Blogs

In just over a month, five of our Solar Decathlon team members will be taking their building and design skills to Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador. Their mission: rebuilding communities that were…

We’re back from the SMUD 2016 Tiny House Competition! THIMBY braved a stormy journey from Sacramento to Richmond, but she’s now safely parked at the Richmond Field Station. THIMBY took 2nd…

One step backward, two steps forward. This is what a lot of the learning experiences on THIMBY have felt like this summer as we work to complete our innovative-yet-replicable, sustainable-yet-affordable tiny…

THIMBY (Tiny House in My Backyard) construction is well underway! We began our build process on May 23rd by putting together the support tray for the unit’s water tanks which will…

These past couple weeks have been extremely exciting for our Solar Decathlon team. Since our last update we have made several advances in our design due to our Designathon in late…