Off Grid Tiny Modular Home Transports Readily
Students at Green Mountain College in Vermont, guided by Professor Lucas Brown, began working on tiny homes several years ago and have now developed OTIS—Optimal Traveling Independent Space—70 square...
View ArticleCustom Tiny Home does not Meet HUD Code Specs
A 415 square foot customized tiny home now sited in the Bruton Park manufactured home community (MHC) in York County, Virginia may have to move because it has not been approved to meet the federal HUD...
View ArticleSunday Morning Recap–April 5, 2015 to April 11, 2015
In this week’s news, although we did not cover it, we are reminded of the power of nature as a tornado devastated a small town in Illinois. Otherwise, H. R. 650 may hit the House Floor this week. Can...
View ArticleA Short Story on the Tiny Home Movement
Australian filmmaker Jeremy Beasley has been documenting the Tiny Home movement which began in the U. S. 15 years ago, and estimates there are between 500 and 1,000, although the exact number is...
View ArticleShepherd’s Hut Re-introduced as Tiny Home
All the rustic charm of the old English Shepherd’s Hut is captured in the tiny homes of Contemporary Shepherd Huts but with added modern touches like a skylight that runs the length of the home,...
View ArticleModular Tiny Home, 196 sq. ft., has All the Amenities
When first-grade teacher Deirdre Brackett of Sanford, New Hampshire retires she will move into a 196 sq. ft. tiny home she contracted with Sanford Regional Technical School in Sanford, Maine for the...
View ArticleNew Rules for Tiny Houses crafted, Manufactured Housing Connections
The saga of the legality of placement of tiny houses continues to play out throughout the United States. Coconino County, in north-central Arizona, is one such place. Amanda Acheson, Sustainable...
View ArticleContractor in Fight Over Tiny Home
Gregg Taylor, the Alberta, Canada based owner of GHT Contracting constructed the home of his dreams. And the county he is in told him he had to get rid of it, or face a fine. “Although I’ve been a...
View ArticleNoHA Engineer Claims Revolutionary Home Concept, But Key Details Are Missing
In a press release and video, Richard Perkin expresses what he calls his dream. That dream is for a happier, more exciting, and more “conscious way of life” with no environmental impact. It sounds...
View ArticleBeginning of the Smaller Manufactured Home Revolution?
The so-called “tiny home” movement has received quite a bit of coverage, both good and bad. Some call them sustainable and affordable, while others say that they are an impractical, illegal and an...
View Article100K on Employee Housing – When Tiny Homes Attack
In many parts of Colorado, housing is expensive. When it comes to ski resorts like Aspen Snowmass, it can be downright unaffordable. According to the Gazette, the ski resort is working to solve that...
View ArticlePutting the Cart Before the Horse—Er, House—in Montana
For several years, MHProNews has been following the booming growth of the Bakken oil field in western North Dakota, as in the example that is linked here. The boom created an influx of thousands of job...
View ArticleYour Words Matter: Proper Terminology for Factory Built Homes
“The terminology [about factory-built housing] matters, because the terminology defines the construction standard.” – Steve Duke, JD. (3) Any time you speak or write, using the proper terminology is...
View Article“Vehicular Homelessness” Rising, Land Use, and Manufactured Housing Policies
In the background of numerous mainstream media news stories are the underlying cause(s) of the headlined issue. A recent example of this is a CBS News report on the stunning rise of what some are...
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