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Poles, from which these buildings get their name, are natural shaped or round wooden timbers 4 to 12 inches (100 to 300 mm) in diameter. [4] The structural frame of a pole building is made of tree trunks, utility poles, engineered lumber or chemically pressure-treated squared timbers which may be buried in the ground or anchored to a concrete slab.
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 ...
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. The literature mostly refers to housing, or the autonomous house.
BioLite is a New York City-based startup company that produces off-grid energy products for outdoor recreational use and emerging markets. The company is known for its wood-burning stoves that use thermoelectric technology to create usable electricity from the heat of their fires. It was founded in 2006.
Construction of a prefabricated modular home (see also time-lapse video)Prefabricated homes, often referred to as prefab homes or simply prefabs, are specialist dwelling types of prefabricated building, which are manufactured off-site in advance, usually in standard sections that can be easily shipped and assembled.
Actor Simon Rex prefers a minimalist lifestyle compared to the glamour of Hollywood. Rex, 50, detailed living in a “shipping container” outside of Joshua Tree National Park in California ...
The typical way of buildings in Southeast Asia is to build on stilts, an architectural form usually combined with a saddle roof. [17] The usage of stilts in homes in Indonesia has been dated back hundreds of years. [11] Many styles of vernacular buildings have been developed depending on the needs of the people and dynamics of the environment.
Off the Grid with Les Stroud, a 2006 documentary featuring Les Stroud building an off-the-grid home; Warren Miller's Off the Grid, a 2006 film about winter sports featuring Warren Miller "Off the Grid" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of the television series Stargate SG-1; Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa, a 2007 documentary film; Off the Grid ...