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Tiny House Programming

● Mobile tiny houses - also called tiny house on wheels (THOW); modeled after ● Roof - water collection system with rain barrels at specific locations/intervals
the traditional house with a trailer base; designed for long-term living and semi- providing water to the garden and the tiny house village
frequent movement due to size and weight restrictions ● Shower and toilet are not in one location, unless this is combined with the tiny
● Permanent tiny houses - a small house generally under 400 square feet house shed option
● Pro - if built without permanent foundation, it is normally not governed by local ● Medium expensive option

building codes ● Covered Parking Lot - covered area in the easement between the church and
● Con - specific dimensions if the mobile tiny house will be driven on the road, garden
may not be an issue ● Roof - solar panels to provide power for the gardens, including the tiny house
● Roof - water collection system with rain barrels at specific locations/intervals
Roof providing water to the garden and potentially the tiny house village and also helps
● Vented roof vs unvented roofs with runoff water not going directly into the the gardens
● Unvented - sealed system that allows for more internal space because there is ● Problem - water needs to be routed along the roof in an efficient and aesthetically
no attic space; easier to build; because it is a tiny house, a vented roof is pleasing way
unnecessary ● Most expensive option

● HVAC - PTAC ● Problem - need to work with the Church/gain Church’s approval before
● Roof controls rain and thermal transfer construction
● Styles
● Slanted roof - easy for water to runoff, absorbs less thermal energy Modular Nature/Replicability
needs to face North to reduce the amount of sun and thus reducing the ● Current Tiny House
amount of energy spent on temperature control ● Could model each tiny house after the existing structure
● Gable roof - classic shape, easy for water to runoff, creates a loft ● Look would be unified
needs to face North and South to reduce the amount of sun thus reducing the ● Roof allows for easy water drainage
amount of energy spent on temperature control ● Used to house woofer interns who have access to shower/toilet with the tiny
● Metal roofing - lightweight and durable, more attractive house shed or the main house and have access to the mobile/main kitchen
● Shingle roofing - economical and easy to install ● As a result, no room divisions or amenities are required - only a bed

● Steel shingles - reflective so less heat is absorbed by the house but more ● Bunk beds would allow for multiple woofers per tiny house
expensive
● Aluminum shingles - long life expectancy but more expensive

Utilities -
● Tiny house shed - central location to the tiny houses
● Roof - solar panels to provide power
● Roof - water collection system where water will be collected in rain barrels
● Toilet and shower - inside the shed

● Least expensive option
● Walkway trellis - covered central spine dividing the gardens
● Roof - solar panels to provide power for the gardens, including the tiny house
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