Eco Homes Review

        The beginning of the eco-homes project was extremely interesting to me. They started off by discussing the levels of CO2 in the environment and how that is affecting the ocean, in ways such as the deterioration of the Great Barrier Reef. (it made me feel like part of a bigger picture) After that they narrowed it down to how must waste space was in Memphis alone in the form of parking lots. ( again it made me feel like I was part of something).

        The tiny houses featured many small details that were "designed" to make them more environmentally friendly. Examples of these included being built from all recyclable material, having solar panels, and a smart toilet. The group used an idea from a past philosophy project for the plumbing system which I thought was very innovative, so props to whoever thought of that. These particular tiny houses are also supposed to be priced in such a way that they are accessible to everyone.(?) I asked the group in class if any of them have heard of an Earthship, which they had not. An Earthship is an almost if not completely self-sufficient home made out of both "natural and upcycled material".

Earthship

     The group created a website where the tiny houses would be purchased but personally, I think this was the wrong route to go. Making a website that did anything other than allowed you to "purchase" the houses would have made more sense. Especially because you had the option of a payment plan but when the checkout option came it did not display the correct amount. Obviously, I understand it is just a demo but small things like that can mess up an entire presentation which is exactly what happened.
      I was expecting them to connect the earlier statements to their tiny house idea in a few different ways: 

1.) The tiny houses would be a place where underprivileged people could stay until they become more financially stable. Then leave to give someone else the same opportunity they were

2.)Used to combat homelessness and also fix the environmental problem of having wasted space ( if there are any. I don't really know) 

The point is I wanted the group's version of a tiny house to be a solution to a problem and it simply was not. The idea was great I just wanted it to all be tied up together in a beautiful bow!