Tiny House in My Backyard (THIMBY)

Project Basics

Project Sponsor: THIMBY

Awarded: $25,932

Grant Awarded: Spring 2015

Project Status: Complete

Project Description 

THIMBY’s objective is to design an innovative affordable and sustainable tiny house that can serve as a seed for a neighborhood of similarly minded design and build projects from UC Berkeley and the surrounding community.

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Topics

Theme: Transportation & Urban Development topic page, RSO Sponsor topic page, Small Projects (>$10K) topic page, Fall Mini-Grants topic page, Completed Projects topic page

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