This contemporary tiny house from the Netherlands incorporates lots of great layout and storage ideas.

Looking to tiny houses for design inspiration, these new student housing units have been constructed in a former Rotterdam office.

Helsinki's old abattoir has become the heart of the city's culinary revival, a movement blending innovation and tradition that integrates local foods, pop-up eateries, and urban gardens.

Or, for that matter, park both a house and a car like Bill Dunster's ZEDpod.

No half-done couch here; there's a big place to sit and socialize.

I thought we were being edgy when we gave Interface Studio Architects the Best Residential Architect Award as part of Best of Green this year, but I could not help but love the 100K house. Evidently neither could the US Green

Going for LEED Platinum in an affordable townhouse with clean modern design

They are as gutsy and gritty as ever.

This is the future of building, and it works. Get used to it.

But Passive House is so expensive! How can you build housing for the homeless and low income families this way?

Architect Jonathan Kearns shows that you can have it all.

A lot of the permaculture design principles make just as much sense for buildings.

It feels much bigger than it actually is, and does not feel weird at all.

There's more than one way to go up in a small space, and this is one smart alternative.

When one tiny home isn't quite enough, how about adding another?

I get the design part, but is it really sustainable?

Fortunately, that's not the only change in their building regulations.

The Scandinavian master designed a gem of a building promoting Nordic cooperation.

Their priorities certainly are different than ours are.

For those of us who actually live in rustic homes in cold climates, the household items that define the 'hygge' decorating trend are a matter of survival.

The light-filled interior of this well-insulated and cleverly designed tiny home imparts a sense of relaxation and well-being.

There's more than one way to kill a duck curve.

This family lives, works and travels in this modern tiny house, now located on a remote Scottish island.

This one-of-a-kind treehouse is elevated above the ground to minimize its environmental impact.

They really didn't have a choice, and they insulated their bodies, not their houses.

The bin-sized device would turn household waste into fuel for heating hot water.

Do the green thing and resist reaching for the thermostat.

There are some pretty wonderful things going on in this little structure.

This prototypical house acts as an active interface between its inhabitants and the outside.

Designed and built by architecture students, the proceeds of this lovely little home will go to help children's hospitals.

Indwell and Invizij Architects are doing incredible work, raising the bar for housing people in need.

Tim had planned on working at a Salt Lake City Unitarian church doing social outreach. That is, until the Federal Bureau of Prisons decided that wasn't a "safe" occupation for the climate activist.

From ants and pantry moths to black flies and fruit flies, these non-toxic DIY solutions are safer and more eco-friendly than traditional pesticides.

This contemporary urban home mixes reclaimed materials from local demolition sites with a modern design.

It's one answer to the complaint that tiny houses are too small: build it with an electrically operated, expandable slide-out.

Plus lots of green things.

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August is the best month for tiny houses and here are the best tiny houses of August.

We visited Canada's first tiny house festival to find out more about this newly declared eco-residential development in Quebec for homes under 1,000 square feet in size.

Here is one woman's version of simple living on the river, in a boat that is equipped to see the tough northern winters through.

In a Canadian province where a winter heating with electricity might cost a few hundred dollars per month minimum, this man manages to cut his heating bill by using free solar energy.

Tiny houses don't have to be overly cute and rustic, as this little modern home shows.

An existing storage shed in the forest is transformed into a small modern home with a striking form.

Built on a gooseneck trailer, this big tiny home features a lot of clever small-space design ideas.

Lots of luxurious details in this solar-powered, off-grid tiny house.

This micro-home is a customized, winter-proofed dwelling for two.

Coming in at 425 square feet, this extra-wide, modernist tiny house actually feels quite roomy.

It creates as much CO2 as a million transatlantic flights. Why isn't this a bigger deal?

ZH architects faced a lot of serious challenges here, and came up with innovative solutions.

And they don't stop there. Their products also feature recycled plastic, fabric, silicone, and more.