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Tiny home residents reduce energy consumption by nearly half, study shows
Fox News ^ | 8/8/2019 | Christopher Cameron

Posted on 08/09/2019 1:50:50 PM PDT by antidemoncrat

In her doctoral thesis, Saxton surveyed 80 people who had moved from a full-sized home to a “tiny” home for a year or more. She then calculated their ecological footprints, or how much space they need to sustain their current behavior, including housing, transportation, food, goods and servicesHer research showed that tiny home residents’ average ecological footprint was about 9.5 acres, down from about 17.3 acres for regular-sized homes.

In other words, tiny home residents reduced their energy consumption by 45 percent.

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This is Grade "A" BS
1 posted on 08/09/2019 1:50:50 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: antidemoncrat

Enjoy your 100sq.ft. shack, peasants. Meanwhile, our rulers will enjoy sumptuous dachas.


2 posted on 08/09/2019 1:52:15 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: antidemoncrat

PAGING CAPTAIN OBVIOUS!


3 posted on 08/09/2019 1:52:25 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs)
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To: antidemoncrat

Conditioning for the masses.


4 posted on 08/09/2019 1:52:37 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Isn't it funny that the very people who scream "My body, my choice" wants a say in your healthcare?)
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To: Army Air Corps

Connected by private jets and helicopters.


5 posted on 08/09/2019 1:53:25 PM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: antidemoncrat
80 Tiny homes, or 80 tiny home residents? The title suggests the latter. If that's the case, energy consumption would be at or near zero.

Tiny home residents:


6 posted on 08/09/2019 1:53:28 PM PDT by C210N (You can vote your way into Socialism; but, you have to shoot your way out of it.)
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To: antidemoncrat

Hollywood needs to lead the way and show us how it’s done.


7 posted on 08/09/2019 1:53:50 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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To: antidemoncrat

Which, of course, means no children and only a medium-sized cat.


8 posted on 08/09/2019 1:53:51 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: antidemoncrat

We’ll,Duh. My Mimi refrigerator cost less to operate than my big ole side by side.
BeGood/Ross


9 posted on 08/09/2019 1:54:25 PM PDT by RossB
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Wow, give up 75% of your already modest home footprint to save 50% on energy. Give up 90% of your current enjoyable creature comforts to save 50% on energy.

Such a deal. I'll sign right up!

The way the Dems are going, it won't be too long before you are provided your allocation of 200 sq ft of living area for your state-limited family of three. "Enjoy your free state housing, Comrade, together with your free health care and free education."


10 posted on 08/09/2019 1:57:01 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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Composting Toilets are so environmentally conscious too


11 posted on 08/09/2019 1:57:36 PM PDT by HangnJudge
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So let me get this straight. They’re only using 10% of the space they used to with all the problems in life that creates and yet their Energy savings is only 50%. it should be 90 or 95%.

If I’m going to be miserable, I better say the heck of a lot more than half.


12 posted on 08/09/2019 1:57:48 PM PDT by cuban leaf (We're living in Dr. Zhivago but without the love triangle)
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I saw some of these on a local TV station which were for sale.

They probably would not qualify as tiny homes as they were around 450 square feet. The appliances were also small but clearly usable. I thought they were neat tho I could not live in one because of claustrophobia.

They were technically mobile homes as they had wheels for moving to where ever you wanted but were intended to be permanently located.


13 posted on 08/09/2019 1:58:37 PM PDT by yarddog
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tiny home residents reduced their energy consumption by 45 percent

Not all that impressive considering a 90% reduction in living space.

But good training to be a prole in the new world order.

14 posted on 08/09/2019 1:58:44 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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So let’s see, 17.3 acres times 20 million illegals divided by average household size of 3.1.......

115 million acres, or bigger than the state of California


15 posted on 08/09/2019 1:58:45 PM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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Composting Toilets are so environmentally conscious too

BTDT - don't go there!

16 posted on 08/09/2019 1:59:11 PM PDT by grobdriver (BUILD KATE'S WALL!)
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To: antidemoncrat

Wow. Tiny houses use less energy than bigger houses. And this lady got a PhD for figuring that out?

Maybe I’ll give it a try: Tiny pets (like hamsters) eat less food than bigger pets (like elephants). Where do I go to collect my PhD?


17 posted on 08/09/2019 1:59:37 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
Captain Obvious
18 posted on 08/09/2019 2:00:35 PM PDT by salmon76 (Socialism has a perfect track record. It wrecks nations' economies 100% of the time.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

And who wouldn’t race right out to sign up for an apartment in the Commie Collective? Such style, grace, and charm. And no worry about electricity; it’s irrelevant when outages take place 97 percent of the time


19 posted on 08/09/2019 2:00:49 PM PDT by Veto! (Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me))
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To: antidemoncrat

I read an article about tiny home livers. The author couldn’t find any people who had made it a year, but found plenty who had given up after a few months.


20 posted on 08/09/2019 2:01:06 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The internet has driven the world mad.)
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