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And not surprisingly, research shows that house size is one of the biggest predictors of home energy use. One of the main environmental benefits of tiny homes is that they require fewer materials to build, and less energy to power, heat and cool compared to traditional single-family houses.
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Read More »Since 1950, the average size of a new single-family home in the US has more than doubled from around 950 square feet to over 2,000 square feet–and new constructions in Canada, New Zealand and Australia are similarly supersized. But as house prices rise, wages remain stagnant and rampant consumerism threatens our planet, more people are starting to question if bigger is better. In recent decades, tiny homes have emerged globally as innovative, affordable–and quite frankly, adorable–housing options for aspiring homeowners. No longer just a trend for minimalists and millennials, tiny homes–which are typically under 400 square feet–stand out as a promising solution to the affordable housing crisis, the negative environmental impacts of development and emissions generated by powering large homes. While it’s unclear exactly how many tiny homes are currently in the US, it is clear that demand is rising, especially amid the remote working boom brought on by the pandemic. According to one analysis, the tiny home market is projected to grow by 3.33 billion dollars globally over the next four years, with more than half of that growth in North America. “We have plenty of homes; we’re just using them extremely inefficiently,” says Washington-based Zack Giffin, co-host of Tiny Home Nation on Netflix, co-host of the Operation Tiny Home podcast and Vice President of the Tiny House Industry Association. “We can solve our housing problems by just cutting more trees down. [Or we can] build small spaces that don’t require anywhere close to the same amount of materials and don’t require nearly as many resources to heat and cool them.”
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Read More »Katra Bryam, a literary theorist and associate professor at The Ohio State University, believes that sustainable lifestyles are contagious. “One of the biggest predictors for whether someone has solar panels is whether somebody in their neighborhood has solar panels,” she says. Bryam suggests that tiny homes could exert a similar effect and encourage others to rethink their habits and consume less, regardless of whether they live in a tiny home. Traditional homeowners could also benefit from the market by renting out their backyards to tiny homes for extra income. Plus, it can provide unique opportunities to build community and social connection, Giffin says. “Tiny homes on wheels in backyards can give [older homeowners] who might not be ready for full-assisted living a way to have a reasonably cost-effective caregiver in their backyard,” he explains. On the flip side, “it could also allow them to downsize without having to leave their communities because they could eventually move into a tiny home in their backyard and free up the larger home for families who need the space.”
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Read More »Thinking about downsizing? If you live in the US, here are some things to consider. First, most US states–except Maine and some parts of California–don’t recognize mobile tiny homes on wheels as permanent residences, but rather as recreational vehicles. That means there are often fewer options for financing. Traditional home mortgage lenders are less likely to finance a tiny house, and RV and personal loans usually come attached to higher interest rates. Even if you decide to build on a foundation instead of wheels, lenders might require you to build on land you already own. Then there are complicated zoning laws and building codes that vary by state. Some states require tiny homes to apply for occupancy permits in order to park somewhere other than a designated RV park. If you’re building on a permanent foundation, most states also have strict building codes requiring new constructions to meet minimum size requirements–this significantly limits where tiny homeowners are allowed to live. And if you eventually decide to sell your tiny home altogether, you may encounter some hurdles. Some experts say that tiny homes can depreciate in value over time and may be harder to sell compared to a traditional home. To address these challenges, Giffin and other tiny home advocates are working with state and municipal governments around the US to convince policymakers to change housing codes that prevent tiny homes from parking or building in certain areas. By reducing these restrictions, aspiring homeowners could remain within their communities and budgets, he adds. While tiny living certainly isn’t for everyone, Giffin believes they are part of a larger cultural shift towards more affordable, planet-friendly housing. “[When] you hear economists talk about the housing crisis, they point to the fact that we have not been building enough homes to keep up with the demand,” he says. “But nobody ever [asks], are we building the types of homes that we actually need?”
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