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She earned $700/month as mayor in Silicon Valley. So she moved into a 400 sq-ft backyard cottage. 8 years on, it’s shaped how she thinks about affordable housing, community, and how little space a good life really needs. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/she-e...) & YT (youtu.be/DNoGbBquyt8)
She earned $700/month as mayor in Silicon Valley. So she moved into a 400 sq-ft backyard cottage. 8 years on, it’s shaped how she thinks about affordable housing, community, and how little space a good life really needs. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/she-e...) & YT (youtu.be/DNoGbBquyt8)
December 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
She earned $700/month as mayor in Silicon Valley. So she moved into a 400 sq-ft backyard cottage. 8 years on, it’s shaped how she thinks about affordable housing, community, and how little space a good life really needs. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/she-e...) & YT (youtu.be/DNoGbBquyt8)
A mother & daughter were paying high prices in the same city, yet barely seeing each other. Then they turned an unused garage into an ADU. Less unused stuff, more connection. Win-win for a young family & a widowed mother. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/turni...) & YT (youtu.be/NAGqSkjdtsI)
December 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A mother & daughter were paying high prices in the same city, yet barely seeing each other. Then they turned an unused garage into an ADU. Less unused stuff, more connection. Win-win for a young family & a widowed mother. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/turni...) & YT (youtu.be/NAGqSkjdtsI)
Legend says that the philosopher Diogenes lived in a giant clay pot. Elena Zervoudakis took the challenge, converting an earth-sheltered water cistern & ruin into an accessory dwelling (ADU) designed to slow life down🏺⏳ Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/turni...) & YT (youtu.be/rgsGVDwa-y4)
December 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Legend says that the philosopher Diogenes lived in a giant clay pot. Elena Zervoudakis took the challenge, converting an earth-sheltered water cistern & ruin into an accessory dwelling (ADU) designed to slow life down🏺⏳ Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/turni...) & YT (youtu.be/rgsGVDwa-y4)
Could prefab work at a scale? Consider Wikkelhouse, a modular home made from lightweight, high-strength wrapped segments that click together, allowing people to add & customize elements—windows, bath, bunks, larger rooms. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/wikke...) & YT (youtu.be/C42Wg2JDRmc)
December 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Could prefab work at a scale? Consider Wikkelhouse, a modular home made from lightweight, high-strength wrapped segments that click together, allowing people to add & customize elements—windows, bath, bunks, larger rooms. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/wikke...) & YT (youtu.be/C42Wg2JDRmc)
Evicted ➜ built a troll wonderland 🧌 Thomas Dambo turned a forgotten farm into a creative co-living village made from discarded materials. Trash became a raw material to build unique giant trolls with a story to tell. Video via YT (youtu.be/v4aF_qtwh0Y) & *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/he-bu...)
December 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Evicted ➜ built a troll wonderland 🧌 Thomas Dambo turned a forgotten farm into a creative co-living village made from discarded materials. Trash became a raw material to build unique giant trolls with a story to tell. Video via YT (youtu.be/v4aF_qtwh0Y) & *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/he-bu...)
He restored a stone barn in rural Navarre, Spain—then built a nearly invisible villa into the hillside. A hidden light-filled home. Old stone above, modern light below. A hillside home you can’t see until you step inside. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/he-sa...) & YT (youtu.be/lghNdYf4tqM)
December 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
He restored a stone barn in rural Navarre, Spain—then built a nearly invisible villa into the hillside. A hidden light-filled home. Old stone above, modern light below. A hillside home you can’t see until you step inside. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/he-sa...) & YT (youtu.be/lghNdYf4tqM)
Raising kids in a family homestead... BUT inside a greenhouse🌱🏡 In Sweden, Sylvia & Johan built a Naturhus —a self-sufficient ecosystem wrapped in glass that reutilizes resources & grows food year-round, even grapes 🍇 Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/coupl...) & YT (youtu.be/p5ILdwn0_Fk)
December 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Raising kids in a family homestead... BUT inside a greenhouse🌱🏡 In Sweden, Sylvia & Johan built a Naturhus —a self-sufficient ecosystem wrapped in glass that reutilizes resources & grows food year-round, even grapes 🍇 Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/coupl...) & YT (youtu.be/p5ILdwn0_Fk)
Can abandoned homes in depopulated regions come back to life? Some do—if you’re playing the long game. Johannes, a young priest, rebuilt a stone "rustico" high in the Italian Alps: few savings + work = place reborn 🏞️🏡🌱 Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/young...) & YT (youtu.be/MF1jJy1F-8I?...)
