Bianca Metz

Presentation: Land leasing, tenant owned tiny homes in Ontario

Learn about the possibilities of renting land for a tiny home, the legalities of land leasing, and which Ontario municipalities welcome this arrangement.

Presentation: Small Space Design

Tiny homes are not just smaller traditional homes – and cannot be designed that way. Every aspect of living must be considered differently when mapping out a tiny home floor plan. After living tiny herself and working with many builders across the country, Bianca Metz shares her lessons learned on small space design.

Presentation: How to talk to your municipality about tiny homes

Wondering how to approach your municipality with your plans to live in a tiny home? Gathering like-minded people for a potential tiny home community? Learn about how municipalities recognize and classify tiny homes, what terms to use and avoid, and what points to bring up for a constructive conversation.

Meet Bianca:

Bianca, founder of The Giving Tree Consulting and Tiny Homes Ontario, lives with her husband and four year old son in their 240 square foot Tiny Home on 6 acres in Southern Ontario. Her passions are minimalism, simplistic living, permaculture and affordable housing! Having downsized with her family almost 4 years ago, she has dedicated her business, The Giving Tree, to research and advocacy related to tiny homes as affordable housing options for Ontarians. You can find her speaking passionately about small space living and minimalism, gardening, and spending most of her time with her greatest obsession, her family.

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