If you’re interested in living in the mountains, there is a lot of opportunity from Boulder to Granby to Winter Park and everywhere in between. If, however, you want to scale down your square footage as well as your carbon footprint, a tiny house might be the right fit. It’s all about planning, so break [...]
Off-Grid Living
Small Rustic Cabin on 40 Acres in Colorado with Mountain Views for Sale
I was excited to have an email from Victor Summers from Simple Shelter Texas about one of his latest small rustic cabins. He calls it an eco-retreat because it sits on 40 acres off the grid in the San Luis Valley in south-central Colorado. So yes, there are amazing views of the Sangre de Cristro [...]
Protohaus Tiny House Project at Alfred University
Ann Holley is a student at Alfred University at the Museum of Fine Arts. A few short years ago she and her partner Darren Macca decided to build their own tiny house of just 125 square feet. Off-the-Grid Tiny House It was originally located on the property of AU and it is completely off the [...]
Team CASITA: Northwestern University’s Off-Grid Tiny House Project
Team CASITA at Northwestern University designed and built an off-grid tiny house on a trailer as an academic project exploring sustainable, efficient housing. The 128-square-foot structure incorporated solar power, rainwater collection, and carefully selected building materials to demonstrate that small homes can operate independently from utility connections. Project Overview The CASITA project aimed to create [...]
Hart Cottage: A 1959 Sarasota School Island Retreat on Keewaydin Island
Hart Cottage on Keewaydin Island, Florida, represents a distinctive example of the Sarasota School of Architecture—a regional modernist movement that emerged in Southwest Florida during the mid-20th century. Designed by architect Bert Brosmith and built in 1959, this small island cottage demonstrates how thoughtful design can create harmony between built structures and their natural surroundings. [...]
Emergency Response Studio: FEMA Trailer Converted to Solar-Powered Artist Home
Artist Paul Villinski transformed a used FEMA trailer into the Emergency Response Studio, a solar- and wind-powered mobile studio and living space. The conversion replaced standard RV siding with twin-wall polycarbonate panels that function as a sun room and provide passive solar heating. The design features a geodesic “sun dome” with a wall that folds [...]
Cube Project is UK’s Net Zero Tiny House
The Cube Project tiny house is an effort to create comfortable housing for one person while having the least impact on the environment. It’s a modest size at only 10 feet on all sides, or 3x3x3 meters. Experience this tiny home in the video at the bottom of this post. Here are just a few [...]