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TINY HOME ECOVILLAGE

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Over the past 14 years Nickelsville has evolved into a strong community, even though they are forced to relocate every few years under the threat of being swept by the city of Seattle. They are self-reliant and democratically run. As they continue to grow, they have begun a long-term goal of establishing a Tiny Home Ecovillage. This idea came from a desire to increase their self-sufficiency, reduce their carbon footprint, and produce alternative methods of energy capture. Traction was awarded a US EPA Environmental Justice Small Grant to work with Nickelsville to make this vision a reality. Traction gathered information at the two existing Nickelsville Tiny House Villages to understand existing environmental, operational, and social conditions, needs and priorities and then provided co-design services to Nickelsville with economic and environmental metrics. Traction is currently working with Nickelsville to obtain permitting on a potential site for a new Tiny Home Village.

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PARTNERS

Traction; Nickelsville; US Environmental Protection Agency