]
Poland Donates Tiny Homes to Ukraine Refugees
Many Ukrainians have had to flee their homes due to the Russian invasion, and while some have left Ukraine altogether, plenty of others have fled to Western Ukraine. And it’s there that the Polish government has funded a “tiny house village” of prefab structures. While most of the structures will only be used as temporary [...]
Conkers: Sustainable Pod Homes Designed to Click Together
It all started when the children of an aerospace engineer wanted a treehouse: Their dad thought a shed was just too basic, and instead he created what would later become the first iteration of the “Conker.” These Sci-Fi Conkers are spherical homes (unless you get the wheelchair-accessible “Igloo” version) that feature sustainable materials and a [...]
Building a Tiny House in her Son’s Backyard
When ADUs became legal in a small Central Kentucky town, Janet and her son/daughter-in-law saw a great opportunity! The son and daughter-in-law own the land and larger home, and Janet lives nearby with her grandkids in a backyard cottage. It’s 320 sq. ft. with no wheels and was built by a local traditional builder. Minus [...]