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tiny house appliances: water and sanitation

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Posted on 10/01/2012 by B.Levy
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Currently the majority of tiny homes are built to accept pressurized water hookup from a hose. Simple, but also quite limiting if the house is ever moved for a few days (or longer) to somewhere where there is no pressurized … Continue reading →

Posted in Brian, Design, The Houses, Utilities/City Code | Tagged appliances, design, tiny house, water | 10 Replies

tiny house appliances: cooling

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Posted on 09/21/2012 by B.Levy
through the wall a/c

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We think we’ve done some decent research on tiny house appliances, so here is our first installment on cooling the small abode. Here in DC summers are stifling, so we need real air-conditioning (not evaporative coolers). Compared to a (far … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, The Houses | Tagged appliances, design, HVAC, tiny house | 4 Replies

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  • Alley homes fight for respect (WP 2006)
  • Alleys: DC’s Other Streets Are Attracting Attention (2/24/12)
  • City Paper: About Alleys (4/28/2011)
  • CNN report 'Tiny Homes Hit the Big City' (9/2012)
  • Rewritten DC zoning code corrects past mistakes (2/8/12)
  • The Atlantic Cities: Why alleys deserve more attention (2/16/12)
  • The Mysterious Charms of D.C.'s Alleys (4/29/11)

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  • Alley Life in Washington (book)
  • Box Collective DC
  • DC Alley Dwellers Association
  • Preserving DC Stables
  • Small Streets DC

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