1. “It takes hands to build a house, but only hearts can build a home.”
Types of Housing
“It takes hands to build a house, but only hearts can build a home.”

2. Two Main Types
Single Family designed to shelter one family. The house can be attached to others or a freestanding house.
Multi-family are designed to house more than one family.

3. Overview of Housing Options
Attached Homes
Single-Family
Alternative Housing
Apartment Homes
Custom-built homes
Retirement homes
Townhomes
Factory-built homes
Assisted living
Condominiums
Site-built homes
Group Homes
Cooperative
Owner-built homes
Students will define this list and make a booklet with examples of these types of houses.

4. Multi-Family Housing
Apartments
Cooperative
Condominiums
Townhouses

5. Types of Apartments to Rent
Penthouses
Garden Apartments
Efficiency Apartments

6. Condominiums
Condominium- A housing unit that an individual owns, inside a building with other such units and common grounds and facilities shared with others.

7. Cooperative Housing Complex (co-ops)
Co-op: a multi-unit apartment building where each resident has an interest in the entire building, and a lease (or contract or share of stock) enabling the owner to occupy a particular apartment unit there

8. Townhouse – Tall houses (attached)

9. Single-Family Homes

10. Custom Built Homes
A house that an individual plans that is built to the owners specifications. Designed by an architect and built by a contactor.

11. Owner Built
A house that is physically built by the owner.

12. Factory Built Homes
Modular
Manufactured/mobile

13. Site Built
A home built at the location where it will be inhabited or lived in.
Home built “on-site”

14. Alternative Housing

15. Residential Care Homes
Comfortable private, or semi-private, rooms
1-to-3 daily, home cooked meals
Housekeeping and laundry service
Medication management
Social programs and activities
Transportation to doctor's appointments

16. Assisted Living Communities
Private housing for couples or singles
Gated communities
One level small handicapped assessable housing
Offer extensive activities lawn and house maintenance
Senior aerobic
Field trips
Minimal health assistance

17. Group Home
Small, residential facilities located within a community and designed to serve children or adults with chronic disabilities.

18. Housing Trends “Tiny” houses Relocation to downtown areas
Individuals and families
Company offices
Sustainable homes and communities
Green building
Urban gentrification

19. Debrief Questions
What are the positives/negatives of multi-family housing options?
What are the positives/negatives of single-family housing options?
What type(s) of housing do you feel are the most sustainable from a community perspective?
Would you want to raise a family in a rural, suburban, or urban community? Why?
What would be the challenges/rewards of working in an assisted living community for the elderly or a group home for individuals with disabilities?