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...Off-grid heating solutions Passive solar home design Choosing the right wood stove Off-grid living blog: heating systems Dear Emmanuel, Thanks for you...

I have an illustration of a top view looking down but still working on a side view but not quite sure on what section and how much reinforcement I would need t...

...off grid as the cost of grid power on our site is expensive. We also need a water collection system as our water is not good for consumption. I was looking at t...

...off grid cabin in Flagstaff arizona, 8200 feet elevation so it gets a good amount of snow. Flat buildng lot. Will be on solar, septic and hauled water/water cat...

...off-grid in the North Woods area, it's not a case of slapping as much PV on as possible and feeding the excess into the grid for a credit - everything has to be...

...off grid articles. You can find all that stuff and more in the Ecohome Building Guide Pages , but also pop in any keyword like 'off grid' in the search box at t...

...offer on that front unfortunately, and we've never been in contact with the new owner. You may have seen this already, but here is a page on phase change buil...

At the moment I'm designing a small house that I hope to be able to be able to live in all year round, with zero bills so I'm using wind, hydro and solar for e...

...grid for credit. Since you already have a Solar PV system and the infrastructure in place, I think that is certainly worth looking into. If you do go that rou...

...off. The best way to keep costs down is to keep the size down and the design simple, so take time to consider how big a home you really need.

I will probably build a solar panel with layers of black screen. My question is, I have a patio door with a thermal pane in it. Could this be used for the glas...

I am trying to find out how much to build a small zero net home on land outside of Vancouver, sea to sky, who do I talk to? Is there a cost calculator or build...

...off-grid green living ideas including rainwater harvesting, they often land on Earthship pages, but those are little more than gimmick homes that should never h...

...off-grid that is looking for heating solutions. There are links on that page you can follow to the manufacturers page, and I took a look myself just now and fou...

...off grid, and after exploring all the options for our client we ended up installing a solar tracker , and the next step will be installing a home battery. Des...

...off. In other words, I'm happy to spend $50,000 today if it will save me $50,000+ in the long run. Some eco/green building strategies are expensive and I suspec...

...off-grid? What is your main heating fuel going to be - gas, wood, oil, electric? Whether you choose wires, hydronic tubes or air tubes to heat your floor, you...

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