Jeffrey White

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Jeffrey White is the director of the Utah Manufactured Housing Coalition and a longtime advocate for innovative, affordable housing. He developed The Sarah House, Salt Lake City’s first container home, which reached an audience of over 5 million on YouTube and inspired numerous copies built around the world. With over 40 years of experience in development and community-driven design, White continues to champion housing that is both dignified and replicable.

A white-whiskered white man in a blue bucket hat, pinkish-red T-shirt, and dungarees sits on a porch holding a brown-and-white dog. They are both looking off to the left at something out of frame. Behind them to the right is an evergreen, possibly juniper, tree, and way off to the left, a wire fence and some nondescript buildings.

Opinion

Porches, Pets, and the People We Grow Old With

June 4, 2025 | Jeffrey White

Neighborhood connections and animal companions matter to aging with dignity, and how we build can support them. Here’s a human-scale proposal for aging in place.