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Because tiny homes are considerably smaller than a standard sized home, you can expect to see energy savings with a tiny home! According to the 2015 U.S. Department of Commerce 2015 Characteristics of New Housing report, the average new home size in the U.S. was 2,687 square feet. With less square footage than the average new home, the amount of energy exerted by systems in a tiny home is much less than in the average sized home.

Tiny “houses” come in all shapes and sizes. There are tiny houses on wheels, Park Model RVs (PMRVs) and tiny modular homes. These small structures have differences in construction and design that technically make them different types of dwellings. Our Designer Cottages tiny homes are small modular homes and are designed and built to be lived in year-round. These permanent dwelling solutions are designed by award-winning architect Jeffrey Dungan and his team of architects and designers.

As the tiny home movement continues to grow, many tiny homeowners continue to face difficulties around determining the legal requirements for permanently placing their home on land. The rules and regulations around tiny home placement have a good bit to do with concerns about how tiny homes are built.

Building codes set minimum requirements for how different types of buildings should be constructed. These regulations are set in place for the safety of the people that may occupy or use a building. When it comes to tiny homes designed for permanent occupancy though, there is no such thing as a specific uniform “tiny home building code,” so naturally, there are a few challenges that come into play when building tiny homes.