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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 house using solar panels and rainwater harvesting. 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 ...

4. The Veldt (short story) - Wikipedia

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   The two children, Peter and Wendy, [a] enjoy time in the "nursery", a virtual reality room able to realistically reproduce any place they imagine, and grow increasingly attached to it. The parents, George and Lydia, wonder if the automated house's functions have rendered their roles as parents superfluous.

5. Integral Urban House - Wikipedia

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   The Integral Urban House was a pioneering 1970s experiment in self-reliant urban homesteading. The house was located at 1516 5th St. in Berkeley, California between 1974 and 1984. The Sierra Club published a book about the experiment in 1979. Elements of the home included a vegetable garden, chickens, rabbits, a fish pond, beehives, a ...

6. 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 ...

7. 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 ...