November 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Can abandoned homes in depopulated regions come back to life? Some do—if you’re playing the long game. Johannes, a young priest, rebuilt a stone "rustico" high in the Italian Alps: few savings + work = place reborn 🏞️🏡🌱 Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/young...) & YT (youtu.be/MF1jJy1F-8I?...)
We found an “unbuildable” plot in the hills outside Barcelona—just a stone hut and a cave in the listing. When we arrived, we discovered two caves, WWII-era carvings, & signs of an old food forest waiting to return 🧎♂️⛰️ Video via YT (youtu.be/Gw3EjGyCV80) & *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/1st-l...)
November 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
We found an “unbuildable” plot in the hills outside Barcelona—just a stone hut and a cave in the listing. When we arrived, we discovered two caves, WWII-era carvings, & signs of an old food forest waiting to return 🧎♂️⛰️ Video via YT (youtu.be/Gw3EjGyCV80) & *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/1st-l...)
🌿 Tycho & Karoline prove you don’t need a big budget to live richly. With simple tools & intention, they built a solid home, growing own food & living mortgage-free in a Danish ecovillage. Their purpose is autonomous. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/cork-...) & YT (youtu.be/XyPcesRqBks?...)
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
🌿 Tycho & Karoline prove you don’t need a big budget to live richly. With simple tools & intention, they built a solid home, growing own food & living mortgage-free in a Danish ecovillage. Their purpose is autonomous. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/cork-...) & YT (youtu.be/XyPcesRqBks?...)
Brad was told, “You can’t build underground.”
He proved them wrong, self-building the buried dome he had envisioned & getting it permitted against all odds. He realized his dream at a cost in materials of around $80,000. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/burie...) & YT (youtu.be/lpKBsC7ulZk)
He proved them wrong, self-building the buried dome he had envisioned & getting it permitted against all odds. He realized his dream at a cost in materials of around $80,000. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/burie...) & YT (youtu.be/lpKBsC7ulZk)
November 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Brad was told, “You can’t build underground.”
He proved them wrong, self-building the buried dome he had envisioned & getting it permitted against all odds. He realized his dream at a cost in materials of around $80,000. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/burie...) & YT (youtu.be/lpKBsC7ulZk)
He proved them wrong, self-building the buried dome he had envisioned & getting it permitted against all odds. He realized his dream at a cost in materials of around $80,000. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/burie...) & YT (youtu.be/lpKBsC7ulZk)
He built Bill Gates’ 66,000-sqft home & giant downtown buildings… but James Cutler’s favorite project is an 8x10 studio he built with his 12-year-old daughter. Design isn’t about size—it’s about spirit, place, meaning. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/built...) & YT (youtu.be/CN9nclH5V0A?...)
Built Bill Gates’ home, then his own dream bunk-studio
He designed Bill Gates’ 66,000-square foot home and a 139-million-dollar Portland federal building, but James Cutler was just as inspired building an 8-by-10 shed/studio with his daughter in …
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November 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
He built Bill Gates’ 66,000-sqft home & giant downtown buildings… but James Cutler’s favorite project is an 8x10 studio he built with his 12-year-old daughter. Design isn’t about size—it’s about spirit, place, meaning. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/built...) & YT (youtu.be/CN9nclH5V0A?...)
