Tag: tiny homes

  • Features Kinetic Walls to Maximize Space Efficiency

    Previously covered on Jetson Green, the E.D.G.E. (Experimental Dwelling for a Greener Environment) House was a 360-foot modular concept home that was designed by Revelations Architecture and won the AIA Small Projects Award in 2011. Taking inspiration from E.D.G.E., architect Dan Yudchitz collaborated with his father, Bill Yudchitz who is principal architect for Revelations, on…

  • Portland’s Caravan is First Tiny House Hotel in USA

    Tiny houses have found homes as hotel rooms at Caravan Tiny House Hotel, which celebrated its grand opening in the Alberta Arts District, a neighborhood in northeast Portland, Oregon, on July 27, 2013. Owners Deb Delman and Kol Peterson say that one of the goals of Caravan is to showcase the tiny home lifestyle. Three…

  • Hummingbird Tiny Spaces Brings Affordable Quality to Nashville

    Hummingbird Tiny Spaces is a company in Nashville, Tennessee that builds small outdoor living spaces that can be used for storage or dwellings. Owner Will Yount has more than thirty years experience in home building and maintenance. He and his family hand pick materials with a focus on providing affordable quality over quantity, limiting offerings…

  • This Week in Energy News – February 22, 2013

    This week in Jetson Green Energy News, New York City is preparing for the next big storm and a California land rush could result in alternative energy providing the state with 100% of its power needs. Proposed: Four Miles of Manhattan’s East River to be Redeveloped with Storm Barrier WXY Architecture + Urban Design, working…

  • The $200 Tiny “Pod” Home, Courtesy Of Recycled Materials

    A natural builder interested in communal living constructed a “tiny dome home” in Oregon out of locally sourced, recycled and reclaimed materials for just $200. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTechl…