Tag: alternative energy
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Scalable Off-Grid Eco Cabin
Echo Living, a company from the UK, has recently unveiled a new small cabin design, which can be scaled up into a full sized residence. Besides being great to look at, it is also completely off-gird, and all around eco-friendly and green. The cabin, which is called Wave due to it’s slightly curved exterior, features…
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Greenhouse-Like Concept Used to Reduce Heating Costs of a Home
This recently completed off-the-grid home in Sapporo, Japan uses a greenhouse-like enclosure to keep the heating costs down. It’s not really a novel idea, but the way it is incorporated into this modern home is pretty brilliant.It makes the home both eco-friendly and aesthetically appealing. The house was designed by the firm Yoshichika Takagi &…
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Omnidirectional Solar Panels are on the Horizon
The direction in which roof top mounted solar panels face is very important, since it determines the amount of solar energy these devices will be able to convert into power. But this may soon become less of a concern. A team of electrical engineers from King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) in Saudi…
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Mobile Tiny House With a View
Atlas is a new tiny house creation made by F9 Productions of Longmont, Colorado. They describe it as a tiny house/RV hybrid. It offers a spectacular view, which makes it appear much more spacious, and can also be taken completely off the grid. As such it would make a great vacation cabin, home office, guesthouse,…
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Net-Zero Community Completed In Seattle
With all the talk about the need for greater sustainability, it’s nice to things actually being done in that direction. Dwell Development has recently completed a small, sustainable home community called New Rainier Vista. This community is located in Seattle, WA and was created in collaboration with the architecture firm Julian Weber Architects. ‘ The…