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  • Tiny House That Borrows From the American Craftsman Style

    Zyl Vardos, the tiny house firm from Olympia, Washington has recently completed yet another unique tiny home model. It’s called Fuchsia and features a number of unique features, such as a downward angled roof. It’s compact and gorgeous, and would make a perfect cabin or even home for two. The Fuchsia is only 24 ft…

  • Innovative Space Saving Features for Tiny Homes

    The rise of rents and dwindling of affordable places to live in most cities has given rise to a number of unique tiny home living solutions in recent years. But these no longer mean quite such a drastic downsizing as they once did. Thanks to a number of innovative space saving solutions it is quite…

  • Ohio family farm turns to solar to reduce energy expenses

    Third Sun Solar is in the midst of making a major change to one of Trumbull County’s largest dairy farms. Michelle Greenfield, co-founder, Third Sun Solar, said the Athens-based solar energy provider has installed 480 solar panels at Kibler Dairy Farm in Warren, OH. Greenfield said the panels would provide 163.2Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Tiny Home with Plenty of Space

    As is clearly evident from the above picture, the so-called Denali is not quite your regular tiny home. It was designed and built by Timbercraft Tiny Homes of Alabama, and features plenty of space despite being a tiny home. The Denali is towable and rests atop a 37 ft (11.2 m) long gooseneck trailer. It…

  • SMA looks to higher power yields with Sunny Central inverter updates

    SMA is now taking orders for its Sunny Central 2750-EV-US inverter. With 10 percent more power than previous models, the Sunny Central 2750-EV-US is SMA’s solution for maximum power density and integration. Following closely behind the Sunny Central 2500-EV-US, which was the first utility-scale inverter to be listed to the ULRead More — Solar Builder magazine