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2. Step inside this net-zero, off-grid Greek Revival-style home ...

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   Home: This is a three-bed, two-bath, 2,600-square-foot, Greek Revival-style home in Kingsley. It was built in 2023. Distinctive Elements: Net-zero, off-grid home built according to Passivhaus and ...

3. 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 ...

4. 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 ...

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. Orrin Thompson (real estate developer) - Wikipedia

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   Orrin Thompson (August 26, 1913 – March 7, 1995) was one of the largest real-estate developers in the United States. In the 1950s, a time when the post World War II population was exploding and in need of housing, he built and sold thousands of one-family homes, primarily in Minnesota. He contributed significantly to the creation of the mode ...

7. Zero-energy building - Wikipedia

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   The Vineyard Project is a Zero Energy Home (ZEH) thanks to the Passive Solar Design, 3.3 Kws of Photovoltaics, Solar Hot Water and Geothermal Heating and Cooling. The home is pre-wired for a future wind turbine and only uses 600 kWh of energy per month while a minimum of 20 kWh of electricity per day with many days net-metering backwards.