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意庄稼霞H看顎壊艶B鉛看乙
          CommunityProject
              INDES145
           ByCammyDavis
          SustainableDesign
WhyTinyHomes?
 I鍖rstbecameinterestedinEnyhomeswhenmy
  parentsdecidedtosellourmiddleclassstucco
  homeandbuyanAirstreamtraveltrailerandlive
  o鍖theland.
 Mychildhoodgoalwastohavearealhouselike
  allmyfriends.APeryearsandyearsofchasingthe
  Americandream,theeconomyandreality
  interceded.NowtheideaofgoingbackinEme,
  simplifyingmylivingsituaEonandhavingEmeto
  actuallylivelifehasbecomeveryappealing.
Historyof意庄稼霞H看顎壊艶B鉛看乙
 DevelopedbyKentGriswoldin2007
 MoEvaEon:loveofsmallspaces
 Goal:todiscoverthedi鍖erentopEonsavailablefora
  personlookingtodownsizeintoaEnyhouseorcabin
 Lookingatdi鍖erenttypeofconstrucEon,bookreviews,
  alternateenergyforheatandelectricity.
 Encourages:
       feedbackandideas
       Storiesofpeoplewhoarelivingthisdream.
       PicturesofEnyhousesandcabins,etc.
京艶稼艶鍖t壊o韓L庄厩庄稼乙i稼aT庄稼霞H看馨艶
                              1.TinyHomesSaveHugeMoney
                              Thesmallerthehouse,thelower
HaveHouse,WillTravel.       thecost.
                              2.FreedomfromDebt
                              Bighousescomewithbig
                               mortgages.Smallerhousescan
                               resultinnomortgageatall.
                              3.FreedomfromStu鍖
                              LivinginaEnyhomeforcesyouto
                               decluZerandonlykeepthingsthat
                               youusefrequently
                              4.FreedomtoTakeyourHome
                               withyou
                              AlargenumberofEnyhomesare
                               beingbuiltupontruckbeds,
京艶稼艶鍖t壊o韓L庄厩庄稼乙i稼aT庄稼霞H看馨艶
   5.MoreTime
   HomesareveryEmeconsuming.Butwhatifyou
    couldvacuumyour鍖oorin1minuteandjustbe
    donewithit?Thesizeofyourhomeisinversely
    proporEonaltothefreeEmethatyouhave.With
    liZlehometotakecareof,youhaveplentyofEme
    todothethingsyoureallywanttodo.Andthats
    liberaEng.
   6.GreatMindsThinkAlike
   Youllalsobecomealocalcelebrityofsortsand
    randominteresEngpeoplefromaroundthecountry
    willstrikeupconversaEonwhereveryoutakeyour
    home.(ThisisalsotrueofridingaVespain
    Issaquah.)
   7.BeLerQualityHome
   Youshould,intheory,beabletoupgradethequality
    ofthehomearoundyoubecauseyouvebeenable
    tocutdownonthematerialsandcostofthehome
    sosigni鍖cantly.Pubnginthatmarblecountertop
    shouldntcostthatmuchwhenitisonly5square
    feet.Hardwood鍖oors?Youcaninstallhardwoodsin
    yourwholehouseforthepricethatmostpeoplepay
    foronebedroom!
意庄稼霞H看馨艶I稼岳艶姻庄看姻壊
EnvironmentalImpact
 TheaverageAmericanhomeconsumesabout75%ofanacreof
  forestandproducesabout7tonsofconstrucEonwaste!And...it
  emits18tonsofgreenhousegaseseveryyear!
 OnestyleofEnyhomeismadeof4,800poundsofbuilding
  materialseach,andlessthan100poundsgototheland鍖ll.Plus
  theyproducelessthan900poundsofgreenhousegasesduringa
  typicalIowawinter!
TheAmericanDream
   TodayinAmerica,1in5homeownersowe
    moremoneythanwhattheirhomeisworth!
    Manypeopleareliterallywalkingawayfrom
    theirhomesbecauseofthistragedy.But
    that'sonlypartofthestory!
   AccordingtoRealtyTrac,over2.8million
    homeswereforeclosedin2009.
   Justthink,allthosemonthsofmakingthe
    housenote,payingsteepuElitybills,
    propertytaxes,andmaintenanceupin
    smoke.Don'tyoudeservebeZerthanthis?
   Peopleweresoldabillofgoodsthatthey
    needmorehomethantheycana鍖ordand
    nowtheir鍖nances,relaEonshipsandlives
    areinchaos.
   BeingshackledwithdebtEllthegrave
    doesn'tsoundliketheAmericandreamto
    me.
Idontwantthislife.
   INhis20s,MichaelJanzenat40hasallthetrappings
    ofasuccessfulhomeowner:ingroundpool,maid
    service,ayardlandscapedwithJapaneseblackpine
    bonsaitrees.Heownsan1,800squarefoothomein
    FairOaks,Calif.
   SowhyhasMr.Janzenspentthesummerbuildingan
    80squarefootEnyhouseoutoffreestu鍖he
    foundonCraigslist?
   Thereheisonnightsandweekends,designinga
    鍖oorplanwhosedimensionsaremeasurednotin
    feetbutinches,nailingscavengedwoodpallets
    togetherfortheframe,or鍖xingupanoldtrailerto
    serveasthefoundaEon.TheiniEalreacEonfromhis
    wife,Julia:IsthisaUnabomberbuilding?
   AccordingtoMr.Janzen,hecametotherealizaEon
    thatIdontwantthislifethelifeofsomeone
    whosworkingtoohardtopayalargemortgageto
    liveinthishouse.Thecatalyst,hesaid,was
    watchingthevalueofhishomeplummetwiththe
    restoftherealestatemarket,whiletheEmeand
    moneyrequiredtomaintainthepropertyonly
    increased.Theenergycostisenormous,hesaid,
    andthebiggeryourpropertygets,themorethere
    istodo.
SimpleLiving
 Halfofknowingwhatitistolivesimplyis
  knowinghowtolivehappily.FromYouTube,
  Thoreauscabinredux:Enyhomesand
  happinessvideo
cammysEnyhome.blogspot.com
 AsIsearchforsimplifyingmyownlife,theidea
  oflivinginasmallhomewithoutahuge
  mortgageappealstome.However,the
  logisEcsseemoverwhelming.Moreso,the
  reacEonfromfamilyandfriendscanbeabit
  daunEngaswell.Idecidedtotakeitonestep
  ataEmeandstartedablogaboutmypath
  towardssimpleliving.Youcanfollowmeat:
  cammysEnyhome.blogspot.com
TinyHouseDirectory
The意庄稼霞H看顎壊艶B鉛看乙hasawebsitedirectory
by category and state.  These are just the
companieslocatedinWashingtonstate:

