Port Townsend gets a nod from the tiny house community with a spot on "Tiny House Hunting," a show produced by Loud TV. The episode featuring GreenPod Development, founded by Ann Raab, is scheduled …
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Port Townsend gets a nod from the tiny house community with a spot on "Tiny House Hunting," a show produced by Loud TV. The episode featuring GreenPod Development, founded by Ann Raab, is scheduled to air at 9 p.m., Monday, June 15 on the FYI Network.
Raab has been designing in Port Townsend for 35 years. Her goal for GreenPod is to "mainstream sustainability," making it easier and more affordable for people to make environmentally friendly choices. GreenPod builds container homes, modular homes and pods on wheels.
"Tiny House Hunting" focuses on the process as buyers look for the best designed house measuring less than 600 square feet.
The episode follows Ann and Alan Mizuta as they visit GreenPod to find a home they can move to Decatur Island, in the San Juan Islands. Production crews filmed four models, including the WaterHaus and remodeled shipping container made with all recycled materials. All four models are between 200 and 450 square feet. Loud TV also filmed people around town, Raab said. But she has no clue what's going to be in the final, 15-minute segment.
"It's a mystery to me," she said. "It'll be interesting to see."
Raab said she hopes the show conveys the importance of creating an energy-efficient, nontoxic home.
"I think that's really important, too, not just being tiny," she said.
GreenPod takes many steps to make the greenest homes possible, such as not using vinyl, wall-to-wall carpet or propane, Raab said. "These houses are a lot tighter, so it's really important to build healthy."
The homes are designed to be easy to maintain and efficient with materials, space and utilities, Raab said.
"We're saving customers money in the long run," she said.
GreenPod showcases 30 artisans and works with about 45 businesses in total. The company tries to stay within a 200-mile radius with everything it does, another part of sustainability, she said.
Raab emphasized that GreenPod could not have done this without the already sustainability-minded Port Townsend community.
"I really appreciate the town and its support," she said.
