ADUs, or accessory dwelling units, refer to secondary homes, houses or apartments that are located on the same property as a main home. Sometimes ADUs are also called in-law suites or guest houses.

The living room space is shown at a recently completed accessory dwelling unit or ADU sitting adjacent to a house on a lot in ...

A design for an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) that utilises regenerative materials such as bamboo panels is included Dezeen's ...

Before making plans for a small dwelling for one or two people in your backyard, check your state and local ordinances. If the answer is you can build one, the next question is, should you add a ...

Inspired by a now-shuttered Fair Oaks company, a new state bill aims to make it harder for Accessory Dwelling Unit building ...

Despite the Solomonic wisdom they represent for housing, accessory dwelling units have traditionally met with resistance.

noise and new design guidelines for two-story accessory dwelling units. These include a prohibition on egress windows on walls that face an adjacent property line, restrictions on exterior ...

Upcoming changes to city laws may further encourage the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs), otherwise known as in-law units or backyard cottages, if the city council accepts a recommendat ...

In general, design and dimensional standards that would not also apply ... Chelmsford Town Meeting on Jan. 27 voted overwhelmingly to approve a local accessory dwelling unit bylaw. The approved bylaw ...