http://www.newsweek.com/tiny-houses-environmentally-friendly-1392065

An ecological living module, a 22 square meter 'tiny house,' is on display at the United Nations Plaza, July 16, 2018 in New York City. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Share Tech & Science Climate ChangeInterest is surging in tiny homes—livable dwelling units that typically measure under 400 square feet. Much of this interest is driven by media coverage that claims that living in tiny homes is good for the planet.

It may seem intuitively obvious that downsizing to a tiny home would reduce one’s environmental impact, since it means occupying a much smaller space and consuming fewer resources. But little research has been done to actually measure how people’s environmental behaviors change when they make this drastic move.