A student-led effort to build a 220-square-foot tiny house at Colorado School of Mines was recently featured in the Golden Transcript. The solar-powered, net-zero energy tiny house will be on display at the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2017 Solar Decathlon in Denver Oct. 5-9 and 12-15 as part of the international event’s Sustainability Expo. From the story: "They may be small, but tiny homes are a huge thing right now. And Colorado School of Mines is making one that's even more futuristic. “We're putting a science-y twist on a pop culture thing,” said Katie Schneider, a junior at Mines majoring ....