{"id":17817,"date":"2014-08-01T10:58:49","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T16:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=17817"},"modified":"2014-08-01T10:58:49","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T16:58:49","slug":"small-living-spaces-better-environment-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/small-living-spaces-better-environment-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Living Spaces: Better for You and the Environment [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While the &#8220;Great Recession&#8221; probably contributed greatly to the growth of the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2014\/07\/bus-house-ultimate-act-upcycling\/\">tiny house<\/a>&#8221; movement in recent years, there&#8217;s also plenty of evidence that bigger really isn&#8217;t better when it comes to living space. Sure, you can spread out and have more room for your stuff&#8230; but you&#8217;ve also got more to clean, more to heat and cool, and more to maintain. And, of course, a bigger home\u00a0means more debt and expense. \u00a0Small living spaces have a lot to recommend them.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean you have to get to work converting a <a href=\"http:\/\/greenbuildingelements.com\/2012\/10\/26\/3-innovative-shipping-container-homes\/\">shipping container<\/a> or otherwise building\u00a0a tiny house: sharing a larger space with others can lead to the same financial (and environmental) impacts, and also provide a barrier against the loneliness that almost inevitably comes with your own place. Finally&#8230; do you really want to have to acquire stuff just for the purpose of filling space??<\/p>\n<p>Dig into this infographic that further explores the many benefits &#8211; personal and environmental &#8211; that come with small living spaces. And if you deliberately live small, tell us what you get out of it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Need to see a larger version of the graphic to, you know, actually read it? Just click on it&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learn.compactappliance.com\/small-living-infographic\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/learn.compactappliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/compact_living_infographic_550.jpg\" alt=\"Compact Living Infographic - Why Small Living Might Be A Better For You\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nInfographic via: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.compactappliance.com\/\">CompactAppliance.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is a big house really a step up? 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