Every one dreams of living in a nice place situated in a good area with picture-perfect infrastructure and most of all in affordable rate. Not every dream comes true because of environmental, societal and financial constraints that can produce a setback in making these dreams come true.
Microhomes have become overly popular across the globe because of the flexibility of letting everyone call a place home. The soaring property prices, inflation and other challenges have led people to opt for microhomes. People who used to love to live in huge mansions have easily resorted tosmall, affordable places. One of the best things is that this trend is pervasive across different cultures as well.
Without further ado, lets have a look at what small space living is andwhat are the drivers that have led to this revolution.
Small Space Living
Another name for small space living is microhome. This trend has been at a rise in the world because of its sustainability, and more importantly affordability. With the passage of time, when there has been a space issue in big cities and metropolitans; microhomes came to rescue where small spaces were converted into full time functional homes and these spaces serve the purpose of excel living.
There are a lot of drivers that led to this revolution. The most important ones are:
Societal Drivers:
In the past few decades, families’ values have shifted drastically. The family size has shrunk and now people opt for single-family unit rather than living together in multi-generation homes.
This has also led to microhomes, where people find a two-bedroom home enough for the family. The younger generation has different wants and needs and thus they sacrifice on space but want to have better infrastructure and all the basic necessities in their spaces.
Environmental Drivers:
The natural resources are diminishing faster than before and fossil fuels, water and other environmental reserves are not in abundance anymore. This is another reason why people are opting for smaller spaces to minimize he usage of natural resources.
Small spaces for living are well built to deal with the stringent standards of energy especially for two main reasons:
- Small exterior footprint – The small structure is more efficient to work as insulators and provide performance benefits over the traditional construction materials.
- Lower interior volume – It requires less energy for microhomes to cool or heat up the space.
Wrapping Up
As the earth continues to age, the imperative manufacturers try to cater the demand of the new generation. The new generation is not concerned about the square feet but more about the footprint. It is important to modify the demand of the masses and convert the traditional ideas of living with the new market segments.
Microhomes are a solution for modern times. Everyone can have their own small place they can call home and live the way they want.
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