Fort Peck Diary – Day Three

Written by Taylor Royle on July 5, 2013

Fort Peck Diary Day Three: Planning for the Future, Preserving the Past We’ve just returned from an incredible journey to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation where we met with community members to talk about their vision for the new homes we will design and build on their land. An essential part of any Make It […]

Fort Peck Diary – Day Two

Written by Taylor Royle on June 28, 2013

Day Two – A Vision for New Homes We’ve just returned from an incredible journey to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation where we met with community members to talk about their vision for the new homes we will design and build on their land. An essential part of any Make It Right project is community […]

Fort Peck Diary – Day One

Written by Taylor Royle on June 28, 2013

Day One – Staggering Need We’ve just returned from an incredible journey to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation where we met with community members to talk about their vision for the new homes we will design and build on their land. An essential part of any Make It Right project is community design meetings. We […]

Progress in Kansas City

Written by Make It Right Staff on June 20, 2013

We’ve focused a lot on our renovation of an historic Kansas City school, but we’re also building new town homes on site to maximize sustainable, affordable housing in a blighted neighborhood. 50 affordable rental units will be available for people in need including veterans, seniors and disabled people. Half the housing units will be built in […]

Calling All Architects: Design a Home for Families in Need

Written by Taylor Royle on June 13, 2013

Make It Right believes that great design should be affordable for working families. That’s why we build affordable, sustainable homes for families in need, designed by some of the world’s greatest architects like Frank Gehry and Shigeru Ban. We’ve also had a lot of great architects volunteer to design new homes for us. That’s why […]

Hurricane Prep

Written by Cesar Rodriguez on June 12, 2013

Hurricane season is here. Are you and your family ready? Here are a few tips on what to do before, during and after a hurricane. Before the Storm – Be Ready to Evacuate Make sure you have an Emergency Kit ready for the season, your kit should include: Water (one gallon per person per day […]

Make It Right Announces Fort Peck Reservation Project

Written by Taylor Royle on May 29, 2013

We’re delighted to announce our newest project on the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana! Read the details below and click here if you’d like to support our work. Make It Right and Native American Tribes Announce Sustainable Housing Project May 28, 2013 – Today Make It Right announced that it will partner with the Sioux […]

Mushroom Tiny House

Written by Jordan Pollard on May 16, 2013

Our friends over at Ecovative have a fantastic new R&D project involving their mycelium based process used as insulation for a house. For those that might not know, mycelium is fungal network of threadlike cells that can be liked to the “roots” of mushrooms. The Ecovative team uses this fungi along with agricultural byproducts to […]

Is Green Your Mom’s Favorite Color?

Written by Taylor Royle on May 9, 2013

We put our heads together to come up with some great eco-friendly ideas for Mother’s Day this year. Here are our favorite gifts to show some love to both your mom and Mother Earth: DIY Dads Need some simple gifts to make with your little ones? Try these: Cardboard photo cubes (tutorial by Tara Dennis) Decorated […]

Guest Blog: High End Style on a Budget

Written by Taylor Royle on May 7, 2013

Note: We’re delighted to have award-winning interior designer and blogger Patricia Davis Brown as our guest author on the blog today. Check out her fantastic work at DigThisDesign.net. – Taylor Royle High End Style on a Budget by Patricia Davis Brown Living on a budget, like so many of us are doing these days, usually means […]

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