A 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom house designed and built by Dr. Tom Marsik and Kristin Donaldson of University of Alaska in Dillingham, Alaska earned World Record Academy‘s “2021 Green House of the Year” honor, after setting the world record for … Continue reading →
www.ecowatch.com has published a Guide to Solar Water Heater Systems that is quite informative. Solar hot water heaters are split into two broad categories: passive and active. Active systems require circulating pumps and passive systems rely on gravity to move … Continue reading →
Gabriella “Gabi” Abello and Hannah Blake met as freshman roommates at the University of Colorado Boulder. When they toured the Solar Decathlon showcase in Denver in 2017 they wondered why wasn’t CU involved? Nearly four years later, they led the … Continue reading →
Mother Earth News published a nice article written by Joe Silins about his journey as a natural builder and building his small straw bale guest house. The first paragraph reads: “Building my own straw bale guest house was the culmination … Continue reading →
Spartan Giordano was 28 years old when he designed and started building a zero fossil fuel energy home In Greenfield, Massachusetts. Two years later he and his partner Hannah got the occupancy permit on the very day their son, Max, … Continue reading →
This high-spec tiny house is designed to be totally off-the-grid and is packed full of brilliant design features. Built by owner Mark, this handcrafted home has been incredibly well designed and constructed using top quality materials. Mark was inspired to … Continue reading →