Bedroom, living area, kitchen, bath, shower, and laundry • Vaulted ceiling for an open feel • LVT Acorn flooring and custom skip trowel drywall • Radiant electric cove heating • Full GE appliance package • Rinnai tankless water heater • Fully integrated smart-home controls • 2x6 framing, spray foam insulation, and Milgard windows • Wood siding, cedar trim, metal roof, and 4-axle towable trailer
HIGHLIGHTS
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Student-Built Tiny Home Showcases the Future of Skilled Trades
Tiny Home 3 brings the Parade of Homes workforce development story front and center. Serving as both a featured Parade entry and the 2026 Parade of Homes box office location at 16201 Highway 9 in Breckenridge, this student-built home represents far more than efficient living — it is a full-scale, hands-on construction project built from the ground up.
Created through a collaboration between Summit High School students, local education partners, the Summit County Builders Association, and Careers in Construction Colorado, the project gives students the opportunity to work with real tools, real timelines, and real expectations. Guided by local builders and tradespeople, students gain practical experience across multiple stages of residential construction while building confidence, skills, and industry connections.
Inside, the home features a thoughtful layout with a bedroom, living area, kitchen, bathroom with shower and laundry, vaulted ceiling, LVT flooring, custom skip-trowel drywall, and smart storage solutions that help maximize the compact footprint. The kitchen includes GE appliances, a gas range, dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator, washer/dryer combo, and an on-demand Rinnai tankless water heater.
Built with 2x6 construction, closed-cell foam insulation, casement windows, a standing seam metal roof, prefinished wood tongue-and-groove siding, cedar trim, and shiplap accents, Tiny Home 3 reflects quality construction inside and out. The home also includes radiant electric cove heaters, Wi-Fi, speaker and television wiring, and a 200-amp electrical panel.
Each year, more than 1,500 volunteer hours from SCBA members and local tradespeople go into one student-built home. More than a home, Tiny Home 3 represents the future of the building industry and the value of skilled trades education in Summit County.
HOME SPONSORS
Division 7 • Closet Factory • Pioneer Material • Specialty Wood Products • iFurnish • Aspen Grove Kitchen and Bath • The Other Guys Home Tech • Colorado Building Supply
VOLUNTEERS
Tiny Home 3 Project Contributors • A & M Roofing — Francisco & Sam Alvarado • Alpha-Omega Electric — Adam Hughes • All American Electric — Joe Ratliff • Back Country Mechanical — Garrett Tuxhorn • Careers in Construction Colorado — Sydney White • Coffman Construction — Heath Coffman • Coffman Construction — Silas Sandshaw • Colorado Building Supply — Nick Black • Driftwood Builders — Rama Timmons • Green Mountain Contractors — Nate York • Home Services — Vlado Pazin • Modular Home / ADU Support — Evan Kelly • Mountain Pro Painting — David Schroeder • MTYB Construction — Mike Bernstein • Perfect Service — Javier Gaspar • Shult Architects — Michael Shult • Stirt Woodwork and Design — Justin Stirt • Summit County Housing Department — Don Bantam • The Other Guys Home Tech — Chace Williams • Timberline Disposal — Gaston Feuereisen • Town of Breckenridge Building Department — Rick Fout • Velasco Drywall — Juan Velasco
Additional Contributors • Bill Duford • George Benecke • Linda St. John • Paul Camillo • Tom Hallberg • Val Connelly
Special Thanks • Careers in Construction Colorado • Colorado River BOCES • Doug Blake, Co-Principal • Oakley Van Oss, Teacher • Summit County Builders Association • Summit High School • Summit High Construction Technology Classes 2025–2026 • Tony Byrd, Superintendent
