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2. 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 ...

3. Off-site construction - Wikipedia

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   Dvele is a designer and producer of high-end prefabricated homes. Their modular homes are marketed to both individual home buyers as well as larger, multi-unit developers. They currently offer 20 different floor plans which range from 705 square foot tiny homes and ADUs to large, two-story homes with nearly 4,000 square feet of living space. [14]

4. Kit house - Wikipedia

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   Unlike modular homes and prefabricated houses, which are built in sections at a factory, in a kit house every separate piece of framing lumber shipped was already cut to fit its particular place in the house, thus eliminating the need for measuring and cutting, and likewise the waste of time (especially in the days before power tools) and of ...

5. Microgeneration - Wikipedia

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   Grid connected set-ups with net purchase and sale [22] All set-ups mentioned can work either on a single power plant or a combination of power plants (in which case it is called a hybrid power system). For safety, grid-connected set-ups must automatically switch off or enter an "anti-islanding mode" when there is a failure of the mains power ...

6. Prefabricated home - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, several companies, including Sears Catalog Homes, began offering mail-order kit homes between 1902 and 1910. [2] The Forest Products Laboratory, a division of the U.S. Forest Service, put extensive research into prefabricated homes in the 1930s, including building one for the 1935 Madison Home Show. [3]

7. What life is like for a family living off-grid in a 160 ... - AOL

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   Mathias, Tova, and their son Ivar live in a 160-square-foot cabin in the wilderness of northern Sweden. The family moved into their home, which has no electricity or water, eight years ago.