# Eco-Friendly Tiny Homes The Big Whale Tiny House Features a Rooftop Solar Array By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2016-09-07 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/big-whale-tiny-house References: [newatlas](http://newatlas.com/big-whale-tiny-house/45262/) & [bigwhaletinyhouse](http://bigwhaletinyhouse.com/) The Big Whale Tiny House is an innovatively crafted and engineered tiny home that was designed by a pair of wildlife biologists looking to take advantage of a tiny home that is also towable and easily movable so as to serve as a mobile research station while the pair study a range of dolphin and whale species located off Canada's eastern coast. Built by Katy Vagrilchuk and David Gaspard, this particular tiny home is equipped with a [rooftop solar array](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fng-sng) that can easily be attached, while this power can be used to provide electrical juice. The home features ample use of [Atlas Roofing Corporation's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atlas-home) proprietary Energy Shield Pro foam insulation. This tiny home is a great example of the versatile uses of tiny architecture, which can definitely range beyond conventional dwellings. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.5/10 - Popularity: 99% | Activity: 89% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/architecture) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Mobile Research Stations:** The Big Whale Tiny House demonstrates the potential for tiny homes to serve as movable and flexible research stations. - **Rooftop Solar Arrays:** The inclusion of a rooftop solar array in the Big Whale Tiny House showcases the trend of incorporating renewable energy sources into tiny homes. - **Eco-friendly Materials:** The use of Atlas Roofing Corporation's Energy Shield Pro foam insulation highlights the trend towards eco-friendly materials in tiny home construction. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Tiny Home Manufacturing:** The demand for tiny homes that can serve as mobile research stations presents opportunities for manufacturers to create specialized, towable designs. - **Renewable Energy:** The trend of integrating rooftop solar arrays in tiny homes creates opportunities for renewable energy companies to provide efficient and sustainable power solutions for mobile living. - **Green Building Materials:** The adoption of eco-friendly materials like Energy Shield Pro foam insulation in tiny home construction presents growth opportunities for green building material manufacturers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sustainable Solar-Powered Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-wanda.md) - [Solar Powered Compact Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/e55000.md) - [Eco‑tiny Sanctuarys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tign-tiny-homes.md) - [Compact Off-Grid Bright Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sea-chord.md) - [Ultra-Efficient Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hirondelle-tiny-house.md) - [National Park-Inspired Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/basecamp-tiny-house.md) - [Shutter-Accented Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/houzeko-tiny-house.md) - [Portable Wheel-Based Green Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiny-house-of-wheels.md) - [Marine Mammal Camping Trailers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/whale-trailer-cabin.md)