#042 - Fred Schultz is a thought leader, innovator, advocate, and teacher in Australia's Tiny House movement. He designed, built, and lived in his own off-grid (fossil-fuel free) tiny house with his family and in doing so, innovated the Unified Construction Method® to make tiny houses lightweight, safe to tow, and comfortable to live in year-round. Fred educates DIY builders and professionals alike on how to build safe tiny house vehicles through his online course and face-to-face workshops. He also makes highly engineered tiny house trailers that are perfect for building a tiny house on, featuring the strongest attachment method available between the tiny house and the trailer. If he’s not supporting trailer clients in his tiny house office, he’ll be on the tools or working in the garden at his home in Castlemaine. In this episode, we talk about: The shifts Fred has observed in the tiny house space over the years and where he thinks we’re headedThe importance of constructing a long-lasting, safe & thermally well-performing tiny house on wheels /tiny house vehicleWhy building to the Building Code of Australia or the National Construction Code doesn’t necessarily make a safe tiny house vehicleSome consequences of building over the weight limit of a trailer (4.5T)All about the Unified Construction Method®, Fred’s Tiny Trailers & Tiny House University….and more! Get the episode show notes & links here: https://tinyhouseconversations.com/042 You can work with and follow Fred’s tiny adventures here: W: https://fredstinyhouses.com.au/ W: https://www.tinyhouseuniversity.com.au/ Trailers: https://fredstinyhouses.com.au/tiny-house-trailer/ IG: www.instagram.com/fredstinyhouses FB: www.facebook.com/fredstinyhouses You can follow my tiny adventures here: IG: https://www.instagram.com/tinyhouseconversations FB:  https://www.facebook.com/tinyhouseconversations Tiny and Healthy Living Products and Services Block Blue Light - Specialty light bulbs, downlights, sleep lamps, blue-blocking glasses & more, to reduce artificial light exposure and support healthy sleep. Link: https://tinyhouseconversations.com/bluelightDiscount code: thcpodcast for 10% off your order Tiny Easy - 3D Tiny House Designer - The first online design tool that lets you design your tiny house without needing any technical or design knowledge. Link: https://tinyhouseconversations.com/tinyeasydesignerDiscount code: LUCY75 for 75% off the first month of the Premium version. Sky Energy - Skybox and Skybox Mini - Off-grid solar systems for tiny homes. Link: https://skyenergy.com.au/skybox/Discount code: For $200 off your custom Skybox or Skybox Mini, call Sky Energy and ask for Steve. Let him know Lucy from Tiny House Conversations sent you. For more discounts on Tiny and Healthy Living products and services, head to: https://tinyhouseconversations.com/resources/ Support the show