For the past five years, Robyn has lived in her tiny container home on wheels. It’s 160 square feet and 20 feet long. When designing it, she wanted it to be bright and open, with as many windows as possible. With the French doors and the original shipping container doors … Read more
Does tiny house advocacy seem intimidating? The Tiny Home Industry Association (THIA) wants to help change that. Their goal is to make getting involved, as an advocate, more approachable through their continuing series of training webinars. Back in July, they kicked off a two-part online training for new advocates. It … Read more
Legal tiny house placement remains as one of the most significant challenges within the overall movement. While progress is steadily occurring, there is much work left to do. But how can you help? An upcoming online advocacy training aims to provide the tools you need to make an impact in … Read more
TinyCamp is a tiny house village in vibrant Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona, Arizona. It’s a one-of-a-kind demonstration project created by urban planner and developer, Darin Dinsmore. Further, it is an educational research initiative for sustainable development and tiny housing in Coconino County. As such, it is helping to make … Read more
Last week, Virginia became the seventh state to adopt the International Residential Code Appendix Q for tiny houses. It passed with zero opposition. Surprisingly, this is a complete turnaround from just a few years ago when the state-building department shut down any tiny house building code discussion. “Our proposal for … Read more
Colorado is one of the top states for tiny house activity, from a booming industry to a quickly growing number of placement options. It is home to over ten tiny home communities, both RV/THOW parks and planned unit developments. Like the much-anticipated Escalante Village in Durango, scheduled to open at … Read more
