 Development of a tiny house design tool to increase safety, efficiency, and cost-effectivenessMichael J. Stratton and Lindsay M. Corneal Innovation and Green Development, 2023, vol. 2, issue 2 Abstract: The popularity of tiny houses is increasing, but the technical details are rarely covered. Therefore, this study examines the structural, stability, weight, and thermal requirements of tiny houses. A configurable SolidWorks model was created, and the location and quantity of structural supports were determined by performing structural finite element analyses (FEA). The center of mass, tip angles, overall weight, and tongue weight were computed to ensure stability while stationary or during transit. The heating and cooling needs for the tiny houses were calculated using thermal FEA for twelve cities of varying climates across the United States.The result was a Scilab design tool that takes as input, items such as location, desired size, utility needs, etc. It calculates the materials needed for the structure and the projected cost. This design tool, along with the provided construction drawings, allows the user to build a safer, efficient, and cost-effective tiny house. Keywords: Tiny houses; Sustainability; Safety; Design; Finite element analysis (FEA) (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:ingrde:v:2:y:2023:i:2:s2949753123000206 DOI: 10.1016/j.igd.2023.100052 Access Statistics for this article Innovation and Green Development is currently edited by Hai-Jie Wang and Chun-Ping Chang More articles in Innovation and Green Development from Elsevier |
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