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  2. Brenda and Robert Vale - Wikipedia

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    The Self-Sufficient House: D.I.Y. Techniques for Saving Fuel, Heat and Money. BCA/Macmillan London Ltd. ISBN 978-0-333-25868-2. Vale, Brenda; Vale, Robert James Dennis (1975). The Autonomous House: Design and Planning for Self-sufficiency. Universe Books. ISBN 9780876632543. Vale, Robert James Dennis (1973). Results of solar collector study ...

  3. Off-the-grid - Wikipedia

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    A recent concept design by Eric Wichman shows a multi-family community, which combines all of these technologies into one self-sufficient neighborhood. To grow the community you simply add neighborhoods using the same model as the first. A self-sustained community reduces its impact on the environment by controlling its waste and carbon footprint.

  4. Autonomous building - Wikipedia

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    e. 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 ...

  5. Urban planning in communist countries - Wikipedia

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    Shanghai Urban Planning Museum. In December 1978, a new era of economic and political reform had begun and accelerated. The major concern of urban planning in communist China shifted to the recognition of the function of cities. Consequently, a nationwide effective force to restore urban master plans was started.

  6. Lammas Ecovillage - Wikipedia

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    51°55′48″N 4°37′47″W  /  51.93013°N 4.62979°W  / 51.93013; -4.62979. Lammas Ecovillage (Welsh: Tir-y-Gafel) is a low-impact, off-grid ecovillage in Glandwr, near Crymych in Pembrokeshire, West Wales, comprising nine households and a community hub on a 76 acres (31 ha) site. Buildings are constructed of natural materials and ...

  7. Double envelope house - Wikipedia

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    Double envelope house. A double envelope house is a passive solar house design which collects solar energy in a solarium and passively allows the warm air to circulate around the house between two sets of walls, a double building envelope. This design is from 1975 by Lee Porter Butler in the United States.

  8. Self-sustainability - Wikipedia

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    Description. Self-sustainability is a type of sustainable living in which nothing is consumed other than what is produced by the self-sufficient individuals. Examples of attempts at self-sufficiency in North America include simple living, food storage, homesteading, off-the-grid, survivalism, DIY ethic, and the back-to-the-land movement.

  9. Earthship - Wikipedia

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    Earthship Architecture, Taos, New Mexico. An Earthship is a style of architecture developed in the late 20th century to early 21st century by architect Michael Reynolds. Earthships are designed to behave as passive solar earth shelters made of both natural and upcycled materials such as earth-packed tires.

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