Renting and owning both bring joys and sorrows. Renting allows flexibility and doesn’t require accumulated wealth. When your life changes, you can move closer to a new job or move to a… Read More
Renting and Owning Both
Best Green Builders of Tiny Houses
The best green builders of Tiny Houses were reviewed by Treehugger in November for 2121 and five listed as the greenest, most, and best builders in specific categories: Greenest Full-Service Option: 84 Tiny… Read More
Tiny House Construction Costs
Tiny House Construction Costs: The Real Numbers Tiny house construction costs are at the heart of the first question asked about a tiny house. Well, maybe the second, the first being how… Read More
Retrofitting Old Buildings with Prefab Facades
Retrofitting old buildings has become faster and less disruptive with a prefab, modular facade installed on top of an existing facade to instantly help the building save energy. And doing it while… Read More
My Grandmother’s House
My grandmother’s house was a white frame cottage, very neat and tidy, on the corner of two unpaved roads and with an outhouse in the backyard next to an apple tree. A… Read More
What is Cohousing? The Elevator Speech
Rains Cohen is a Cohousing Coach who lives in Berkeley Cohousing in California. He is asked about cohousing numerous times a day, partly because he wears a pin that says, “Ask Me… Read More