Category: Building off-grid homes

And Meet The Woman Who Did It All! I know for sure I would love to have a shelter like this. Actually it’s much more than a shelter. I

When Someone Is REALLY Determined to Save on Floor Space Ever needed just a little more space in your garage?  If your garage is place where you park

There Are Benefits To Putting The Extra Weight On Your Roof Do you know what a Green Roof is?  Whether for the sake of aesthetics, lower energy costs,

Does your area allow you to capture the rain off of your roof? More and more communities are outlawing this practice of using the very water that pour

How Long Would It Really Take You To Build Your Own Home?  One Man Proves It’s Possible! A house is the most expensive thing that most of us

Government Waging War on Off-Grid Living Have you heard about this happening in Colorado? This has been in the news a lot lately. There are always at least 2

A sustainable home and completely utility free. After 5 years on a strict budget Andrew Hickman and Rosemary Kimble were able to reach their goal of off-grid living.  They

Take 3 Shipping Containers and Build Off-Grid Home That’s what you do if you are Joseph Dupuis, 26 years old, trying to finish college, working part-time and living

Do You Leave or Hunker Down? When you think of Hurricane Katrina does your blood boil because so many people stayed and created more problems than if they

The source of all information…. Google is mapping your solar needs. Yep.  And you know that they will not only tell you if you should go solar but be