Off grid heating / Discussions

What are your top tips for building a fully off grid home on Southern Vancouver Island?

...off, THANK YOU for this site! Very grateful for your gracious sharing. My husband and I are embarking on a journey to build a fully off grid home in 2022 on Southern Vancouver Island. The lot is not serviceable by BC Hydro for any reasonbale cost (>$100,000) and in any event, off grid living has been a lifetime drea...

Posted by Sara Elford April 9, 2025 Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

What is the best way to heat an old farm house with no water source and only minimal electricity?

...heating systems we can point out, our first suggestion would be a heat pump, as they typically use about one third the power of other heating sytems. if it is a farmhouse then presuably you have lots of space, and perhaps some machinery? I would propose a heat pump, either air source or ground source (geothermal heatin...

Posted by Harry Dec. 28, 2021 Heating and cooling 1 response