When a Congressman goes off grid
Meet Representative Roscoe Bartlett, a former US Congressman (Maryland), who now lives off the grid in his own mountain sanctuary. During his tenure in congress he was known as the most "green" republican on the...
An industrial design student at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna has developed a self filling water bottle that uses the movement of a bicycle to collect and condense moisture from the air and turn it in to water....
Check out this amazing video of an IKEA-style home that can be built in a matter of weeks using only a screw driver. Contrast that with a traditional home which takes around six months to build and needs...
The BioLite Campstove is a revolutionary camping tool that brings you a portable stove that doubles as USB charging device. This means on your next camping adventure, you can boil a full liter of water in less than five...
Micro Home on Wheels
This camper is designed with the avid cyclist in mind! Designed for one person, the camper shell fits on top of a cargo hauling bicycle, similar to the camper shell on the back of truck.
The design allows the...
Think living off the grid is cool? Try living off the grid and generating twice as much energy as you need while doing it in all in high class style. And when we say style, we mean style.
Aktivhaus, or...
Kristen Dirksen makes some of the most amazing mini documentaries about alternative homes. She travels all over the world visiting people who live to create alternative homes. From Treehouses to Spaceship homes, she covers it all.
Recently she visited a...
Nestled in the New Mexico Mountains, this quaint geodesic earthen home is compact yet incredibly spacious. In all it is 30 feet across. The property surrounding the home is covered with gardens and there is close access to hiking and...
This kind-hearted activist is inspired to help the homeless by building them safe and mobile housing units called tiny homes.
We’ve featured some incredible young activists on the site before, but this nine-year-old girl from Bremerton, Washington is positively impacting...
Did you know that you can get land for free in several states in the United States?
Homesteading Act of 1862, Signed into Law by President Lincoln
Rural land was used as a growth incentive by the United States government for...
Adult Tree House
Remember the joy of climbing up and playing in your very own tree house? Well, take that feeling and add a mix of comfort, class, and creativity, and you get arborculturist Bruo de Grunne and Belgianarchitect Nicolas...
Arched Cabins
If you are in the market for a tiny home or small house, check out these unique arched cabins. They range in size from a quaint 8ft by 8ft to a whooping 24ft by 40ft. They will even...