Table of Contents Rooftop revolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tiny houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The road to efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Twenty weekend projects for under $20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Expert essay: Know your forester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Expert essay: Pet peeves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Expert essay: Settling down. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Expert essay: Time to redesign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 2014 Missoula housing report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Cover design by Kou Moua
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