Thinking big, building small: Paul Smith's College students build tiny house

Thinking big, building small: Paul Smith's College students build tiny house

Students tackle affordable housing head-on with capstone projectBy Rick KarlinMike Hansen is a senior at Paul Smith’s College majoring in natural resource conservation management with a minor in sustainability. But he’s also getting a jump in an increasingly unaffordable housing market.In addition to learning about the biology of trees, ecology and watershed management, Hansen this year also built a tiny house, along with five other students as …