This is an interesting NYT article " The Apartment Atop the Garage Is Back in Vogue" < http://lnk.in/4433 > Many planning departments are mandated by law to...
The human societies in the developed countries are intensely wasteful. They live in big houses, that have a large ecological footprint in space and resources,...
I really appreciated your post, Abhijit. I do have a hard time explaining to people that "no, I haven't fallen on hard times," just because I hang my laundry...
Hi Libby, Thanks for sharing your thoughts and energy....... I've run up against the same "down on your luck" bias with my family and friends. I personally...
The same author, Peter Menzel, has also written Material World, which depicts in photographs what the average family owns in many countries on most of the ...
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Mike Hill
mike@...
Dec 7, 2006 5:59 am
I like the idea of a small, well-crafted house and so ordered some books thru this site and joined the group. Fortunately, the books were what they were...
I am new to this group, so its difficult for me to understand the outrage of Mike and cant place it in context. In terms of whats happened before. He mentions...
I actually rarely comment on this site, and I gather that Mike is no longer among us, but I have to respond that this site is one of the only places that I do...
Libby... I had the same reaction to Mike's post. I wish I didn't cave to the prevailing consumer mentality quite as often as I do, but it's great to have a...
Thanks for the link Dennis. I was wandering if you had any professional thoughts on what barriers one might encounter(zoning etc) in trying to establish a...
Friends, I've removed Mike Hill from our list, at his request. I'm sorry he didn't have the tolerance for a discussion about minimalism. I hope that we can...
It seems to be the case that some people are living small b/c of certain reasons and just b/c you might not agree with a certain aspect of a discussion doesn't...
Hi All, I am new to this group. I have contacted tumbleweed but have not received a response from them, I was wondering does anybody know how they come up...
D There are a number of links to examples of small house clusters on our website < http://insitebuilders.com/stuff.htm > See "Sustainable Developments. One of...
In response to Alicia's questions (copied below), I thought I would write briefly about the cost of tiny house construction. As you might have observed, some...
All good points, Gregory. Also … Keep in mind that small-house thinking does not necessarily go along with mainstream business thinking. Small houses are in...
I am only in preliminary, planning stages of my small house but I think finding and buying smaller appliances, windows etc is more difficult for small houses...
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shay salomon
smallhouse@...
Dec 8, 2006 7:57 pm
Hi All, There's one more fundamental reason small houses cost more per square foot, compared to large houses on the same lot. It's also one of the reasons...
Dennis thank you for your response. The information is great. I hope to begin volunteering some of my skills and time to developing, in conjunction with the...
Shay makes a very good point. As someone living in one of Jay's homes, I can say that the creative and artistic genius that goes into them goes way beyond what...
I appreciate the insights that everyone has but I am still curious on how the prices are set on these houses. If you buy a house it is first appraised and...
We've explored the cost of designing and constructing small homes and agree that the costs of construction largely determines the selling price for a home....
I got mine at APT - they are in the Internet. Alice ... From: johansson_evamarie <johansson_evamarie@...> To: smallhousesocietyonline@yahoogroups.com ...
As a builder myself, I have to agree that the cost of one of Jays' houses comes with many costs outside of just the materials. In my case I don't suppose it...
Perhaps someone else said this already, but I think there is another reason that small houses cost more proportionally. Some aspects of the house are pretty...
