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Episode 3: The beginning of the tiny house movement
The living space of people in Western countries has been expanding for decades. And this matters, because buildings account for almost 40% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions globally.
In Germany, urban sprawl and construction projects are eating away at nature at a rate of 50 soccer pitches per day. At the same time, there’s a housing shortage in cities, with people struggling to find affordable accommodation. How can we break this trend? And are tiny houses a possible solution?
Interviewees featured in this episode:
Van Bo Le-Mentzel, architect and founder of the Tinyhouse University in Berlin
Dr. Anna Braune, Director Research and Development at the German Sustainable Building Council
On the Green Fence is produced by DW studios in Bonn, Germany.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:17 The discovery of a WW2 bomb
02:15 Construction is booming
03:06 Which countries have the biggest homes?
04:02 Anna Braune on excessive living space
06:43 No sign of building slowing down
09:10 A plan to own a home?
11:09 Van Bo Le-Mentzel on building tiny houses
12:35 What’s the meaning of ‘home’?
13:27 The beginning of the tiny house movement
15:20 Seeing tiny houses critically
17:11 When do tiny houses make sense?
20:49 Van Bo says shared spaces are the solution
21:48 What you can do with 10 square meters
25:31 How long do people live in small spaces?
28:14 A tiny house for a family of five
29:36 Rethinking how we see our homes
32:23 What needs to change to have a circular city?
35:04 Neil’s takeaways
Episode 3: The beginning of the tiny house movement
The living space of people in Western countries has been expanding for decades. And this matters, because buildings account for almost 40% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions globally.
In Germany, urban sprawl and construction projects are eating away at nature at a rate of 50 soccer pitches per day. At the same time, there’s a housing shortage in cities, with people struggling to find affordable accommodation. How can we break this trend? And are tiny houses a possible solution?
Interviewees featured in this episode:
Van Bo Le-Mentzel, architect and founder of the Tinyhouse University in Berlin
Dr. Anna Braune, Director Research and Development at the German Sustainable Building Council
On the Green Fence is produced by DW studios in Bonn, Germany.
Connect with us here:
Instagram - @dw_environment
Twitter - @dw_environment
Facebook - DW Global Ideas
TikTok - @dw_planeta
Website - dw.com/en/on-the-green-fence/program-49760682
Thanks for listening and subscribing!
pod.link/onthegreenfence
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:17 The discovery of a WW2 bomb
02:15 Construction is booming
03:06 Which countries have the biggest homes?
04:02 Anna Braune on excessive living space
06:43 No sign of building slowing down
09:10 A plan to own a home?
11:09 Van Bo Le-Mentzel on building tiny houses
12:35 What’s the meaning of ‘home’?
13:27 The beginning of the tiny house movement
15:20 Seeing tiny houses critically
17:11 When do tiny houses make sense?
20:49 Van Bo says shared spaces are the solution
21:48 What you can do with 10 square meters
25:31 How long do people live in small spaces?
28:14 A tiny house for a family of five
29:36 Rethinking how we see our homes
32:23 What needs to change to have a circular city?
35:04 Neil’s takeaways
