Category Archives: Tiny House Movement

Tiny House 101 & Tiny House Conference

Posted on March 24, 2016 by

Hooray! Today a new adventure begins! I’m headed to Washington, D.C. this morning to co-teach a Tiny House 101 Workshop with the other fine folks of the Tiny House Collaborative. We have a nearly full house and it’s going to … Continue reading →

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Cilantro Poncho Build Blitz: Day 5

Posted on March 11, 2016 by

If you’d like to come see what we accomplished during the Cilantro Poncho Build Blitz, please come visit us for Cilantro Poncho’s First Open House at 5:30 pm on Friday, March 11 at 4674 N Kain Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705.* Yesterday … Continue reading →

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Cilantro Poncho Build Blitz Prep

Posted on March 5, 2016 by

We’ve had a lovely spring in Portland (read: plenty of rain!) so I felt parched the moment I stepped out of the Tucson airport. I immediately wheeled my tool-laden suitcase over to the nearest drinking fountain and began the hydration … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Design Workshop in Asheville, NC (April 4-8, 2016)

Posted on March 3, 2016 by

I’m delighted to be speaking again at this year’s Tiny House Conference in Asheville, NC about tiny house design considerations and strategies. I’m also excited to be teaming up with Laura LaVoie of Life in 120 Square Feet and John Labovitz of … Continue reading →

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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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Tiny House 101 Workshop in Washington, D.C. in March

Posted on February 18, 2016 by

I’m thrilled to be teaching a Tiny House Workshop (TH 101) in Washington, D.C. this March through the Tiny House Collaborative. This workshop is geared towards the tiny house curious crowd. (We’ll be teaching an intermediate tiny house course (TH … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Collaborative

Posted on February 15, 2016 by

I was on Hawaiian Time when the Tiny House Collaborative launched, so I haven’t yet taken the time to tell you how very excited I am about being part of this group of fabulous people. The short answer is pretty … Continue reading →

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Lina’s Tiny House: The Lucky Penny

Posted on February 12, 2016 by

For those of you new to The Little Life, welcome! My name is Lina Menard and I live in a tiny house called The Lucky Penny. I designed and built the Lucky Penny in 2014. This profile will introduce you to … 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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