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Inspiration: Sustainable Houseboats by MetroShip

We were never boat people — parents never owned one, never could get up on water skis. But still, there's something about this Houseboat by MetroShip. We could stare at it for hours....

The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company
Hot Post From One Year Ago

We've covered American's preoccupation with square footage before, but a blog post over at the Oregonian about Dee Williams' $6 monthly bill for heating led us to the website of the Tumbleweed Tiny ...

New Prefab Dwell Homes by Marmol Radziner

Yesterday, Dwell announced the introduction of new prefab houses to their Dwell Homes Collection. According to the Dwell, they are dedicated to "bringing the best of modern pre-fab to life and suppo...

250 Square-Feet of Heaven in San Francisco
Hot Post From One Year Ago

We think we live in a pretty small apartment, and we were recently impressed by a couple looking to move into a 400 square-foot space. But what about 250 square-feet? Could you do it? (Do you do it?...

Clothespin Trashcan by DCI

Create a waste basket instantly out of any bag on hand. Similar to Ben the Bin, the Clothespin Trashcan counts on you to reuse bags instead of buying new garbage bags......

Bicycle Rack Become Modular Home Design
San Francisco Chronicle 6.21.2009

This is the House Arc, an off-the-grid modular home design by Palo Alto architect Joseph Bellomo. The inspiration? A bicycle rack....

Ben the Bin: Stylish Modular Recycling

Reestore just keeps surprising us with the clever and creative reuse designs. Ben the Bin by Reestore is a new product that makes recycling easy and fun. Ben is a cute stackable, washable recycling ...

The Flake House by OLGGA Architects

We're totally intrigued by this portable "log cabin." From the front or back, it looks like a pile of lumber — but the sides reveal the interior of a sleek modern dwelling....

Clayton Homes i-house: Green Prefab Under $100,000

Back in December, we noticed that Warren Buffet was investing in prefab amid an international housing crisis. Now his modular housing business, Clayton Homes, has launched the i-house, a model that ...

Hangar Prefab: Fab Prefab in Europe

Last month I had the pleasure of visiting architects Juan and Sara Matiz at home in Chelsea, where they live in a remarkable small loft with their two children (which we photographed for our next bo...

Simply Sustainable on the Izu Peninsula
Blogging Dwell

Remember when we asked you if you could live in a 250 sq-foot apartment? Well, what about a 20-by-8-foot wooden box with ten foot ceilings? ...

Prefab Hybrid Home by Studio B Architects
North Carolina News Observer

You've heard of hybrid vehicles; get ready for hybrid housing. This type of construction combines modular, prefabricated parts with a site-built home to save money and reduce waste. Via Prefabcosm, ...

Reclaimed Wood Iconic Panels by B&N Industries

Ooooh, check out these neat reclaimed wood panels – so graphic and pretty! B&N Industries recently teamed up with TerraMai to update their original collection of carved relief panels with reclaimed ...

Prefab Homes and Furniture by Live Edge

Would you believe there's a Zen Buddhist monk creating furniture and prefabricated houses right at the foot of the Bay Bridge? Paul Driscoe combined his study of Buddhist temple design and constructio...

Intershelter Temporary Dome Homes

An Architectural First: The Sliding House

Click on the Thumbnails to See The House In Motion When most people get tired of their home, or things feel a bit stale, we rearrange furniture and add in a few new throw pillows. But for this UK hom...

Green Eye Candy: Prefab Shed Slideshow
Blogging dwell.com

We love the idea of prefab sheds. Such an awesome way to add a bit of extra square footage to a house without all the labor and waste associated with building a big addition or buying a bigger house. ...

Keith Dewey's DIY Zigloo Domestique

British Columbia-based architect Keith Dewey built his green, prefab home himself, a large DIY undertaking. And he documented it all to share... posted originally from: AT:San Francisco...

Greenhouse Home from Sustainable Materials

We've blogged about green-greenhouses before, but never a greenhouse that is a house! Look inside to see how the Camouflage house brings nature inside....

Recycled Container Community
Blogging the NYT

Free Green House Plans from ... FreeGreen

While I'm not in the market to build a home from scratch any time soon, it is great fun to browse home plans - especially those that are green. And for those who ARE in the home for green building pla...

InHabit Modern Dwellings

Created by North Vancouver-based InHabit, these small buildings are versatile enough for many places and many uses. Above we see an InHabit dwelling being delivered by helicopter to a forested recre...

Green Prefab: Cottage in a Day

What's not to like about housing that incorporates great design, energy efficiency, and a small footprint (carbon and otherwise)? We're big fans of prefab, green housing here at Re-Nest, so when a rea...

FEMA-style Trailer Re-purposed into Solar Shelter

Revitalizing my dream of greening an Airstream, this re-purposed trailer has it all when it comes to being "green", and is on exhibit at Prospect .1 New Orleans....