Lars was still at school when he started building his own a “tiny house”. Now it’s his home. He loves being close to nature, snug and cosy in the middle of a snowy winter – but in a way that also leaves planet Earth feeling comfortable too. Let him show you round!
Our homes add to global warming – from building them out of wood and concrete and from heating them, especially when a lot of heat escapes.
Tiny houses, cleverly designed, can let us live comfortably while using up less of the Earth’s resources and creating much less greenhouse gas.
This piece from Mail Online offers a look at the growing tiny house movement. This one’s in New Zealand. And to get a feel for the practicalities of building your own, check out this English company who’ll help you do it.
You can watch our interviewee Lars Herbillon, who’s now 22, building his tiny house in Alsace, in eastern France, and find out more about his lifestyle on his own YouTube channel. (Automated English subtitles available) and his website (in French).
And for an English language experience, you can meet Celia and Damien on the western side of France, near Nantes, as they give a tour of the tiny house they built.
Building and living in tiny houses are not, of course, without their problems. Not least, you need land to put them on and planning regulations in many countries are not always well adapted to the idea.
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