‘Farm from a Box’: The Best Solution for Off-Grid Farming

Besides using shipping containers to make awesome micro-homes, now you can also use them to create micro-farms. A company based in California designed ‘Farm from a box’, a farming toolkit that provides everything you need in order to produce your own organic and off-grid food. The modified shipping ...

Hermit who lives in a clay house in the middle of the woods is ordered to leave his home

  Daniel Pike from Watford has been told to leave his house situated in the woods. Daniel Pike has built a remote shack made out of harvested clay from the riverbed, mud, as well as other materials that he found in Merry Hill forest. This modern day hermit sleeps on a mattress ...

World’s Greenest Eco Resort will be situated in a heated climate

Baharash Architecture practice has revealed its project for the greenest eco resort, which is situated in the UAE. This resort represents one of the various projects the eco company is planning to initiate in the years to come. The inauguration will occur in 2020. A group of entrepreneurs ...

Cabin Built Out Of 3 Shipping Containers. This is so beautiful!

You don’t need a lot of money to build a luxurious home. An example is this cabin, built out of three shipping containers. Each container was bought for $3,400 by Joseph Dupuis, who is originally from Ottawa. The owner worked to convert these containers into a luxurious and cozy ...

Silent rooftop wind turbines could generate half of a household’s energy needs

The use of wind turbines in households is becoming more and more popular. Wind power like other natural power sources can be quite volatile, but it’s still a highly sustainable power source for those who want to live an off-the-grid lifestyle. A Dutch renewable energy start-up ...

Net-Zero Energy Deltec Homes – starting under 100K

Net-zero energy homes has been a dream objective for environmentalists for decades. Having a minimal impact on the environment and not worrying about monthly costs for energy, is an objective for many people who are in search for a new home. A company in Asheville, North Carolina ...

Living Off Grid For 30 years: A Story Of Happiness Through Isolation

Jill Redwood lives in East Gippsland, Australia where she built her house almost 30 years ago. She prefers to be really self-sufficient, having an orchard, a garden with vegetables and an animal farm which provide almost everything she needs on a daily basis, without having to frequently ...

Charming Wohnwagon Mobile Caravan

Most caravans are not really giving you the freedom their manufacturers or sellers promise? Well, this Austrian caravan name Wohnwagon (literally Living Wagon) does that! It is completely off-grid, making it the perfect partner in your getaway from urban pressure, taking into account ...

DIY Camper: From Rusty Van To Cosy Home

Looking for a home suitable for your needs might be long and hard. That’s why we suggest you try a different thing: convert a van! The project featured in the photos and respective link shows how a simple person like yourself managed to transform a rusty van to a cozy home. ...
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