Be welcomed to the second entry where you can know a bit more about the Tiny House Movement, previously I explained briefly What a tiny house is and Why we should go tiny.

On this post, you'll know more about Who can live in them, some cool Eco Technologies and some useful design tips you should know if you decide to live tiny one day.

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So, who can live inside a Tiny House?

The tiny house movement is adaptable for all types of people and families because it is a flexible concept at a spatial and functional level, each space is designed to take full advantage and usually everything is multifunctional within these houses.

However this alternative proposes minimalism as a way of life, so the challenge is to learn that less is more, being this way a tiny house is more popular among middle – aged and retired people, as they can lead a calmer daily routine.

For that kind of lyfe style, more women own tiny houses than men.

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One of the characteristics that makes tiny houses attractive today is that they work with ecology and high-technology as green roof which filters carbon dioxide and pollutants from the air, plants can absorb 85% of air particles from the environment depositing the heavy metals in the substrate. A square meter of grass generates the oxygen required by a person throughout the year.

A Green roof also regulates the natural temperature, it makes the structure below cooler in Summer and warmer in Winter, plants also absorb high and low frequency sounds.

It also reduces the amount of stormwater which run off roofs, filling up a city sewage systems, the attractive Green roof adds on to an aesthetically pleasing modern home.

Solar energy has the least negative impact on the environment compared to any other energy source, it does not produce greenhouse gases and does not pollute the water.

It also requires very little water for its maintenance, unlike nuclear power plants for example, needing 20 times more water. Solar energy production does not create any noise, which is major benefits since a lot of solar installations are in urban areas.

With that been said, Tiny Houses can apply for solar panels to generate their own electricity using less from the utility supplier which mean it will immediately translate to savings on the energy bill.

There are certains design parameters recommendable to consider when designing Tiny Houses, those are meant to take full advantage of the whole space, these are:

• Carefully place windows to provide daylight and views, open up to the outdoors.

• High windows can allow additional light into the space and they’re preferable skylights to passive solar purpose.

• Avoid unnecessary partitions, for example, instead of creating separete living and sleeping rooms, consider ways that on large space could function as a living area by day and a sleeping area by night.

Use:

• Multi-functional furniture.

• Light colors to create a spacious feeling.

• The space under the stairs.

• Loft beds.

• Make your space feel larger by leveraging lots of natural light through large windows and skylights.

This will directly impact the energy consumption reducing the reliance on electric lighting.

• Keep the spaces uncluttered above waist height.

• Anything above waist height that projects into the living space will make the space feel that much smaller.

• Consider the environmental conditions.

• Use recycled materials.

• Use alternative energy such as solar and wind.

Thanks for making this far! Like I mentioned previously I tried to synthesize all the information so you can have a basic idea of what a Tiny House is, why it's important, the basic design parameters.

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