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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. Off-the-grid - Wikipedia

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    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 residential homes to small communities. Off-the-grid living allows for buildings and people to be self-sufficient, which is advantageous in isolated locations ...

  4. Ecocapsule - Wikipedia

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    Ecocapsule. The Ecocapsule is an egg -shaped, mobile dwelling home that utilises solar and wind energy. It was developed by Nice Architects, a firm based in Bratislava, Slovakia. [1][2] Shaped like an egg to minimize its surface-area-to-volume ratio, its walls are made of two layers of fiberglass with polyurethane foam sandwiched in between. [1]

  5. 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.

  6. Costa Rica's Finca Bellavista Treehouse Community Is 100 ...

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    This is the first of a five-part series called "Off the Grid," in which we explore environmentally-sustainable, self-sufficient communities across the globe. ... Find homes for sale in your area.

  7. 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 ...

  8. Green home - Wikipedia

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    A green home is a type of house designed to be environmentally sustainable. Green homes focus on the efficient use of " energy, water, and building materials ". [1] A green home may use sustainably sourced, environmentally friendly, and/or recycled building materials. This includes materials like reclaimed wood, recycled metal, and low VOC ...

  9. Self-sustainability - Wikipedia

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    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.

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