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Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Small Homes:
Environmental Benefits And Trends
Jordan Palmeri
Oregon DEQ
palmeri.jordan@deq.state.or.us
503-229-6766

2.
Size Matters
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+38%
-18%
-36%
Source: Oregon DEQ
Lifetime = 70 years

3.
Small is effective
Source: Oregon DEQ

4.
Energy Trust of Oregon data (preliminary results)

5.
House size has increased
Source: City of Milwaukie / URBSWORKS / Paste in Place.com

6.
Global House size

7.
Households are getting smaller
Source: City of Milwaukie and URBSWORKS
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8.
More 65+ seniors
Source: Oregon AARP and US Census Bureau
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9.
Thank You!
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Jordan Palmeri
– Oregon DEQ
– 503-229-6766
– palmeri.jordan@deq.state.or.us
– http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/sw/wasteprevention/
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