Meegwetch, Thank-you, on such a wonderful post, on the Emily Carr Institutes' Design 4 low cost housing. I love that school. It has so many movers and shakers as alumni, one of my all time favorite, writers...Douglas Coupland, also from there.

They are changing the way, we manage our resources, and always fun and funny too.

One love,

Equinamin.

I just finished reading the article. All I can say is WOW! The government should be all over this.

More evidence that we were separated at birth.

I'm really passionate about this very topic. 

An architect friend of my son's designed something similar that used stock-dimension supplies (minimal cutting of lumber) and incorporated a lot of green features.  It's also very inexpensive (I think he quoted less than $2400).   This represents a minimum investment for government, but reaps huge savings in providing affordable housing.

There is absolutely no reason for anyone to go without a warm and comfy roof over their head.

I'm in favour of "tiny houses" for the rest of us too.  I believe that one of the most energy efficient things we could do is reduce the footprint -- the sheer amount of square footage of the "average" suburban home.

I love this one!

http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/houses/z-glass/

I live in a farming community in  Ontario close to Kingston. I live in a 150 year olf Farmhouse.

Its original size was  about 600 sqfeet. It was enlarged by new owners in 1900 and douled in size to about 1200 sqfeet the present size. I see here palatial houses selling for 1 million

for two people yet planning is so geared towards the developers. The old saying goes: keep up with the Jones. In the city the old homes which provided for families with small incomes  a place to live with a small rent. Yet these houses are being gentrified for resale to the up and coming  generation forcing poorer people into substandard housing owned by slum landlords. No action by the municipal government to save affordable housing. So what chance do those small houses have in our profit oriented society and church is prepared to step in. Hre they spend millions to refurbish church buildings. As a Christian I am appalled as how far we havve removed ourselves from the Gospel.

Rudy