Alternative housing

More commonly in the 21st century than ever before in history, alternative housing offers more functionality to many, as well as an unconventional living arrangement.

As time went on, people began to take ideas learned from shantytowns and put them to use in other forms of alternative housing.

With the rise of social media, more and more people were exposed to the idea of alternative housing, and its popularity grew.

A survey[3] conducted in Australia has found that there is an increasing trend in people wanting to own a tiny home, specifically in older women.

Facebook groups allow people interested in alternative housing to connect with each other to make the process easier.

[6] The Australian Government's Department of Environment and Heritage published a report[7] that found that reusing a building's material for a new purpose has a 95% savings of "embodied energy"[8] that would be otherwise wasted.

Many Americans struggle each year to make ends meet, resulting in the growth of these low budget housing options.

For instance, Detroit has a program designed for just this: Cass Community Social Services[16] constructs tiny homes for families rebuilding their lives and credit.

These alternative communities forge the way for families or single persons to make small monthly payments and utilities so they can own the tiny home and gain back credit.

Recreational Vehicle: In many cases, people choose to make an RV their permanent mobile living space.

More importantly - especially when being used by those suffering from economic hardships - is not travel, since fuel and upkeep costs can be exorbitant, but rather the self contained nature of even the smallest RV beats out the insecurity of a sleeping bag or tent.

However Earth Berms can be on the pricey side about 20% more than a regular home, and moisture precautions have to be accounted for during the building process as well.

They have natural strength when built, because of their pyramid design, and are aerodynamic, because of curved walls, which makes the wind flow around it instead of push through.