20 years ago, Zach & Allison started digging into a California hillside to escape heat, cold, & fire. Today, it’s a maze of light-filled tunnels —a unique underground compound that functions like a neural ecovillage 🌀 Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/20-ye...) & YT (youtu.be/U0bHhmpyKGg?...)
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
20 years ago, Zach & Allison started digging into a California hillside to escape heat, cold, & fire. Today, it’s a maze of light-filled tunnels —a unique underground compound that functions like a neural ecovillage 🌀 Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/20-ye...) & YT (youtu.be/U0bHhmpyKGg?...)
This cork-clad home in Spain uses a passive solar Trombe Wall for HVAC & a natural pool that self-regulates via plants. Despite being a new/modern construction, the home breathes & blends in with the surrounding trees. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/cork-...) & YT (youtu.be/90X_698x2q4?...)
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This cork-clad home in Spain uses a passive solar Trombe Wall for HVAC & a natural pool that self-regulates via plants. Despite being a new/modern construction, the home breathes & blends in with the surrounding trees. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/cork-...) & YT (youtu.be/90X_698x2q4?...)
🌿On an ordinary lot in Sebastopol, CA, Erik & Lauren Ohlsen turned their home into a living ecosystem (part edible forest, part Bronze Age lab.) 🌲🏡🍎🐸 Year-round food, a rain-fed pond, & a roundhouse of earth & stone. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/turni...) & YT (youtu.be/AIF8Dsz2sTM?...)
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🌿On an ordinary lot in Sebastopol, CA, Erik & Lauren Ohlsen turned their home into a living ecosystem (part edible forest, part Bronze Age lab.) 🌲🏡🍎🐸 Year-round food, a rain-fed pond, & a roundhouse of earth & stone. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/turni...) & YT (youtu.be/AIF8Dsz2sTM?...)
We sometimes think projects like this are out of reach — but Cam and Janeen prove otherwise. 🌱💪☀️ They built a self-sufficient home from salvaged materials, one room at a time. Start where you are. Build what you dream. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/famil...) & YT (youtu.be/7twmG9EceX8?...)
October 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
We sometimes think projects like this are out of reach — but Cam and Janeen prove otherwise. 🌱💪☀️ They built a self-sufficient home from salvaged materials, one room at a time. Start where you are. Build what you dream. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/famil...) & YT (youtu.be/7twmG9EceX8?...)
Living deeply, rooted in the forest 🌲🧌🪨🐘 In the mossy woods of Sweden, Marianna & Anders Agetorp rebuilt an earth-sheltered backstuga tucked into the hillside amid birch & boulders, which helps them sync with nature. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/coupl...) & YT (youtu.be/dG2b_Klf5R4)
October 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Living deeply, rooted in the forest 🌲🧌🪨🐘 In the mossy woods of Sweden, Marianna & Anders Agetorp rebuilt an earth-sheltered backstuga tucked into the hillside amid birch & boulders, which helps them sync with nature. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/coupl...) & YT (youtu.be/dG2b_Klf5R4)
Turning boulders into a unique underground home? 🪨->🛖 Steve Demarest carved his dwelling with the Cascades, not just on it but amid giant boulders. Part cave, part megalith, he built a long-lasting home between rocks. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/bough...) & YT (youtu.be/GSdzhDzAltU?...)
October 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Turning boulders into a unique underground home? 🪨->🛖 Steve Demarest carved his dwelling with the Cascades, not just on it but amid giant boulders. Part cave, part megalith, he built a long-lasting home between rocks. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/bough...) & YT (youtu.be/GSdzhDzAltU?...)
