Little Green Airstream
The green renovation of a vintage travel trailer
In his essay on peak oil, Future Scenarios, David Holmgren describes the American highway as, “the classic symbol of automobile dependence in the USA where personal mobility in private automotives consumes about 60% of total oil production and imports.” Knowing this, I realize that my plan to do a “green” renovation of a trailer must take into account the fact that it’s typically pulled by a vehicle that...
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November, 2011. Prior to the Less is More class at Yestermorrow, we were asked to read some books from a recommended list, and to share some inspiring visual images related to living in a small or tiny home. This was one that my mom had sent me that caught my eye: These are the design takeaways from the video that I feel might apply to this project:...
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November, 2011. Having taken a few introductory classes at Yestermorrow (Basic Carpentry, Foundations 101, and The Healthy Home), I’d been slowly familiarizing myself with the culture of the school. So far, I was finding Yestermorrow to be a supportive environment. I was happy with the small class sizes and the healthy meals, and I really liked the people. Between the hands-on courses and classroom theory, in a short...
Continue readingAs Mr. Deam mentions in one of the last videos, the Airstream was “borne out of aircraft building technology of the ’30’s.” I came across this slideshow from Sunset magazine about a home built from a recycled jumbo jet and thought it was an interesting alternative. Enjoy! ...