Posts Tagged ‘accessory dwelling unit’
Mini Urban EcoVillage with 2 Tiny Homes
Meet best friends Becca & Anthony and Kate & Brad created a mini urban ecovillage of sorts. Their little tiny home community is in a lush backyard oasis, featuring their respective tiny homes—a garage conversion ADU and tiny house on wheels. Importantly, this is all legally possible in Portland, Oregon, due to their progressive relaxed…
Read MoreHome + Energy Chats: Small homes are BIG! Webinar
Join organizers Green & Healthy Maine to hear from three industry experts who are literally paving the way for high-density housing options in Maine, small and tiny homes as ADUs.
Read MoreGranny Flats Not Just for Your Gran! Advantages of ADUs
Make the Most of Your Backyard You might be familiar with the term granny flats or mother-in-law suites. Did you know that’s a kind ADU? It is also known as an accessory dwelling unit, often a foundation-based tiny home. However, a tiny house on wheels (THOWs) can be one. Nowadays, eco-friendly housing solutions are on…
Read MoreMaker’s Plant-Filled Tiny Home ADU with Studio
Denise Bayron is a multi-talented maker living in a tiny home ADU (accessory dwelling unit) in Oakland, California. She is a knitwear designer and sewing patternmaker with a knack for small space design. By creating zones, Denise organized her layout into distinct areas, maximizing efficiency and aesthetics. Yet her foundation-based tiny house still feels open…
Read MoreTiny Houses as ADUs Webinar
Learn legal options to live in Tiny Homes in LA and beyond.
Read MoreTiny Houses as ADUs Webinar
Learn legal options to live in Tiny Homes in LA and beyond.
Read MoreThe Nuts & Bolts of ADUs: The Permitting Process & New California Laws
Learn more about new CA accessory dwelling unit rules from an expert!
Read MoreADU 101 and Impeccably Designed Portland ADU Tour
ADUs, Urban Infill Housing at its Best – How Do Tiny Houses Fit In? Meet Kol Peterson, a well-respected accessory dwelling unit expert in Portland, OR and author of the “Backdoor Revolution: The Definitive Guide to ADU Development.” He and his wife built a beautifully designed ADU, their dream home. It’s 800 square feet, or…
Read MoreAuburn, MA Votes to Allow THOWs as Caretaker ADUs
Update 5/8/19: Tiny House Zoning Bylaw Passes in Annual Town Meeting After a months-long and town-wide advocacy campaign, the town of Great Barrington approved an accessory dwelling unit zoning bylaw that includes movable tiny houses. Now it goes to the Massachusetts Attorney General, Maura Healey, to be signed. The AG is anticipated to sign it, as…
Read MoreGreat Barrington, MA Votes to Allow Movable Tiny Houses as ADUs
Update 4/26/19: Tiny House Zoning Bylaw to be Voted on at Annual Town Meeting In support of the movable tiny houses zoning amendment, local advocates with the American Tiny House Association and B&B Micro Manufacturing are hosting a tiny house open house on Sunday, May 5th. Details available here. 3/11/19: The proposed tiny house…
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