Energy Star

Another month of silence.  Hmm... too much work?

There are a few new stock plans in the hopper that need to be finished, many ideas that need to be started but the amount of custom work we've been receiving has been incredible.  We've designed plans across the board for clients who come to us because of word of mouth.  It's all been about who we know.

And recently we were approached by Energy Star to draw energy efficient home design details for their upcoming release.  Once those are done and released to the public we'll direct you to the new details.  For those home designers that follow this blog, we hope those details will be useful in your designs.

Maybe once people stop bugging us for custom work we'll get on those stock plans, eh?

Tiny House, Big Problem

A bit late on posting this, but we backdated it so it looks good.

A homeless Veteran in California used his wits, resources and possibly past training to create basic survival needs for himself.  He built a tiny home in a California wildlife sanctuary and lived there comfortably for a year before the Sheriff's department finally discovered it.  Now receiving three hots and a cot, we applaud Mr. Downs for his ability to live lightly and live off the grid.

Not so much applause for what else was found there though.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/07/camouflaged-residence-discovered-in-california-park/

Istockhouseplans does not condone illegal activities of any kind, including but not limited to building without a permit on public land.  If you'd like some help in designing or building a tiny house, see our catalog or contact us for more details.

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