It is very important to focus on eco-friendly goods as rapid industrialization has already depleted the ozone layer to a great extent. It would be much better if we own an eco-friendly home, considering the gruesome situation. If you think that I am kidding, then please take a look at the picture above, which is nothing, but an eco-friendly home, a creation of a few engineering students from North Western University.
The Tiny House, as it called, is believed to be smaller than a dormitory room. This is completely made of wood and has four rooms. Its area is just about 128 square feet. The students have, so far, spent over 18 months on this project and they are about to complete it. This house is located in the University campus itself.
One need not apply for an electricity or water connections, if he is all set to live in this home. The reason is that this house makes use of solar electricity for power and rainwater for regular water usage. The students have installed a few solar panels on all the sides of the house, so that one can enjoy the benefits of electrical energy without damaging the environment.
The Tiny House has wheels underneath, so that it can be moved from one place to another, by connecting it to some vehicle. It has a living room, bedroom loft, kitchen and a bathroom. There are berths in the bedroom loft, located at the top. That means, that one has to climb the stairs inside this house, in order to doze off.
The central idea behind this concept was Jay Shafer’s, a person, who lived for many years in a small 89 square feet house in Iowa. William Fan, a mechanical engineering graduate, who is one among the persons building the Tiny House, once attended a seminar conducted by Jay Shefer and was inspired by his small house. It was this seminar which prompted William Fan and his friends build the Tiny House.
According to these students, a typical small house would cost somewhere around USD 15,000. However, they incurred a considerable expenditure in their project and introduced certain modern features. This project is almost complet and the house would be ready by September 2011.
Via: Chicago Curbed
