Saturday, August 16, 2008

Yale grad student brings her own “off grid” dorm room

Yale grad student brings her own “off grid” dorm room
Yale graduate student Elizabeth Turnbull will be reporting for school with her own dormitory. The incoming Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies student decided that she could both save money and practice her craft with an environmentally friendly “off grid” home. The house is 8 by 18 feet and built on top of a [...]

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Yale graduate student Elizabeth Turnbull will be reporting for school with her own dormitory. The incoming Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies student decided that she could both save money and practice her craft with an environmentally friendly “off grid” home. The house is 8 by 18 feet and built on top of a flatbed. It has a sleeping loft, storage loft, study nook, kitchen area, living area and bathroom (complete with composting toilet). When it’s completely built she will tow it to New Haven for the start of the new academic year. One of the benefits of her portable home is she’ll be able to turn it to get maximum sunlight depending upon the season. Unfortunately she has not yet found a place to park it. I wonder if Walmart’s notorious motor home friendly parking lot would welcome her? Check out the next page for a nicely done video tour of the Elizabeth’s Tiny House.

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