Construction Magazine May 2016 | Page 23

MICRO-BUILDINGS
CURRENT CONSTRUCTION TRENDS

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MICRO-BUILDINGS

The tiny house movement advocates the concept of living simply in a small space of under 1000 square feet . In America specifically , 76 percent of homeowners live from wage to wage to pay for the roof over their heads , leading to a cycle of debt . 78 percent of tiny home owners are able to own their houses either outright or within a short space of time , and the concept is made further attractive by the ideals of selfsufficiency and environmental consciousness the movement promotes .
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