Category Archives: planning

Living on the Green Side

Posted on February 20, 2016 by

It was a pleasure to have a chat a couple months ago with Sierra Dickey ’15, a fellow graduate of Whitman College who wanted to write a story about me and my little house, The Lucky Penny, for an upcoming … Continue reading →

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Small Developer Bootcamp in Portland

Posted on February 11, 2016 by

Yesterday, on a gorgeous spring morning, my landie Jake and I rode our bikes down to the Native American Center at PSU to attend the Small Scale Developer Bootcamp hosted by Eli Spevak of Orange Splot, LLC and John and … Continue reading →

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Biz503 Radio Show re: The Future of Green Building

Posted on January 22, 2016 by

Later today I’ll be one of the guests for a radio show on Biz503 (a segment about business in Portland on the Portland Radio Project station). This particular episode is focused on the future of sustainable building and I am … Continue reading →

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Less Is More 2016 Wrap Up

Posted on January 9, 2016 by

It was great fun Kicking Off 2016 with Small Home Design by teaching Less Is More at Yestermorrow. Monday and Tuesday we went on field trips to small houses in the Mad River Valley and Montpelier. We got to see five … Continue reading →

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A Year Living in the Lucky Penny

Posted on December 1, 2015 by

It’s my one year anniversary of living in The Lucky Penny! November 15th last year was my Move in Day & Housewarming. But Raffi and I officially moved out of the basement of The Big House and began living in … Continue reading →

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Small Home Weekend Wrap Up

Posted on November 9, 2015 by

What an action-packed weekend it was for little houses! On Friday I enjoyed visiting with other small home advocates and enthusiasts from all across the country at the Build Small, Live Large Summit. Alan Durning of the Sightline Institute and Dee … Continue reading →

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Small Home Weekend in Portland

Posted on November 4, 2015 by

This weekend is jam-packed with small house events! Some folks are even referring to it as Tinypalooza! The Build Small, Live Large Summit on Friday, Nov 6th will take place at Portland State University. I’m moderating the Space Efficient Housing Policy … Continue reading →

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Build Small, Live Large Summit on Friday, Nov 6th

Posted on November 3, 2015 by

A couple years ago I participated in the Build Small, Live Large Summit, hosted at Portland State University. This Friday the event is happening again and it’s sold out! If you didn’t manage to snag a ticket you can still tour tiny … Continue reading →

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Move In Day & Housewarming

Posted on November 16, 2014 by

Six months ago I started building myself a tiny house called The Lucky Penny. And last night our Tiny Cohousing community, Simply Home Community, hosted a housewarming party. It was good timing, too. Portland has had the first wintry weather … Continue reading →

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Congress for New Urbanism Salon

Posted on June 20, 2014 by

A couple months ago I was invited by Martin Glastra Van Loon (a Dutch native who now lives and works in Portland as an urban planner) to speak at the Cascadia chapter of Congress for the New Urbanism Salon. This was … Continue reading →

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