A pirate fortress reborn, Count of Monte-Cristo vibes. On Greece’s wild Mani coast, not far from Sparta, an 18th-century customs house (read: medieval corsair den) becomes a timeless home: stone, sea & patience restored. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/they-...) & YT (youtu.be/kc4BIIAFZG8)
October 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A pirate fortress reborn, Count of Monte-Cristo vibes. On Greece’s wild Mani coast, not far from Sparta, an 18th-century customs house (read: medieval corsair den) becomes a timeless home: stone, sea & patience restored. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/they-...) & YT (youtu.be/kc4BIIAFZG8)
“Nature does a pretty good job.” 1 man, 1 acre, 1 dream: to live simply, freely. 40 years off-grid in Hawaii, William built a small paradise from recycled scraps. Thriving to him isn't to have more, just deeper roots 🌿 Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/oldti...) & YT (youtu.be/491--9SjgRY?...)
October 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
“Nature does a pretty good job.” 1 man, 1 acre, 1 dream: to live simply, freely. 40 years off-grid in Hawaii, William built a small paradise from recycled scraps. Thriving to him isn't to have more, just deeper roots 🌿 Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/oldti...) & YT (youtu.be/491--9SjgRY?...)
In Finland, homelessness has nearly disappeared. How? Instead of forcing people into shelters, they get a safe (small) home; people get back on track & start over. In the US, some idealists are testing a similar model. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/how-f...) & YT (youtu.be/RwZQ8GCHgRg)
October 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
In Finland, homelessness has nearly disappeared. How? Instead of forcing people into shelters, they get a safe (small) home; people get back on track & start over. In the US, some idealists are testing a similar model. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/how-f...) & YT (youtu.be/RwZQ8GCHgRg)
Jim, a Maine vet, dreamed of creating an enchanting & nurturing world for his family, turning (with his son Dustin's help) 600 acres of wilderness into a unique homestead: bridges, underground 🛖, & 1 mile-long zipline✨Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/veter...) & YT (youtu.be/qGfZFbf36Jg?...)
October 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Jim, a Maine vet, dreamed of creating an enchanting & nurturing world for his family, turning (with his son Dustin's help) 600 acres of wilderness into a unique homestead: bridges, underground 🛖, & 1 mile-long zipline✨Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/veter...) & YT (youtu.be/qGfZFbf36Jg?...)
Dave used to build underground homes by burying reinforced Quonset huts. Now he's improved his approach with a prefab Hobbit-house kit for anyone to self-build a cozy, earth-sheltered home (easily, safely, & on a budget). Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/he-cr...) & YT (youtu.be/F1i-qWU1pPY)
October 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Dave used to build underground homes by burying reinforced Quonset huts. Now he's improved his approach with a prefab Hobbit-house kit for anyone to self-build a cozy, earth-sheltered home (easily, safely, & on a budget). Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/he-cr...) & YT (youtu.be/F1i-qWU1pPY)
On an empty Spokane lot, Blockhouse built prefab homes around a walkable community rather than cars, saving old-growth trees for a pocket neighborhood feeling (while leaving parking spaces at the property’s edge). 🌱🏡 Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/wante...) & YT (youtu.be/xuQ7voTJDHI?...)
October 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
On an empty Spokane lot, Blockhouse built prefab homes around a walkable community rather than cars, saving old-growth trees for a pocket neighborhood feeling (while leaving parking spaces at the property’s edge). 🌱🏡 Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/wante...) & YT (youtu.be/xuQ7voTJDHI?...)
They left the 9-to-5 behind… & found a ghost town ready for a 2nd chance. 🌄 Shaniko, OR, once “Wool Capital of the World,” now has 33 residents building a new kind of rural life. Old homes & people self-organizing. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/start...) & YT (youtu.be/sJu7lacSjVA)
September 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
They left the 9-to-5 behind… & found a ghost town ready for a 2nd chance. 🌄 Shaniko, OR, once “Wool Capital of the World,” now has 33 residents building a new kind of rural life. Old homes & people self-organizing. Video via *FC (faircompanies.com/videos/start...) & YT (youtu.be/sJu7lacSjVA)