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ICC Announces International Tiny House Provisions

By Alexis Stephens | September 12, 2022

Breaking news! The International Code Council (ICC), in collaboration with the Tiny Home Industry Association (THIA), Modular Building Institute (MBI), and the Modular Home Builders Association (MHBA), announces the release of the 2021 International Tiny House Provisions (ITHP). Soon this new innovative resource will provide code officials and tiny home builders easy access to all the applicable codes …

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Amazing Tiny House Zoning Approved in Placer County, CA

By Alexis Stephens | June 17, 2022

Movable Tiny House Zoning Approved for 3 Uses! The good news for acceptance of tiny homes keeps coming! Dan Fitzpatrick, President of the Tiny Home Industry Association, has been working with Placer County, California for the past three years to have them accept movable tiny homes as ADUs. This week, the Board of Supervisors approved …

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Tiny Homes at 2022 Innovative Housing Showcase

By Alexis Stephens | June 15, 2022

THIA Goes to DC for Innovative Housing Showcase Once again, tiny homes made an appearance at the National Mall in Washington DC for the 2022 Innovative Housing Showcase. At this three-day event, open to the public, new building technologies and housing solutions were featured that make housing more innovative, resilient, and affordable for American families. …

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Movable Tiny Homes May Be Built in Compliance with the International Residential Code

By Alexis Stephens | May 26, 2022

Build a Tiny House on Wheels to Residential Standards! The International Code Council (ICC), in collaboration with the Tiny Home Industry Association (THIA), has published An Advisory on Tiny House Model Legislation containing simple language that can be embedded into laws for the adoption of residential building codes that permit a Movable Tiny House (MTH) …

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THIA Helps Historic Colorado Tiny Home State Law Pass

By Alexis Stephens | May 17, 2022

Excellent work by THIA’s Dan Fitzpatrick & Byron Fears guiding this historic Colorado Tiny Home State Law! Today was a historic day for the state of Colorado and the Tiny Home Industry Association (THIA), marked by the signing of HB22-1242, a bill to regulate the sale and manufacturing of movable tiny homes. The Bill recognizes our …

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Offsite Construction Alliance & Tiny Homes

By Alexis Stephens | May 14, 2022

Offsite Construction One Tiny Home Standards Pathway The Offsite Construction Alliance recently launched to offer in-depth education about all aspects of offsite construction. Importantly, the Offsite Construction Expo created it by partnering with companies from across the industry. THIA is honored to be a partner! Offsite Construction Expo (OSCE) offers focused presentations on the abilities …

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City of Boise Tiny House Pilot Project

By Alexis Stephens | February 11, 2022

Apply to Run Boise’s Tiny House Pilot Project Boise is moving forward with two cutting-edge initiatives for foundation-based accessory dwelling units and movable tiny homes. The Tiny Home Industry Association (THIA) has advised the City of Boise on implementation details for the tiny house pilot project, including multiple placement scenarios. Additionally, THIA will be a …

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UPDATE: Oakland’s Groundbreaking Tiny House Ordinance Approved!

By THIA Contributor | November 17, 2021

Oakland approves cutting-edge tiny house regulations! WOW!! The City of Oakland, California is now tiny home friendly. The Mayor and City Council yesterday approved a sweeping set of ordinances that permit movable tiny homes as not only accessory dwelling units (ADUs), but also as units that can be placed on a city lot by itself …

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Maine Passes 2nd State Law for Movable Tiny Houses

By Alexis Stephens | August 20, 2021

Groundbreaking news: Maine passes second state law for movable tiny houses! Governor Mills signed the trailblazing State Bill LD1530 into law on June 16, 2021-the second state law for tiny houses. In summary, it gives municipalities permission to allow people to live in tiny homes as primary or accessory dwellings. This law puts MTHs on …

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British Columbia Tiny Homes Report to Aid Regulation Change

By THIA Contributor | June 18, 2021

The BC Housing Research Centre released a long-awaited study on tiny homes. Inside it includes interviews with experts related to the tiny house industry and analyzes opportunities to regulate and support the construction of single tiny houses and villages. It features THIA President Dan Fitzpatrick and THIA Members, including Tiny Healthy Homes Owner/Builder, Ben Garratt. …

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bsquared credit joins thia! A lack of access to money is the number one obstacle people cite when expressing what holds them back from going tiny. That's why we are ...

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thia welcomes recreational resort cottages! Do you need a tiny home or vacation cottage, but you want to try before you buy? Perfect, then allow us to introduce you to ...

