TEMPLE TINY HOUSE

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES ENERGY

The tiny house project is a student-
80% Exterior
cork
Reuse of materials,
such as roofing slate designed, student-constructed 175
High thermal
performance
recycling
rate of
siding, a of flooring material, square foot net-zero structure. building envelope
constructi rapidly utility sink, furniture Designed as an interdisciplinary Off-grid,
renewable and roof membrane Passive
on debris project, the tiny house proved to be 1.9kW solar
resource
one of the most collaborative solar array closet for
projects on campus, and involved the with salt building
participation of a diverse group of water heating
faculty members, students, and battery and cooling
storage
administrative staff from around the
WATER
university.
EFFICIENCY SUSTAINABLE
and cooling
With an overall goal of creating a small- SITE
No utility scale sustainable showpiece for the
Rain barrels
connection university, the project facilitates to collect
to
interaction with and demonstration of its stormwater
city water
systems and provides co-curricular and runoff from
community engagement opportunities. roof
Under sink
collection of INTERIOR The tiny house serves as programming Cool roof to
greywater for ENVIRONMENT space for the Temple Community mitigate heat
island effect
garden use Garden, a student run organization that
acts to offer an outlet for innovation and
LED
lighting
Daylighting
and natural experimentation within urban
50sf green
roof for
ventilation agriculture. The organization aims to
Composting fixtures
toilet stormwater
Finishes with
provide insight into sustainable management
agricultural methods while actively
0% volatile playing a role in enriching the
organic surrounding community.
compounds