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Tired of the work grind and eager to slow down and live a more sustainable lifestyle, a Canadian filmmaker decided to build an off-grid cabin from scratch — without any prior building experience...

When a nature-loving elderly couple tapped South African architecture firm Frankie Pappas to design their new home, they requested a residence with minimal site impact...

Slovak company Ecocapsule has just debuted their newest egg-shaped micro-unit — SPACE, a tiny mobile home with semi off-grid capabilities. Developed as a more affordable alternative to the fully off-grid Ecocapsule...

Who says that off-grid living is in conflict with living in style? Not the designers behind The SPACE, a portable pod that allows you to go off-grid easily and harmoniously while still enjoying modern features and conveniences...

Building a comfortable self-sufficient dwelling is no easy task, especially when in a harsh climate. But when Seattle-based firm Olson Kundig was tapped to design an off-grid home in the high desert in California, the architects...

This tiny home on wheels features a surprisingly spacious interior that can sleep up to 10 people. The new Escape Traveler XL Limited comes with two bedrooms, 344 cleverly-designed square feet, and it can go completely off...

Surrounded by dense vegetation, Cape Tribulation Home was constructed on a natural clearing so as to not disturb the sensitive ecosystem and to avoid removal of mature trees...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CELFsKLkKbI Built for a client who will live in the house full-time, the tiny mobile home is entirely powered by a 600-watt solar array and a solar collector that heats the water supply. The...

The owners commissioned the architect to design an off-the-grid refuge which wouldn't have a magnetic field, wireless communication protocol, but should be completely self-sufficient in terms of energy usage...

The owners commissioned the architect to design an off-the-grid refuge which wouldn't have a magnetic field, wireless communication protocol, but should be completely self-sufficient in terms of energy usage...

Located southeast of Hobart on a 19-acre north-facing site, the Premaydena House is protected from the strong winds from the Great Southern Ocean by a dense eucalyptus forest to the south but is left exposed to cold and salty...

Getaway, the Harvard student startup that lets you test-drive tiny living, recently unveiled Lorraine, the newest solar-powered cabin in their line of rentable tiny homes...

The highly-anticipated April 30 launch of the Tesla Powerwall and Powerpack storage batteries has generated a massive wave of interest, with the company announcing just ten days later that they had sold out of the battery...

The Rammed Earth House by Steffen Welsch Architects was their first project to apply environmentally sustainable design principles throughout. Located to the northeast of Victoria, the site is relatively remote and has no...

ECHO's flexible homes are made from 32-sq-ft prefab modules and feature a distinctive pyramid roof that lets natural light flow inside. They can stand-alone as a simple garden room, or link to other modules to create additional...