Tonight is the season 3 premiere of Tiny Luxury Season 3 featuring Tiny Heirloom and one of their latest and most unique tiny home builds to date! Inspired by a whimsical fairytale this house will be one you wont want to miss. Dragons, a castle like spa and spiral stair cases are just a few [...]
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Temporary Trailers for Homeless Planned in Downtown City Los Angeles
This is a story in the LA Times on how temporary trailers are being planned for homeless people in a downtown city lot. The city plans to build temporary shelter for the homeless on a city-owned lot at the corner of Arcadia and Alameda streets in downtown Los Angeles.1 Highlights Los Angeles city leaders planning [...]
Tiny House Communities Finally Becoming Reality?
This is to announce a project called Constellation ATX which is a project said to bring up to 500 tiny homes to the Austin, Texas area, according to Culture Map and up to 275 tiny homes according to Yahoo! Finance. This could finally be the start of true legal and affordable tiny house living opportunities [...]
Saint Francis University Buys Tiny House to use as ‘Tiny Classroom’!
LORETTO — Saint Francis University is digging into the tiny house trend as part of its Energy Technology and Policy program. The typical American home is about 2,600 square feet, whereas the typical small or tiny house is between 100 and 400 square feet. Saint Francis’ tiny classroom, built in a shell purchased from 84 [...]
El Paso County in Colorado Welcoming Tiny Houses in Unincorporated Areas
El Paso County will allow tiny houses in unincorporated areas, commissioners agreed unanimously on Tuesday. They voted to amend the land use code to permit the miniature structures in agricultural zoning districts, on some residential lots and in recreational vehicle parks – wherever mobile homes are allowed, according to the county’s Planning and Community Development [...]
Tiny Homes for the Homeless in San Jose Wins Approval!
SAN JOSE — A plan to build “tiny homes” for San Jose’s homeless residents passed its first major test Tuesday, and now the city must answer the most difficult question — where to put these micro sleeping cabins.1 After a heated debate, the City Council voted 9-2 to approve a yearlong pilot program to build [...]
Transparent Solar Panels to be used as Windows to Power Your Home?
This is how one day your windows can help power your home using transparent solar panels as windows! If you’re interested in learning how that works, watch the video and links below! Would you consider using solar panel windows for your tiny or small house if/when they become available? Solar Panel Windows?! Yes.. Video: Transparent Solar Panels [...]
