Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

More so than previous years, 2020 saw the acceleration of the tendency to live greener, more sustainable, and preferably more mobile lives. Tiny houses and all manners of half-mobile living units ...

Shipping container residences can be elaborate and complex, but sometimes bringing it back to basics is the key to good living. At the request of their client, San Francisco-based architects YAMAMAR ...

Some of those who choose to downsize and move into a tiny house do so out of conviction, because they want to adopt minimalism and turn to more sustainable living practices to minimize their ...

Australian designer Robbie Walker assembled a pair of shipping containers into a tiny home in Victoria and showed it off on the Never Too Small (@nevertoosmall) YouTube page and the Never Too Small ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As affordable housing, eco-resorts, and temporary buildings continue to gain popularity worldwide, container homes are rapidly emerging as a flexible, ...

After living off-the-grid for two years now, one couple shared their experience going solar. Located in North Idaho, Riley and Courtney (@AmbitionStrikes) installed a shipping container for their ...

Sustainable design has taken longer to get off the ground in South Africa largely due to expensive construction methods. When Johannesburg-based Architecture For A Change (A4AC) took on the challenge ...

Kicking your utility to the curb sounds like a great deal, but it's more difficult than it sounds. Here's what it takes to go off the grid with solar panels. CNET contributor Eric Mack knows all too ...

Perhaps you’re dreaming of obtaining your home’s electricity without having to rely on that provided by your town or city. If so, you’re hoping to go “off the grid.” And if that’s your dream, you’ve ...