Where and How Did the Tiny House Movement Originate?

California ADU Laws: Backyard Home Regulations

Before building that ADU backyard home for your parents or loved ones, make sure you are all up to date on the laws in California.

Adding an ADU: Benefits of a granny flat

Read up and learn all the benefits of adding an ADU to your property.

A Good Design Philosophy is Everything

Designing and personalizing a small, completely independent home like an ADU, is a wonderful, rewarding challenge of residential design and flow...

Building an ADU? Start When It Rains

If you are thinking about building an ADU for your property, you might be wondering when to begin your project. Any time of year? That's not the case.

ADUs and Aging-in-Place

Multi-generational households are becoming more common than ever. Particularly in Northern California, where housing costs are rising...

Build Your Construction Company Right

How to build a successful construction company, in one of the most competitive markets in the world, during an economic downturn.

My Father the Astronaut

On July 29, 1985 at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, I watched my father launch into earth’s orbit on the Space Shuttle Challenger...

5 Characteristics to Look for in an ADU Contractor

In recent years, a growing number of homeowners are building accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on their properties. And it makes sense, but...

Why our team climbs trees

It was 2007. My wife and I were sitting next to an iron stove in a cabin in the Santa Cruz mountains, admiring the majesty of the old growth redwood..