Tag: residential
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Couple Build a Fun Tiny Home
Samantha and Robert, a couple hailing from Yakima, Washington, recently built their first home together. They both enjoy an adventurous lifestyle, from backpacking through Europe and South America, to road tripping across the US, so moving into a tiny home will be just another adventure for them. Samantha is a nurse, and Robert is an…
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Net Zero Prefab Home Built in California
Mark Jacobson, a professor at Stanford University, California recently commissioned the Canadian firm Bone Structure to build him a prefab net-zero home. And the result is shaping up to be quite astounding. He chose the company because of their proven ability to minimize construction waste, dust and disruption to neighbors, as well as the flexibility…
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Spend Your Vacation in a Tiny House Village
Ever wish you could rent out a tiny home so you could see how living in one actually feels like? Well now you can. The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company are currently building a new tiny house vacation village near Portland, Oregon, and the houses there will soon be available to rent.The village will consist of…
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Rent a Box in Someone’s Home
Rents in cities across the US are going up like crazy, and San Francisco is no exception. Illustrator Peter Berkowitz wanted to rent an apartment or room there, but could not find one to fit his budget. Instead of moving to the suburbs, he came up with an ingenious solution to cut rent and live…
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Solar loan provider Mosaic keeps growing: $220M equity financing round complete
Mosaic, one of the leading providers of affordable solar financing solutions for homeowners, just secured an equity financing of up to $220 million led by Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing. Core Innovation Capital and Obvious Ventures also participated in the round. Mosaic will use the fundsRead More — Solar Builder magazine