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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 ...
The film Garbage Warrior is about Earthships and Reynolds' struggle with obtaining permits to build out of unconventional material and off the grid. The television series Building Off the Grid, which aired on the DIY Network , featured a home construction episode about building an Earthship.
Off the Grid on the Beach (2019–20) One of a Kind (2019–20) Build Me Up (2019–20) Jungle Life (2019–20) Property Brothers: Forever Home (2019–23) [34] Bargain Mansions (2020, moved to DIY Network) Nate and Jeremiah: Save My House (2020) Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2020) Crowded House (2020) My Lottery Dream House International (2020)
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.
"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: Million Dollar Manhunt, a game show on The History Channel; Off the Grid, a web series starring Jesse Ventura; House Hunters Off the Grid, a TV series spin-off of House Hunters "Off the Grid ...
Engineering the Impossible was a 2-hour special, created and written by Alan Lindgren and produced by Powderhouse Productions for the Discovery Channel. It focused on three incredible, yet physically possible, engineering projects: the nine-mile-long (14 km) Gibraltar Bridge, the 170-story Millennium Tower and the over 4,000-foot-long (1,200 m) Freedom Ship.
The Breakthrough Energy Model initially explored the generation and transmission expansion necessary to meet clean energy goals in 2030 via the building of a Macro Grid. [31] Ongoing work adds and expands modules to the model (e.g. electrification of buildings and transportation) to provide a framework for testing numerous scenario combinations.
The building was described by The Guardian as "One of the most distinctive and intriguing new buildings in Britain" [28] The main building is a 7200m 2 box built on a 14m grid steel frame, clad in a perforated metal skin that conceals the windows and louvres in the profiled steel cladding behind. [29]