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  2. Tiny-house movement - Wikipedia

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    Semi-mobile tiny house in New Zealand. Tiny house with cottage style (10x24 ft) The tiny-house movement (also known as the small house movement) [1] is an architectural and social movement promoting the reduction and simplification of living spaces. [2][3][4] Tiny homes have been promoted as offering lower-cost and sometimes eco-friendly ...

  3. New Mexico's Earthship Homes Are a World Away From ... - AOL

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    Currently, approximately 750,000 households live off the grid, with that number increasing about 10 percent each year, according to Nick Rosen, author of "Off the Grid: Inside the Movement for ...

  4. Is Off-the-Grid Living the Future of Housing? - AOL

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    But these systems don't come cheap: An aspiring off-grid homeowner may need to initially invest tens of thousands of dollars out-of-pocket in solar panels, wind turbines and DC batteries -- not to ...

  5. GRID Alternatives - Wikipedia

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    Grid, styled "GRID," was founded during the 2001 California energy crisis by Erica Mackie, P.E., and Tim Sears, P.E., two engineering professionals. [2] According to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program profile, it "piloted its flagship Solar Affordable Housing Program in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2004, and subsequently expanded to other parts of the state."

  6. Off-the-grid - Wikipedia

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    Off-the-grid. [ [File:Our Hut - Flickr - brewbooks b.jpg |thumb|upright=1.3|A house using solar panels and rainwater harvesting]] Off-the-grid or off-grid is a characteristic of buildings and a lifestyle [1] designed in an independent manner without reliance on one or more public utilities. The term "off-the-grid" traditionally refers to not ...

  7. Off-the-Grid Rentals for an Unplugged Vacation - AOL

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    This tiny house 12 miles off the Mexican border is a 25-minute drive from Big Bend National Park. It's powered by solar and the dome kitchen includes a two-burner propane stove and oven. Water ...

  8. Autonomous building - Wikipedia

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    An autonomous building is a building designed to be operated independently from infrastructural support services such as the electric power grid, gas grid, municipal water systems, sewage treatment systems, storm drains, communication services, and in some cases, public roads. Advocates of autonomous building describe advantages that include ...

  9. Renewable energy - Wikipedia

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    Renewable energy (or green energy) is energy from renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human timescale. The most widely used renewable energy types are solar energy, wind power, and hydropower. Bioenergy and geothermal power are also significant in some countries. Some also consider nuclear power a renewable power source ...

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