Tag: solar

  • Brett’s Off-Grid Tiny House

    At 15 Square meters and completely off-grid, Brett Sutherland has constructed a true, tiny house treasure. Packed with unique, space saving design elements, Brett has created a fantastic space to both live and work. Perhaps best of all, this was all achieved on a budget of NZ$21,000. The Tiny House was constructed on his parents property, and will soon be moved to a friends property in Bethells Beach in Auckland.” – Amazing Off-Grid Modern Tiny House Tour – YouTube.

    You can find Living Big in a Tiny House on the web and on Facebook.

  • Alternative Power Generators for Off-Grid Tiny Homes

    Portable alternative power generations like this one are handy during extended blackouts and can make good starter kits for some tiny houses.

    The size of a system depends on what you need to run; for example if you just needs lights and communications a very small system will do. If you need to power a refrigerator, well pump, and/or clothes washer the system will naturally need to be bigger.

    You can build solar systems yourself with all the necessary parts or buy prebuilt packages like the one pictured here to help you get started.

    To learn how to build your own solar system I’ve linked a few how-to articles from other websites below:

    • Eartheasy Blog – Simple DIY Home Solar Power System
    • Mother Earth News – DIY Solar Power System Offers Easy Emergency Power Supply
    • Off Grid Quest – 4 Videos – A Small Introduction to DIY Solar

    Learn more about the system pictured above…

  • Grain Silos Are a An Alternative to Shipping Container Homes

    Sukup Manufacturing is a small company based in Sheffield, Iowa, which primarily manufactures agricultural products, which includes grain bins. About three years ago, Sukup also began manufacturing grain silo homes to be used as disaster relief housing in Haiti following the devastating earthquake there. They called this grain silo home a Safe T Home, and it was developed in partnership with Global Compassion Network and Iowa residents…” – Jetson Green

    Continue reading and see more at Jetson Green…

  • Preparedness is the Norm for Off-Grid Homesteaders

    The one thing I can honestly say about living on an off-the-grid homestead is that preparing is not something we do like “preppers” who you see on television or read about.  My normal, every day life consists of always being prepared. It is just something we do, in our day to day life here. We have been busy for fourteen years of remaking it into a true modern day homestead. It is closer than it was in 1999, but I really don’t think it will ever be completed. We just work on it and change things as we go. ” – Solar Baby

    Read more about being prepared from Solar Baby…

  • HALO – Passive Solar Home Designed by Swedish Students

    Measuring 645 sq foot, HALO takes its name and shape from the rainbow-like optical phenomenon around the sun. It was designed with small private rooms and large entertaining areas to shift people away from the growing trend of social isolation…

    Its curvy roof is made from monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic solar cells on acrylic covered with a high strength polymer. This was mounted on a thin waterproof polycarbonate membrane and shaped into a canopy with indoor and outdoor spaces.” – Inhabitat 

    See more of this Passive Home Powered by the Sun Chalmers University of Technology

  • Small Tokyo Home Designed Around the Sun’s Path

    This simple looking small house can be found in one of Tokyo’s high-density residential areas. The house was built on a small plot of land and has a total useable floor space of just 670 square feet (that includes the ground and first floor). The house was designed by Japanese architecture firm, Case-Real, who were asked by the client for the southern end of the home to be filled with light. To address this requirement the architects introduced a hexagonal floor plan that allowed the sunlight to shine continuously into the living area from dawn to dusk.” – Niall

    Read and see more at Humble Homes…

  • TrailerFest 2013 Showcases Vintage Camper Trailers

    On a hot summer day in Lodi, California, a community of vintage mid-century trailer restoration enthusiasts held an Open House during their TrailerFest 2013 Rally. Gathering at the Stockton Delta KOA campground, members of VintageCamperTrailers.com invited the general public to tour their tiny homes that have been kept in mint condition, restored, or renovated to be road-worthy dwellings.” …Continues

  • What Living “Off-The-Grid” Is NOT!

    What living off-the-grid is not, is not living like you are in a power outage. It’s not like what people went through during Katrina. Living the way we do with our own alternative energy system seems no different from anyone else’s home to me. It is not what many people imagine it to be. One thing I have learned since being on Facebook is, that people who live on the grid, think our life living off-the-grid, is like having a power outage for a period of time. Or going camping. …Continues

  • Solar Powered Barn Style Tumbleweed EPU

    …Solar powered modified Tumbleweed Epu tiny house on wheels. As you can tell it’s been slightly modified. First with the barn style roof, different sized windows, larger front door and open porch. If you study the Epu plans real quick you’ll notice that the interior was left almost the same.

  • Modern Off-Grid Tiny House

    Join the tiny movement! Modern tiny house on wheels for sale! It is 8×22 ft with 280 sq feet of inside space (sleeping loft adds additional footage).
    I bought this from the builder with idea of finishing it out and putting it in Granby as a getaway-home, alas working full-time and being in school full-time have not left much time/energy/resources for this project.

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