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	<title>ecomii green building blog &#187; Kirsten Dirksen</title>
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		<title>Living in a Jewelbox</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/building/2009/11/15/living-in-a-jewelbox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirsten Dirksen</dc:creator>
		
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In a land where the average home size has grown steadily for nearly 15 years and is now over twice that of Europe, there&#8217;s a growing group of Americans embracing a small is beautiful philosophy and living in homes &#8220;smaller than some people&#8217;s closets.&#8221;
Call them tiny houses, wee homes, mini dwellings, &#8220;sensibly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Living Large in 65 Square Feet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirsten Dirksen</dc:creator>
		
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Homes are shrinking in America. After doubling in size since 1960, the national average dropped for the first time in nearly 15 years (by 9%, the size of an average room). But far from this new average of 2,000 plus square feet are the so-called tiny houses. Also called wee homes, mini dwellings, or microhomes, [...]]]></description>
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