Off The Grid Homes

An in-depth look at the strategies employed in sustainable home design.

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From: Amazon
Posted: Jan-29-2009

Not a how-to book, just for inspiration.

What this book is not:1. a how-to guide2. full of ideas you can implement right now3. particularly ecologically or budget consciousWhat this book is:1. inspiring2. beautiful3. thought provokingWe picked this up in a modern art museum if that tells you anything. The houses are not shining...

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Posted: Oct-22-2007

No how-to's; just some pretty pictures of what an architect thinks is architectually interesting

Has very little for which I was looking. A lot of white space per page around pretty photos of architectually interesting structures that are off-grid. A lot of paper material for few words and little useful information. If you want information to help you know what it takes to go off-grid,...

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Posted: Aug-10-2007

A start to becoming aware of what we should do

This book was really fun to read. The pictures were beautiful and the surrounding of most of the homes were incredible. Some times the floor plans were a bit confusing and one of them had no definitions for the numbers that represented the rooms. It definately inspired me to do more with less and...

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Posted: Jul-09-2007

Sustainable 4,000 sq' homes?

Nature is efficient. To become sustainable, we need to relearn the art of efficiency. The six "off the grid" homes featured in this book include two that are over 4,000 sq'. Did the author consider how much energy it took to build these things? The smallest house is about 1,600 sq' and it is...

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