   ModernShedWA
   RainierYurtsWA
   OldWesternWagonsWA
   LiZleGreenBuildingsWA
   ShedBoyWA
   PennyPincherBarnCompanyWA
   RoughCutShedsWA
   GreenPodDevelopmentWA
   GypsyWagonWorkshopWA
   FloaEngPodsWA
RelevantWebsites
 hZp://weehouse.com/pdfs/weeGreen.pdf


 hZp://www.blueskymod.com/info.html


 hZp://www.cusatocoZages.com/selectaplan.php#


 hZp://www.livingo鍖grid.org/theprosandconsofEny
  homes/

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  • 1. 意庄稼霞H看顎壊艶B鉛看乙 CommunityProject INDES145 ByCammyDavis SustainableDesign
  • 2. WhyTinyHomes? I鍖rstbecameinterestedinEnyhomeswhenmy parentsdecidedtosellourmiddleclassstucco homeandbuyanAirstreamtraveltrailerandlive o鍖theland. Mychildhoodgoalwastohavearealhouselike allmyfriends.APeryearsandyearsofchasingthe Americandream,theeconomyandreality interceded.NowtheideaofgoingbackinEme, simplifyingmylivingsituaEonandhavingEmeto actuallylivelifehasbecomeveryappealing.
  • 3. Historyof意庄稼霞H看顎壊艶B鉛看乙 DevelopedbyKentGriswoldin2007 MoEvaEon:loveofsmallspaces Goal:todiscoverthedi鍖erentopEonsavailablefora personlookingtodownsizeintoaEnyhouseorcabin Lookingatdi鍖erenttypeofconstrucEon,bookreviews, alternateenergyforheatandelectricity. Encourages: feedbackandideas Storiesofpeoplewhoarelivingthisdream. PicturesofEnyhousesandcabins,etc.
  • 4. 京艶稼艶鍖t壊o韓L庄厩庄稼乙i稼aT庄稼霞H看馨艶 1.TinyHomesSaveHugeMoney Thesmallerthehouse,thelower HaveHouse,WillTravel. thecost. 2.FreedomfromDebt Bighousescomewithbig mortgages.Smallerhousescan resultinnomortgageatall. 3.FreedomfromStu鍖 LivinginaEnyhomeforcesyouto decluZerandonlykeepthingsthat youusefrequently 4.FreedomtoTakeyourHome withyou AlargenumberofEnyhomesare beingbuiltupontruckbeds,
  • 5. 京艶稼艶鍖t壊o韓L庄厩庄稼乙i稼aT庄稼霞H看馨艶 5.MoreTime HomesareveryEmeconsuming.Butwhatifyou couldvacuumyour鍖oorin1minuteandjustbe donewithit?Thesizeofyourhomeisinversely proporEonaltothefreeEmethatyouhave.With liZlehometotakecareof,youhaveplentyofEme todothethingsyoureallywanttodo.Andthats liberaEng. 6.GreatMindsThinkAlike Youllalsobecomealocalcelebrityofsortsand randominteresEngpeoplefromaroundthecountry willstrikeupconversaEonwhereveryoutakeyour home.(ThisisalsotrueofridingaVespain Issaquah.) 7.BeLerQualityHome Youshould,intheory,beabletoupgradethequality ofthehomearoundyoubecauseyouvebeenable tocutdownonthematerialsandcostofthehome sosigni鍖cantly.Pubnginthatmarblecountertop shouldntcostthatmuchwhenitisonly5square feet.Hardwood鍖oors?Youcaninstallhardwoodsin yourwholehouseforthepricethatmostpeoplepay foronebedroom!
  • 7. EnvironmentalImpact TheaverageAmericanhomeconsumesabout75%ofanacreof forestandproducesabout7tonsofconstrucEonwaste!And...it emits18tonsofgreenhousegaseseveryyear! OnestyleofEnyhomeismadeof4,800poundsofbuilding materialseach,andlessthan100poundsgototheland鍖ll.Plus theyproducelessthan900poundsofgreenhousegasesduringa typicalIowawinter!
