1.      Wildflower II Model shall be 8′x22′ with 3′x8′ Covered Porch and rail

2.      Trailer by Felling Trailers, designed for Tiny Green  Cabins, LLC, dual axle, electric brakes, break away safety hitch.

3.      Frame work of House shall be constructed from 18 gauge steel studs, screwed and welded, permanently fastened to Felling Trailer. Walls shall be 4″ Steel frame, floor to be 6″ steel frame, roof to be 4″ steel frame

4.      Floor Sheathing Shall be 7/8″ LP Plywood

5.      Sheathings shall be low emissions glues for OSB wall, and roof sheathing

6.      Roof shall be 1 layer of Ice & Water at eves with balance of rood covered with 15# Felt

7.      Roof steel shall be Energy Star ProRib steel sheathing colored Green

8.      Siding shall be steel 5″ Double Dutch Lap siding, trim and corners pieces

9.      Exterior Trim, if needed shall be Cedar

10.  Windows shall be Marvin Ultrex windows with Tempered Insulated glass per plan.

11.  Windows installed with Tyvek Flex Wrap – sill pan flashing and back caulked

12.  Solar Tubs lights (2), one in loft and one in great room

13.  Doors shall be insulated Steel doors, front door shall be ½ glass

14.  Loft Window shall be custom arched wood window with tempered glass

15.  Electrical wired with quick disconnect plug-in at exterior of cabin, with panel at interior cabin below kitchen countertop, and cabin shall be wired with Energy Star energy boxes. 3 way switch from main cabin roof to loft area, 1 direction can light at loft stair location. Light Fixture allowance set at $350.00

16.  Pex Water Pipes & PVC Waste water system with insulated holding tank. The Bath interior shall have a fiberglass 1 piece shower stall with Moen faucets.

17.  Toilet shall be an a composting toilet model $800 allowance

18.  2 Burner Propane Stove at Kitchen

19.  Hookups for stackable Washer/Dryer

20.  Custom Built White Ash Cabinets and sink with Moen Faucets, sink shall be Stainless Steel.

21.  50 Gal Water Reservoir built in closet area

22.  6 Gal Just in Time Electric water heater installed under kitchen sink cabinet

23.  Insulation specified as AirKrete Organic Foam Insulation.

24.  Layer of Denny-Foil to be applied over all floors, walls and ceilings, all joints sealed with aluminum foil tape.

25.  The Interior of the cabin will be finished off in White Ash 1×6 End Matched Character Grade, fastened with screws, the loft floor will be framed with 16 gauge steel and wrapped in White Ash exposed glue-lamed beams and 6″ T&G White Ash paneling.

26.  Flooring shall be 4″ T&G White Ash flooring..

27.  All interior millwork will be White Ash Character Grade

28.  All Doors to be Flat Panel Doors

29.  Loft Stairway shall be 24″ wide White Ash Character Grade with added storage underneath

30.  Flooring to be White Ash T&G flooring

31.  Covered Porch Shall be 2×4 CCA Treated framework and Trex Decking, with cedar railing

32.  Frigidaire : FFPT10F0KW 23-7/16 9.9 Cu. Ft. Top Freezer Refrigerator – White

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A $2000 deposit will reserve your production date for your home.  50% deposit/payment required 3 weeks prior to production date, with the 40% balance due at midpoint of production and balance due upon delivery of your Tiny Green Cabin.

Tiny Green Cabins have many models to select from and options to make the model selected reflect your taste and desires. Since we started Tiny Green Cabins as an idea, and created a business from that idea, we also understand that what we have as a model may not fit your desires. With this understanding, we can partner with you to design a Tiny Green Cabin from your idea or thought – bringing it to form.

University of Minnesota students’prize-winning solar house has no buyers

by Anissa Stocks, Minnesota Public Radio

St. Paul, Minn. — University of Minnesota students have spent months trying to sell their prize-winning solar-powered house but so far no one is buying it.

The 550 square-foot house is on display across the street from the Bell Museum in Minneapolis as part of its “Sustainable Shelter” exhibit. The house, with a gabled roof, is shaped like a typical Minnesota family home. But the roof is covered in solar panels, making it look futuristic.

The house placed fifth internationally in the Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon last year. Although building costs reached $1 million, including a $100,000 Department of Energy grant and many donations, the house’s market value has been set at $550,000 based on the cost of materials and labor.

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From Thanksgiving to Christmas was a very special time in our home. My sister and I would hope for the 1^st major snow storm of the season that would sweep in from the west, with big white fluffy flakes as big as boxcars that would pile quickly, all so that we could hear – “No School for Peshtigo Schools” announced on the local radio station. It was also a time when the temperature would plummet to 30 below if not more for more than a fortnight and the river ice just outside the kitchen window would crack and echo off the limestone outcropping a mile way, much like a rifle shot in the middle of the night. The 3 tall Basswood trees in the yard stood as sentinels in the light of the full moon as we glimpsed neighbors’ lights off in the distance through frosted window panes.
One of the memories of the season as a early teen happened in our home every night after supper as the table was cleared and we started making, shaping, and baking Christmas cookies and making fudge. Baking each night for 12 nights we created different cookies and fudge; 12 dozen to be stored in the containers – each with an apple to keep them moist. Russian Teacups, Spritz, Almond Snow Cookies, Bourbon Balls, Brown Sugar Cookies, Oatmeal Cookies, Sour Crème Cookies, Chocolate Fudge with walnuts, and many more.
Each night as the cookies were baked; some would be deemed worthy of bakers only and used as special treats with a large glass of ice cold milk. By the end of the twelfth night, we had accumulated a mountain of cookies and then the boxing started. In each box would go a sampler of 6 cookies of each flavor with an apple wedge added and wrapped in the festive paper of the holiday.

With the wrapping and labeling now completed – the next step was to plan the route by mom. Mom made little to no distinction between the rich or less fortunate, except that the less fortunate were given an additional care package. Some of the folks mom knew and some were someone she had heard about whom were having a challenging year. That was her way of paying back for all the blessings the family received. Dad was a disabled vet and mom a secretary at a local department store.

We would awake bright early the Saturday just before Christmas Eve; eat heartily to add fuel to our inner furnace, bundle up to stay warm and head out to deliver cookies with my mother at the wheel. Extra blankets were placed in the car, and the boxes of cookies placed in the back seat as well as the trunk. Dad chose to stay home to keep the fires burning as we would not return until well after dark. As each package was delivered; old friendships were rekindled, stories told, coffee or tea offered and shared along with conversation about how blessed we all were to have friends like each other.

Do you have any favorite Holiday memories?