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2. 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 ...

3. 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 ...

4. 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.

5. Off-the-Grid Rentals for an Unplugged Vacation - AOL

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   This off-grid tiny home (one of two on the property) has a composting toilet, a fully stocked kitchen, a fire pit (with firewood provided), air conditioning, and even Wi-Fi via a Verizon hotspot.

6. New Mexico's Earthship Homes Are a World Away From ... - AOL

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   He adds that one of the major hindrances to the mainstream acceptance of off-grid living is society's ideal that homes should look and be "a certain way." That said, Earthship living still remains ...

7. Is Off-the-Grid Living the Future of Housing? - AOL

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   Securing financing for off-grid homes is also no easy feat. Though there are lending companies that specialize in financing off-grid homes, the majority of banks will not mortgage an ...

8. 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 ...

9. Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily ... - AOL

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   The word FLOOR in today's title is a hint to look at the lower part of the grid to find the theme. Indeed, that is where the PLANS are found today. Congratulations to Bill Conner, making a USA ...