To live in Texas is to know the value of air conditioning. This is one of the reasons that Max Moscoe, spokesperson for Austin-based nonprofit The Other Ones Foundation, is excited about the tiny homes that TOOF plans to provide to those experiencing homelessness – they have electricity and even climate control. “It doesn’t matter who you are, where you came from,” Moscoe said, “If you’re living in Texas you deserve a little AC.”
TOOF demonstrated the structures on Nov. 24 at the Esperanza Community, a state-sanctioned homeless encampment on Hwy. 183, near Montopolis. Called Pallet Shelters, the structures have the reassuring proportions of traditional homes, with windows, a door, and a gabled roof. Each is composed of seven insulated panels that can be inexpensively transported by truck, then bolted together in 30 minutes. They come in 64- and 100-square-feet versions, with the base unit selling for $4,900.