An interesting article in yesterday’s EcoHome Magazine, the official publication for The American Institute of Architects, states that the micro unit trend toward housing is continuing to expand in the United States-with exception in the nation’s capitol. This downward trend in size impacts the amount of energy used to heat and cool the unit making for an apartment that is more eco-friendly and sustainable.
The average size of a newly delivered apartment unit in the U.S. is now at 982 square feet. Cities seeing a reduction in apartment size include the Texas cities of Dallas and Houston, Denver and Seattle. Seattle has seen a 200 square-foot drop in apartment size from approximately 950 to 750 square feet since 2005.
The only urban area that is seemingly increasing its apartment unit size is in Washington, D.C., according to the piece.
