New coliving home opens in Portland
Michigan Ave. Coliving: A new coliving home opens in Portland By Owen Gabbert, Owen Gabbert LLC Panelist on SROs and More – A Reemergence of Co-living... Read More
States Must Take Lead on Missing Middle Housing
A Q&A with Missing Middle’s ‘creator’ Daniel Parolek The term “Missing Middle” has been attributed to Daniel Parolek, Founding Principal of Opticos Design, Inc., a Bay... Read More
Who’s in the Room at the Build Small Summit?
Join in on the networking opportunities at Build Small Live Large 2019. Meet colleagues, companies that are hiring, and even a builder or designer for your next big project.
Olympia organizer works to improve ‘Missing Middle’ options
Dani Madrone will be speaking on the panel Making the Case for More Neighbors: Strategies for Passing “Missing Middle” Housing Legislation.
Find your focus with Build Small session tracks
There are so many great presentations planned for Build Small 2019, that we just had to share. We’ve broken down the sessions into tracks, so you can better decide which appeals the most to you.
Wrapping Up An Amazing 2017 Summit!
The 2017 Build Small Live Large Summit was a first-of-its-kind event, drawing the national leaders in accessory dwelling unit (ADU) development to share their experiences... Read More
Introducing Keynote Speaker Dee Williams
“I don’t know of anybody who wants to feel like they’re living a spartan life. You want to participate in your life and you don’t want where you live to be a place that limits that,” Dee Williams told About Face Magazine.
After living in an 84-square foot tiny house on wheels for more than ten years, Dee is well-practiced at answering questions about how much home is “enough.” Her memoir, The Big Tiny, released last year on Blue Rider Press, tells the full story of how one becomes a tiny home owner, educator to fellow DIY tiny house builders, and inspiration to those trying to live mindfully in a hectic, big-space, big-stuff world.
Small Home Designs We Love
A small house doesn't have to be crowded, spartan or "simple." One of the goals of the Build Small Live Large Summit is to show people that homes under 1,000 square feet can not only save them money and lighten their environmental footprint, but be fantastically-designed as well. Here are some small home designs we've been enjoying lately.
Introducing Keynote Speaker Alan Durning
Alan Durning, a long-time sustainability leader in the Northwest, is newly fired up—and for good reason. Since founding Sightline Institute in 1993, he has written more than ten books on issues that connect sustainability to home, transportation and city design, and he has even lectured at The White House. But Alan’s recent work on a Seattle housing and livability committee convened by the mayor is particularly timely as Northwest cities like Seattle and Portland enter development booms. And one of his key messages is that building small is one of the best ways to create affordable, livable housing in the cities we love.