Category Archives: building

Naj Haus Wall Raising Work(shop) Party

Posted on July 19, 2013 by

This post is an excerpt from an epic post from Kate Goodnight’s blog about the first two weeks of construction for Naj Haus. If you want to read the full post Blood, sweat, tears, blueberries, and the most awesome three walls … Continue reading →

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PAD Tiny House Basics Workshop July 20-21, 2013

Posted on July 17, 2013 by

I’m excited to be teaching another PAD Tiny House Basics workshop with Dee Williams of Portland Alternative Dwellings on Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21. Here’s are recaps of the February PAD Workshop and April PAD Workshop. Read on for … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Workshops: Building & Tiny House Basics

Posted on July 1, 2013 by

The Pedalpalooza ADU and Tiny House Tours on Saturday were great fun. Now I’m working with PAD to gear up for three exciting workshops in the coming weeks: Tiny House Work Parties are small group workshops that provide supervised, hands-on tiny house … Continue reading →

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Pedalpalooza ADU & Tiny House Tour Recap

Posted on June 30, 2013 by

Yesterday was an epic day of small houses. Kimber and I coordinated the Pedalpalooza Accessory Dwelling and Tiny House Tours all in one day so that people who are interested in both tours could visit a variety of small spaces. It … Continue reading →

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Pedalpalooza ADU & Tiny House Tours on Saturday, June 29th, 2013

Posted on June 25, 2013 by

Last year, in conjunction with Orange Splot, I coordinated the Pedalpalooza Accessory Dwelling Tour and Tiny House Tour, which each drew around 100 riders. This year I’m co-coordinating with Kimber, who has completed the Oregon Tradeswoman pre-apprenticeship program and now … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Fair: Day 3

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

Day 3 of the first annual Tiny House Fair started off with a panel discussion regarding the alegality of tiny houses. To the best of our knowledge there isn’t a zoning code in the country that directly addresses “tiny houses.” … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Fair: Day 2

Posted on June 16, 2013 by

Dustin and Deek Diedricksen of Relaxshacks kicked off Day 2 of the Tiny House Fair by sharing tips for building creative small shelters with salvaged materials. In addition to laughing hysterically because these guys are just so darn funny, I … Continue reading →

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La Casa Pequena Shell Constructed in 2 Days

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

On Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20 I teamed up with Derin and Andra Williams of Shelterwise, and Dee Williams and Joan Grimm of Portland Alternative Dwellings to put on a 2-day building workshop to construct La Casa Pequena. The … Continue reading →

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First Ever Tiny House Fair at Yestermorrow in June

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

When I talked to Elaine yesterday I learned that the first ever Tiny House Fair is almost sold out! If you want to secure a spot, register immediately on the Yestermorrow website. The Tiny House Fair will be hosted by … Continue reading →

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Kol’s Class: Building An Accessory Dwelling in Portland

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending Kol Peterson’s 8-hour long Building an Accessory Dwelling in Portland class. Kol has a background in environmental design so the accessory dwelling unit (ADU) he built on his property in 2011 was the … Continue reading →

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