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Types of houses

Single family homes: Single-family homes are freestanding residential buildings. A single family
home doesn’t share a wall with another building. A single-family home owner typically owns the
building and the land that the building sits on.

Semi detached homes: A semi-detached home is a single-family dwelling that shares one
common wall. Unlike a townhome, where you may have a neighbor on both sides of your home,
semi-detached homes share only one wall, and the home design is typically a mirror of each
dwelling.

Multifamily homes : a multifamily home is a residential property that is comprised of more than
one housing unit. Each until will likely have their own main entrance, kitchen space and bathroom.

Townhomes: townhomes are multi oor homes with their own entrance , bathroom and kitchen
space. Townhomes share two walls with neighbors unless the townhomes is located at the end of
a building. In some markets.

Apartments: an apartments is a unit inside of a structure comprised of similarly styled individual

units. A tent rents an apartment from a landlord, so the tenant isn’t building any equity while
paying rent.

Condominiums: are buildings made up of individual units that are owned. They can look and feel
like an apartment building or community. Unlike an apartment, a condo owner owns the interior
space of their unit and is building equity with every mortgage payment. The common area is
usually managed by a homeowners association, with fees being assessed to homeowners for
common area expenses

Co- ops: A co-op may look like an apartment or condominium building physically, but on paper, a
co-op is very di erent . People who invest in the co-op are called shareholders who live in the co-
op are given a proprietary lease that gives them the right to live in a speci c units in the building.

Co-op is typically owned by a cooperative corporation . A co-op owner is a shareholder of a

corporation, and the corporation owns and manages the building. The cooperative corporation is
run by a board of directors who are elected by the shareholders and are responsible for common
for common are maintenance and repair.

Tiny home: tiny homes re homes 60 - 400 square feet size. Since becoming popular, tiny homes
come in a wide range of styles. Many are prefabricated with costumes interior and exterior
features and bene ts that can make tiny living livable.

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Bioclimatic houses

This complex, comprising 24 houses, has been developed in accordance with bioclimatic
architecture criteria, in synchrony with the environment and the climate, so as to minimise the
impact of the latter and thereby reduce conditioning-related energy needs. In addition, the houses
incorporate renewable on a small scale, as required to satisfy the demands of the complex.

The 24 houses were selected as the best examples of bioclimatic houses in an international
competition promoted by the Tenerife island council and ITER, and endorsed by the International
Union of Architects.

The dwellings have an average oor area of 110-120m² and feature di erent designs, making the
complex a magni cent space for educating and raising awareness about applying bioclimatic
principles in construction.

The complex’s outstanding feature is that it was conceived as a real-scale laboratory for
monitoring and appraising the various speci c bioclimatic techniques it employs, so as to help
understand and raise awareness about these techniques among specialists and the general
public alike. To this end, the houses are tted with automatic energy management systems and a
monitoring system featuring temperature sensors, relative humidity sensors and air ow meters.

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