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FEATURES DEPARTMENTS
THE TINY HOUSE TACTICAL GUIDE ................................................................................13 EDITOR’S NOTE ........................................... 02
As the “Tiny House Revolution” gets underway, we oer ideas, tips, products,
code updates and more to help you understand exactly what’s going on. GREEN BUILDING NEWS ........................ 06
Chapter 1: Free the Tiny Homes ...............................................................................18 BUILDING SCIENCE ................................... 56
Compact homes may be the last, best hope for aordable, exible ownership. INDOOR AIR QUALITY............................... 60
But rst, they need to overcome archaic zoning laws and subdivision rules.
Chapter 2: How Much Space Do We Need to Be Happy? .............................26 TAILGATE ........................................................ 64
Americans have a ckle attitude toward giving up what they think they
“have to have.” But once they downsize, they may not miss a thing. HERE’S A SAMPLE OF WHAT’S INSIDE
Chapter 3: Compact Water Heating .......................................................................32
Solar, electric and gas-powered units provide hot water in almost every scenario. “When it comes to the inner
Chapter 4: The Building Science of Small ..........................................................34 sanctum of our homes, people
Commercial systems can make tiny homes even stronger and
more energy ecient. are cautious. They don’t want
Chapter 5: Case Study: Florida Getaway ............................................................38 more complication added to
Putting a tiny home up for rent can put the owner at odds with local planners. their lives, and they don’t want
Chapter 6: Gallery: Tiny Homes for Sale ..............................................................40
No two tiny homes are alike—as these varied real estate listings show. Google ogling them (or Alexa
Chapter 7: The Right (Small) Stuff.........................................................................42 giggling at them), especially in
The right combo of low-tech ingenuity and high-tech capabilities can make
tiny homes extremely grid-free. their living room or bedroom.”
Chapter 8: New Code for Site-Built Tiny Houses ............................................44 (p.13)
The new Appendix Q in IRC2018 establishes minimum sizes for ceiling heights,
re egress and stairways in tiny homes.
Chapter 9: Loans for Tiny House Financing .......................................................46 ON THE COVER
There are a lot of ways to obtain a loan for tiny house construction. THE TINY HOUSE TACTICAL GUIDE
Here are some well-known ones.
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THE ALIGN PROJECT: ALIGN YOUR TECHNOLOGY .................................................48 for up-to-date news analysis, case studies, new green
The emergence of the “Intuitive Home” era is making tech-heavy tiny houses projects, code and reg updates, thought-provoking
hard to turn down. blogs, cutting-edge products and much more.
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