We found this old newspaper clipping and really this is an old issue! We disbanded a couple of years ago when average house size decreased to 1,000 square feet out of necessity. What's going on? Have we woken Sleeping Beauty? Are these House Designs for Real?
"The Citizens Against Living Large"
Read this article from 2007
Brian Hutchinson, National PostPublished: Saturday, March 31, 2007
"Canadians are living in houses bigger than ever, even though our families are shrinking. In this, the first of a three-part series, the National Post examines the driving desire for more Space And The Backlash Against Living Large.
Danny Evans was raised in postwar Vancouver, in a tiny, cottage style house, with his mother and father and a cluster of siblings. "We barely had room to move," he recalls. "But we didn't consider it a hardship. It was just normal."
Danny's house was 800 sq. feet
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are you sure that the normal sqare footage is 1,000?
I know this seems tiny Dr Peff Puff but remember in 2020 energy costs have risen 100x. the best way to conserve energy in the home is to build smaller homes. People in 2020 live in smaller spaces.
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