Yeli Heidecker and her husband built her mom a tiny home themselves to cut costs. They love the space, but they learned a few ...

In his last semester at college, in between studying labor law and environmental impact assessment, Alex Elderbroom took a class on something very different: how to build a tiny house. In the class, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A backyard guest house may seem like a luxury few can afford, but this home improvement project can cost ...

Andrew Blake, a Habitat for Humanity supervisor in Tuscaloosa, developed an innovative house design to provide quick housing for disaster relief.

Construction of a house takes four walls, a roof and basic modern amenities. But local students recently got a hands-on opportunity to learn what it takes to make a home. Nine students from La Jolla ...

It takes David Emerson an extra second these days to climb his ladder and drill a bolt into the beam overhead. At 81, he’s built a number of structures, including his own 3-bedroom home on his 25-acre ...

I built a tiny house in the woods… but not for people—for puppies. The goal was simple: a safe, warm little cabin they’d actually use. Once the structure went up, the puppies treated it like their new ...

My home is less than 1100 sq feet and yet I'm intrigued by "tiny houses" of the under 500 sq feet variety, that people build on trailers. I thought it would be interesting to write about the ...

North Point High School students in Waldorf have turned classroom lessons into a real-world showcase with a Tiny House Waldorf, now open for bids starting Monday, July 28. The 160-square-foot ...

Students at Huffman High School are shining a bright light on sustainability and innovation with the construction of their ...