Dunkin' Donuts has constructed a tiny home than runs entirely on a biofuel created using recycled coffee grounds.The Home that Runs on Dunkin' is a custom, fully-functional and transportable 275-square-foot tiny home.The home includes a master bedroom, full-sized bathroom, kitchen, coffee nook and cedar porch.
Dunkin' Donuts unveiled their more than 12 years ago, and now,that tagline can be applied to a house.
Cue the Home that Runs on Dunkin', a custom,fully functional and transportable tiny house built to run entirely on a biofuel , the company announced in a press release.
By partnering with , a sustainable biochemical company, the companies were able to create the eco-friendly biofuel out of nearly 65,000 pounds of spent Dunkin' Donuts coffee grounds.
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The biofuel blend that powers the tiny home is made up of 80 percent coffee oilextracted from recycled grounds and 20 percent alcohol. For every 170 pounds of used coffee grounds, about one gallon of fuel is produced for use in a standard biofuel generator.
The interior of the Home that Runs on Dunkin' from the coffee nook.
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The tiny home itself was built in a partnership with , which constructed the home in just over three months. The 275-square-foot tiny home comes complete with a king-size bed, a full-size bathroom with a spa tub and washer/dryer, a two-person living room, kitchen, coffee nook and full cedar porch that drops down from a garage door along the side of the house.
Even the home's exterior was designed to be aesthetically remnant of coffee, using dark stained cedar wood and Corten steel panels that have a similar, rusty texture to that of coffee grounds.
If you were looking to grab a cup of joe inside the house that runs off coffee itself, , Airbnb listed. The tiny home is currently set up in Nahant, Massachusetts, wedged between views of the Atlantic Ocean and the Boston Skyline. Two night stays are being offered for only a limited time.
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