How Shipping Containers Are Made
Shipping containers aren’t just for shipping things; they also make great homes. Shipping containers are inexpensive, modular, sturdy, easily transported, and are ready-made for conversion into a home. A 40′ …
Off Grid Tech
12 Awesome Innovative Solar Powered Gadgets
In today’s world, most of us are paying attention to renewable energy and finding alternatives to the power we consume on a daily basis. New solar-powered gadgets pop up continuously, …
Wikihouse Download and Print Your Own House
Imagine downloading your house online and “printing” it out on a machine. You don’t have to imagine it. London-based Architect Alastair Parvin and his team have created a revolutionary home-building …
1 Million Pounds of Food Per Acre?! Ultra High Yield Solar Powered Vertical Aquaponics System
Food production systems of the future will need to maximize available space in ways that traditional farming can’t. I’ve designed this concept with that in mind: an ultra high yield …
Pricey or Practical? Prefab Modular Architecture vs Recycled Shipping Container Homes
ZeroHouse is a prefab concept home designed by architect Scott Specht. It is an off the grid, high-tech, modular, completely self-sufficient home. It’s a very cool design – similar to …
Living Off Grid Doesn’t Mean “Primitive Living”
HIGH TECH OFF GRID LIVING: There are always purists in any group of people, club or niche area of interest. Everyone, it seems, has an opinion, and somehow they believe …