"Flexible house"

Flexible house / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Flexible house design

...flexible housing: Depending on the stage you are at in your life, you might have kids, they might be gone or you might want to have some in the future. Design floor plans that work for you right now but can be easily adapted to accommodate different family dynamics in the future. Flexible housing starts with a basic la...

Choosing where to live

Urban living

...house size: Canadians on average have a living space of 700 square feet per person, a number that has quadrupled in a generation. Not long ago houses were half the size, while families were twice the size or more. Bringing down our square footage per person is crucial to sustainable housing. So it’s time to rethink hom...