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Solar Powered Halo Home Built by Students

The Halo Home located in Göteborg, Sweden was built by a team of students for entry in the Solar Decathlon China. Halo is named after the shining circle around the sun. This little home is completely sustainable and powered by the sun. Pretty cool, right? The core is the heart of the home and contains the [...]

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Woman Escapes High Rent with $1000 Tiny Pop-up Camper

When 22 year old Lily Kemp wanted to escape the trap of high rent in New Zealand she made a $1000 vintage pop-up camping trailer her affordable tiny housing solution. Today she parks it in someone’s backyard and pays much, much less in rent. According to Living Big in a Tiny House, she now even has enough [...]

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He built his tiny house for less than $500…

This is the story of a man who built his own tiny house for less than $500. His name is Scott and he calls it his transforming tiny home because it has a custom and very simple fold-out bed. And here’s what’s really interesting. This is the biggest house he’s had in almost 3 years [...]

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Man Living in 50 Sq. Ft. Micro House He Bought for $950

In this video post you’ll get to see how a man named Rob Greenfield downsized into a 50 sq. ft. micro house on wheels that he bought for only $950. Rob admits that he is pretty extreme when it comes to downsizing. And I agree because this kind of lifestyle is definitely not fit for [...]

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Prefab ZeroHouse is Off-Grid and Self Sustainable

This Prefab ZeroHouse is a guest post by Pamela Putnam Introducing zeroHouse, a small, prefabricated building that can easily be shipped and quickly erected. It is completely self-sufficient and incredibly comfortable. Most notably you can live here without having any external utilities connected or even waste disposal connections! It’s fully self sufficient. Let’s go on a tour… Enter [...]

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110 Sq. Ft. Tiny House Vacation Near PDX

This 110 sq. ft. tiny house can sleep three to four people in Washougal, Washington. Inside you’ll find a murphy bed and a double bed. There’s a kitchen with power and water. And there’s an outdoor shower too. Guests are welcome to use the bathroom and shower inside the main house. This looks like a [...]

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G-Pod Modern Transforming Shipping Container Tiny House

The G-Pod is a modern transforming shipping container tiny house that expands when delivered on site. In delivery mode, it’s tiny. The size of just one shipping container. Once it’s set up on a lot it has a slide out to extend the interior space and a flip down covered deck that opens up the space even [...]

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