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thia welcomes powers digital marketing! Did you know there are two-hundred-million active websites?! There are! So it can be tough to stand out from the crowd! Here at THIA, we ...

United Tiny Homes, a THIA Commercial Member

United tiny homes joins thia! What's that? You need a tiny home, like, rightnow? Excellent. In that case, let us introduce you to our newest commercial, United Tiny Homes! We ...

NeoHaus, a THIA Commercial Member

thia welcomes Neuhaus! The team behind NeoHaus has been designing state-of-the-art custom homes and commercial buildings for more than thirty-three years! So you can imagine our excitement when we learned ...

High Desert Mini Homes, a THIA Commercial Member

thia welcomes high desert mini homes After years of experience in real estate and the manufactured housing world, dynamic-duo Dina Velez and Carol Smith are bursting onto the tiny home ...

Habitats4Humans, a THIA Commercial Member

thia welcomes habitats4humans! Here at THIA, we welcome the revolutionaries! That's why we couldn't be more excited to introduce you to our latest commercial member. Please join us in welcoming ...

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Rebuilding Green, a THIA Commercial Member

rebuilding green joins thia! What do you mean there's a non-profit that helps youth, seniors, working families, and veterans find affordable housing in a way that's socially and environmentally responsible??! ...

Wilding Woodworks Tiny Homes, a THIA Commercial Member

Wilding Woodworks Tiny Homes joins thia! Your tiny home is the beginning of your new life, so it's important that it be constructed with care and purpose. That's exactly what ...

Planning for Sustainable Communities, a THIA Commercial Member

planning for sustainable communities joins thia! Do you have a passion for sustainability? Do you want to create new systems that bring housing, food, and transportation to your community? If ...

Mission at the Eastward, a THIA Commercial Member

mission at the eastward joins thia! The tiny home movement is built around lifting each other up. So you can imagine how thrilled we are to announce that Mission at ...

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HOMEOWNERS IN SAN DIEGO DID YOU KNOW??? > You can place a Movable Tiny Home In your backyard > You can turn your backyard into rental income> You can turn your backyard into a lovely place for family to live > You have options...more than most!! Join ATHA for a Free online seminar on May 16th at 4:00pm PST to learn how to do this on your property!!Click link to registerwww.thetinyhomelady.com/atha-go-tiny-campaign.html#tinyhome #tinyhouseBig thank you to THIA, Rebuilding Green and Tiny Home Central for getting the City of San Diego to pass legislation legalizing Movable Tiny Homes!! ... See MoreSee Less

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Did you know the City of San Diego passed an ordinance in 2020 that allows homeowners to legally place a Movable Tiny Home in the backyard? In this Free virtual seminar on May 16th, we will cover........

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Lindsay Wood, Tiny Home Lady a Commercial member of THIA is hosting the GO TiNY! Pro-Show Wednesday, April 26, 5:00pm with guest speaker and THIA commercial member Christina Wester from Indigo River Tiny Homes(The GO TiNY! Pro show was formally called THIA Thursday)If you are part of Lindsay's Tiny Home Fam you just received an email with the Zoom link to join us for the Live Q&A. Not yet a Tiny Home Fam member? click the link below. www.thetinyhomelady.com/contact.html---------Got Tiny Home Questions? We’ve got answers 👉TheTinyHomeLady dot com415-378-8398#gotiny #tinyhome #tinyhouse ... See MoreSee Less

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🚨 Historic Tiny News Alert from THIA & International Code Council!!! 🚨 A groundbreaking standards development process has been announced to create the ICC/THIA Standard 1215 to cover Tiny Houses for Permanent Occupancy, whether on a foundation or on wheels. 🏡“This new standard will codify existing requirements for the design, construction, inspection, and certification of tiny houses into a single standard while also helping to address identified gaps in available requirements,” said Ryan Colker, ICC VP of Innovation 🏡This will be developed with the Code Council’s ANSI-consensus procedures, requiring essential engagement from all industry stakeholders and allowing for an in-depth examination of technical or emerging issues. 🤝🎊 “This joint effort with the Code Council will go a long way in helping to clear the confusion within the regulatory and tiny home builder community,” said Brad Wiseman, THIA Chair & CEO More details: www.iccsafe.org/about/periodicals-and-newsroom/international-code-council-and-the-tiny-home-indus... ... See MoreSee Less

International Code Council and the Tiny Home Industry Association Initiate Standards Process to Update Tiny House Requirements - ICC

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Washington, D.C. – The International Code Council and the Tiny Home Industry Association (THIA) will collaborate to update the existing provisions on tiny houses contained in the International Resid...

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