Also see: Tiny House Design and Tiny House Map
Architect Alastair Townsend at Bakoko has adapted the natural decomposition process to heat a tiny interior space. As you might know when a compost pile gets really cooking it literally heats up. This tiny interior space is kept warm by its compost bin walls. A little stinky, but good thinking!
I’ve been doing some research on small wood stoves. This little stove by Jøtul keeps popping up as a popular model. It generally costs less than $1000 and is an good size for a small house.
Most recently I learned that Brian (a.k.a. Ziggy) is considering it as a replacement for his handmade cob rocket stove. If any one has an experience with the Jøtul F 602 CB, I’d love to hear your first hand feedback.