Here is my vote for a website for small homes for sale. Not only does this seem to fit in with the mission and dedicated interest to the small house movement,...
Check out http://www.oasisdesign.net/. The site is a good place to start and they have three excellent booklets on the site (Create an Oasis With Grey Water,...
Thanks, Mark, for posting the Oasis Design link. I'd been wondering how individualized greywater irrigation systems might work. A quick check of the...
For a building this small I would do a surface foundation like a mini home has. A mini home (usually 16' wide) comes with wood beams about 12' apart that run...
Here's an interesting online resource: http://homegarden.expertvillage.com/interviews/environmental- building.htm There are a series of how-to videos on...
Hi... I'm a faithful lurker...love this group. For the very small dwelling using a "pit set" and "mobile home tie-down" combo.... wouldn't it be a good idea to...
Sorry Dave, I thought someone might jump in and explain. Pit set is where a pit is dug below grade, the dimensions of the structure, usually gravel base, then...
Thanks Heidi, I understand. My main goal is sustainability in what I build and the ability to persuade people towards sustainable practices in their choice of...
Here is an interesting article about a company in the Bay area that was in the Honolulu Advertiser recently. Some nice ideas that seem to fit in this group....
When I moved into my neighborhood four years ago, it was still relatively affordable. The Sunset Heights neighborhood in Seattle was started as a collection...
Thanks for the post Brian. I live in a small house too.Not quite as small as yours,mine is just over 100sqft. I live with 2 teenage age girls and girlfriend...
Today's New York Times carried an article on small vacation homes. Here is a small part of the article: On Long Island, Tiny Pieces of Paradise Article Tools...
What about having the district declared a historic district with the attendant restrictions? You can often add a whole bunch of zoning laws that will keep...
Hi guys, trying to get a sense of how small you would consider going if downzining? I've mentioned before how I live in just over 1000sqft house.2 bedrooms,1...
I was reared in an 800 sq ft house plus full basement, which my parents tiled in order to sell. When we moved in, there 5 us; when we moved out, there were 8...
Hi David..... Objectively, the Numbers say that if you want to live sustainably on this planet while leaving enough resources and space for the rest of...
Friends, Third U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions will be in Yellow Springs, Ohio on September 22-24 (Friday - Sunday). More information is...
Interesting!........ On my trips around the southwest to look at various "pueblos" (both active and abandoned!) I noticed that the individual living spaces...
The current issue (Aug 06, p.31)) of Harper's Magazine has a long essay on the Second U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions entitled "Imagine...
Jean.....thanks for the tip......Mark in NH ... From: Jean Bellinger To: smallhousesocietyonline@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:09 AM ...
In the Soviet Union, 9 sq meters per person was the desired goal. ... From: normideas@... To: smallhousesocietyonline@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, 16 Aug...
The print edition of Time Magazine for August 21 has a very nice two page article, "Shrinking Down the House," featuring the Small House Society and many of...
Friends, Please review the e-mail exchange below and get involved as you are able. This is a great opportunity to be featured on television to various large...
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Friends, Florence Leenknegt of TF1 French TV read the Time Magazine article and would like to contact someone in the Washington, D.C. area where she is...