  • 8. TheAmericanDream TodayinAmerica,1in5homeownersowe moremoneythanwhattheirhomeisworth! Manypeopleareliterallywalkingawayfrom theirhomesbecauseofthistragedy.But that'sonlypartofthestory! AccordingtoRealtyTrac,over2.8million homeswereforeclosedin2009. Justthink,allthosemonthsofmakingthe housenote,payingsteepuElitybills, propertytaxes,andmaintenanceupin smoke.Don'tyoudeservebeZerthanthis? Peopleweresoldabillofgoodsthatthey needmorehomethantheycana鍖ordand nowtheir鍖nances,relaEonshipsandlives areinchaos. BeingshackledwithdebtEllthegrave doesn'tsoundliketheAmericandreamto me.
  • 9. Idontwantthislife. INhis20s,MichaelJanzenat40hasallthetrappings ofasuccessfulhomeowner:ingroundpool,maid service,ayardlandscapedwithJapaneseblackpine bonsaitrees.Heownsan1,800squarefoothomein FairOaks,Calif. SowhyhasMr.Janzenspentthesummerbuildingan 80squarefootEnyhouseoutoffreestu鍖he foundonCraigslist? Thereheisonnightsandweekends,designinga 鍖oorplanwhosedimensionsaremeasurednotin feetbutinches,nailingscavengedwoodpallets togetherfortheframe,or鍖xingupanoldtrailerto serveasthefoundaEon.TheiniEalreacEonfromhis wife,Julia:IsthisaUnabomberbuilding? AccordingtoMr.Janzen,hecametotherealizaEon thatIdontwantthislifethelifeofsomeone whosworkingtoohardtopayalargemortgageto liveinthishouse.Thecatalyst,hesaid,was watchingthevalueofhishomeplummetwiththe restoftherealestatemarket,whiletheEmeand moneyrequiredtomaintainthepropertyonly increased.Theenergycostisenormous,hesaid, andthebiggeryourpropertygets,themorethere istodo.
  • 10. SimpleLiving Halfofknowingwhatitistolivesimplyis knowinghowtolivehappily.FromYouTube, Thoreauscabinredux:Enyhomesand happinessvideo
  • 11. cammysEnyhome.blogspot.com AsIsearchforsimplifyingmyownlife,theidea oflivinginasmallhomewithoutahuge mortgageappealstome.However,the logisEcsseemoverwhelming.Moreso,the reacEonfromfamilyandfriendscanbeabit daunEngaswell.Idecidedtotakeitonestep ataEmeandstartedablogaboutmypath towardssimpleliving.Youcanfollowmeat: cammysEnyhome.blogspot.com
  • 12. TinyHouseDirectory The意庄稼霞H看顎壊艶B鉛看乙hasawebsitedirectory by category and state. These are just the companieslocatedinWashingtonstate: ModernShedWA RainierYurtsWA OldWesternWagonsWA LiZleGreenBuildingsWA ShedBoyWA PennyPincherBarnCompanyWA RoughCutShedsWA GreenPodDevelopmentWA GypsyWagonWorkshopWA FloaEngPodsWA
  • 13. RelevantWebsites hZp://weehouse.com/pdfs/weeGreen.pdf hZp://www.blueskymod.com/info.html hZp://www.cusatocoZages.com/selectaplan.php# hZp://www.livingo鍖grid.org/theprosandconsofEny homes/

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