Tiny Homes: Sustainable Living

Tiny houses are really very environment-friendly. It can be set up to live totally off the grid. This type of houses use solar or wind sources for power. A rainwater harvesting system and filtration system is installed.  By installing a compost toilet, making it functional anywhere will limit the individual’s impact on the environment. One can re-purpose everything to the materials in home which  can be made from recycled materials, It ultimately helps promoting a cleaner earth for future generations.

The energy needs of a tiny home are significantly less than the energy needs of a traditional home. Less and smaller appliances work more efficiently. Further, a smaller space means less power to heat and cool the air. If the person having tiny house with all above mentioned installations, don’t need to connect to a power source, which will not cost higher in electricity charges.

Building this type of house, does not cost much, unlike any other. It’s design in very simple and decent to afford. Even one don’t need to take loan to buy it. It may be designed movable, so when needed one can go with house anywhere.

Not having so much possessions, having only necessary things, life becomes very easy and simple. No need for accessories to decorate. It automatically looks cool. Time and money on maintenance and cleaning will also be very negligible. One can stay in a tidier and uncluttered way.

Thus, these are well-suited to sustainable living. Since less material is needed, it is easier to build them using recyclable materials, which are usually not available in the quantity needed to construct an average sized house.

By- Dr. Bhawana Asnani.

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Assistant Professor, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat

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