Tag: alternative energy
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Off-The-Grid Trailer Tiny Home
Few tiny mobile homes are as sustainable as the ones made by the Austrian firm Wohnwagon. It specializes in constructing trailer homes, which can function completely off-the-grid. They make great vacation homes, offices, guest houses, or even full-time residences. A Wohnwagon measures 269 sq ft (25 sq m), with the exterior dimensions of 32.8 x…
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Home Atop a Fire Tower
We’ve seen quite a few ingenious tiny houses, but this Fire Tower home is certainly one of the coolest. About two years ago, Dabney Tompkins and Alan Colley decided to quit their jobs and make a fire lookout station into their full time home. Their home really is a “treehouse without a tree” as they…
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Proposal for Foldout Shelter
The Italian firm Barberio Colella ARC has recently proposed the so-called Just a Minute shelter, which is primarily aimed at providing adequate living conditions to the people of Nepal following the devastating earthquake that struck the area in the beginning of this year. It is a great concept and is very easy to construct, though…
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Simple Wooden House is Sustainable in More Ways Than One
Wood Studio House, recently completed by Dom Arquitectura of Spain is energy efficient, prefab, sustainable, and made of wood. It’s hard to ask for more from a home, but this one is also beautifully designed and very cozy. The Wood Studio House is located on a hillside in the scenic Sant Cugat, Spain. It measures…
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Sustainable Rooftop Living
Rooftop living is not something that’s often mentioned on this blog, but from a sustainability point of view, it makes a lot of sense. Especially when it comes to urban living, and lack of adequate and affordable living space there. The Jewel Box, designed by Clear Studios of New York City, is a great example…