{"id":49652,"date":"2018-09-10T15:17:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T19:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?post_type=cu_story&p=49652"},"modified":"2025-10-01T15:51:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:51:03","slug":"tiny-house-northern-nomad","status":"publish","type":"cu_story","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/story\/tiny-house-northern-nomad\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiny House Opens Doors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A tiny house can be emblematic of simplicity and minimalism, or an affordable entry point in to an overheated housing market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the Northern Nomad<\/a> at Carleton University is more than that. It\u2019s Scott Bucking\u2019s vision of sustainability, made manifest through two years of design and construction<\/a> by students in the Faculty of Engineering and Design<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Northern Nomad began when Bucking assigned a fourth-year capstone project. The assistant professor in Building Information Modelling challenged his students to create an energy autonomous house in fall 2016. On Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, they revealed the fruits of their labour by opening the doors to the public \u2013 in small doses, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 220 square feet, the Northern Nomad is, well, tiny. But while floor space may be limited, even the smallest details received careful consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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