Tiny House Round-Up 08/16/2014

Tiny home living is having a moment

CNNMoney - 9 hours ago
Spur, Texas, changed its local laws in 2014 and claims to be "America's first tiny house friendly town." "Most of America is struggling with affordability, said Alexis Stephens of...

Solar-powered tiny house rotates to maximize sunlight

Business ... - 10 hours ago
Designed by students from Santa Clara University, the house sits on a revolving platform, which allows its solar panels to soak up about 30% more energy.and...

Tiny house movement lands in Lawrence

The Boston Globe - 1 day ago
A 23-year-old Lawrence resident is on a mission to do something about the city's tight and increasingly unaffordable housing market by introducing the concept ...and...

South Lenoir High School students building a tiny house

New Bern Sun Journal - 2 hours ago
The tiny house will be built during school and after school, and students involved in the CTE (career and technical education) program will help build both the tiny house and the school's annual...

Meet New Yorkers making the most of the tiny house trend

New York Post - 2 days ago
Once he realized he could apply for emergency housing specifically for homeless veterans, he ended up at Patriot House in The Bronx, where he shared an apartment. At home in his new studio, Luciano...

Bigger Isn't Always Better: Two Benefits of Living In a Tiny Home

Nasdaq - 13 hours ago
As its name suggests, a tiny home is a very small house – typically between 100 to 400 square feet – intended for permanent residential living. The median size of a U.S. home completed in 2015 is...

Tiny home provided for Bluffton man after house destroyed by Matthew

Live 5 News - 2 hours ago
Hurricane Matthew not only showed the destruction a Cat-2 storm can cause, it also showed how communities come together in the time of need. We saw lots of neighbors and businesses put their...

5 Reasons Buying A Tiny House Is A Mistake

Forbes - 6 days ago
“While a tiny home may appeal to a recent college grad who was used to living in cramped dormitory accommodations, let's face facts: Most Americans like collecting a lot of 'stuff' and...

Vintage glam tiny house has a transformer platform (Video)

Treehugger - 4 days ago
Seen over at Tiny House Swoon, Portland, Oregon's Tiny Heirloom -- seen previously for this high-end build -- was commissioned by a Portland couple to create this sumptuous space, with a bit of...

Workshop participants to build tiny house at Jackson Wellsprings

Mail Tribune - 3 days ago
Tiny houses can shelter homeless people by parking them in church parking lots and other locations and providing a portable restroom, and that's what's probably going to happen to the tiny...