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  2. 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 ...

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

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    Securing financing for off-grid homes is also no easy feat. Though there are lending companies that specialize in financing off-grid homes, the majority of banks will not mortgage an ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Off-the-grid - Wikipedia

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    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 being connected to the electrical grid , but can also include other utilities like water, gas, and sewer systems, and can scale from ...

  7. 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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