When the power goes out because of a hurricane, a storm, or a problem with the electrical grid, portable generators and whole-house generators will do the same important task: provide electricity ...

Architect Camino Alonso likes to think small. “All architects want to make things smaller,” says Alonso, of the Madrid-based firm AÌ baton, and designer of an award-winning prefab dwelling called the ...

Leaf House is the creation of small home enthusiast Laird Herbert from Whitehorse, Canada, who was inspired by the idea of building his own home. After testing out several prototypes, Herbert has ...

Home standby generators from companies like Champion, Generac, and Kohler are pricey, but they provide immediate backup power ...

Spanish studio Ábaton Arquitectura have combined all the functions of comfortable living over a small space. This is no ordinary house, but rather the prefabricated, mobile Portable House, which can ...

As a temporary solution for Madison’s homeless residents, a city committee unanimously approved Monday proposed plans for Occupy Madison to build small, portable houses as night shelters. The Plan ...

KIEV, May 28 (Reuters) - Business is thriving for a company manufacturing portable houses in Ukraine as people cooped up in tower blocks under lockdown yearn to live closer to nature. Unitfab, which ...

Both provide electricity during an outage—the choice comes down to convenience, price, and power A portable generator (left) is much less expensive than a permanently installed whole-house model ...