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Accessory dwelling units: a zoning solution to the US housing crisis

ADUs are small, secondary housing units that are built on the same lot as a single-family home.

ADUs are small, secondary housing units that are built on the same lot as a single-family home. Image: nytimes.com/Sasha Moravec

Jeff Kruth
Assistant Professor of Architecture, Miami University
Murali Paranandi
Professor of Architecture, Miami University
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