Most people would have sent the wood to a landfill. But for sustainable builder Steve Pallrand, founder and principal designer of the L.A. firm Carbon Shack Design, the dilapidated barn’s redwood ...

To find the hottest design trend in Los Angeles right now, look no further than your own backyard. In 2017, when California relaxed the rules for obtaining building permits for accessory dwelling ...

Bellingham approved its first pre-approved ADU design, streamlining permits. Homeowners can purchase the 'Lumen' ADU plan, reducing design and review costs. City promotes ADUs to boost infill ...

In California, thanks to a number of state-level interventions in recent years, building an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, is easier than ever. Still, construction projects, even of a tiny home, are ...

SALINAS – A design-build-development company based in Santa Cruz that has an established track record providing accessory dwelling unit plans for Central Coast cities, is doing it again, this time for ...

Architect Scott Specht has completed an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in Austin that is clad entirely in corten steel with no exterior windows. Known as the Stealth House, the 1,300-square foot ...

PHOENIX — The Tempe City Council on Thursday made it a simpler process for home owners to install a backyard casita. The council passed a resolution that waives “the initial plan review fee” of more ...

As rents keep rising in Los Angeles–since 2011, driven by a housing shortage, the cost of an average one-bedroom has increased more than 60%–the city has been pushing for a new solution: making it ...

A studio apartment being marketed as an accessory-dwelling unit over the garage of a single-family home built by Bigelow Homes is pictured on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in Northwest Rochester. ROCHESTER — ...

It’s a rather unfortunate platitude that good design and government programs don’t mix. More than unfortunate, it’s also untrue, as a new initiative from the City of Los Angeles demonstrates. ADUs ...

NORTH ADAMS — Tiny homes don't have to look like cargo containers with just the bare essentials inside. Some, like the designs that won North Adams Partnership's accessory dwelling unit design ...

PITTSFIELD — Homeowners looking to build accessory dwelling units might be eligible for a $250,000 low-interest loan thanks to a new state program. In a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Gov.