Flexible design / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...designing with simplicity in mind. A low pitch shed roof is an easy and safe workspace and can contribute to home designs that are durable, high performance and affordable to build.  Image © Ecohome.  The most affordable home design features: Simple foundation design: We built a frost-protected slab-on-grade foundat...

...design in the Ecohome Building Guide and these pages here :  Flexible design - plan now for future renos - save time, money and a mess  See the latest architect designed prefab tiny houses here  Are houses made from shipping containers good or bad? Is it safe to build with old shipping pallets? Find more abou...

...design strategies to ‘expand’ the interior space without expanding the footprint of the house. The efficient kitchen area is easy to maintain and brings light into the room The design provides outdoor living spaces on multiple levels to address the owners’ desire for a better connection to the home’s natural surround...

...design and build their own dream homes. But can you really stick it out in a tiny home? When you build one, do you envision yourself staying in it forever? Designing a house that you plan to live in until you draw your last breath must take into consideration the reduced mobility that comes with aging. You will probabl...

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...Design, FastCoExist and well, too many other places to recount, one could say it's clear that the green building world is enamoured with this Tiny House gem, and so are we. What's not to love: NOMAD Micro Homes are sustainably manufactured, easy to assemble, affordable, and off-grid capable.  The NOMAD micro home is a ...

...design philosophy best described as 'flexible housing'. Over the course of its lifespan, a house will likely be altered many times, how difficult and expensive those changes will be depends largely on the initial design. In this case the teachers are looking to create a versatile house ready for easy transformation, un...

...designing highly flexible dwellings.  From their website:   "FabCab typically designs flexibility into a home so that its layout can be easily modified when the need arises, which reduces the need for expensive and wasteful remodeling down the road. In this way, the home remains appropriate for multiple life transitio...

...design process, characterizes the experience as a really good time saying "...we had a blast the whole way through".   After tirelessly researching each stage of building, the couple finally began to design. In a home this size, strategic use of space and creative storage is paramount. For example, a living room bench ...

...design strategies can significantly cut both material and labor costs. Discover the pinnacle of sustainable living with this Net Zero home for sale in Vancouver BC that redefines high-performance coastal luxury.   Zero Net Energy home minimalist interior design © bioi Zero Energy Home Kitchen design ©...

Design basics for flexible housing: Depending on the stage you are at in your life, you might have kids, they might be gone or you might want to have some in the future. Design floor plans that work for you right now but can be easily adapted to accommodate different family dynamics in the future. Flexible housing star...