As energy costs and home prices continue to rise, more Americans are choosing to live off-grid. According to one estimate, more than 250,000 people in the U.S. have an off-grid lifestyle.

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A small but growing number of homeowners are choosing to build energy-efficient “panelized” homes that are pre-made in a factory.

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Explore groundbreaking autonomous mobile homes designed for off-the-grid living. Featuring models like the Kia PV5 Wkndr, the Nightliner DD45, and the 2021 Jayco Eagle, these homes provide ...

Solar power for off-grid homes. Solar power is the most commonly used renewable energy source for buildings. In fact, 80% of American homes do utilize solar power in some form, with over 1,000,000 ...

Students design tiny, cheap, off-grid homes for others to copy. A prototype image of University of British Columbia Sustaingineering’s SMRT budget- and climate-friendly housing project.

OFF-THE-GRID LIVING is experiencing a renaissance. Dwellings devised to support a sustainable lifestyle could help us adapt to some of our biggest present-day challenges—from a lack of housing ...

Off-grid living could be for you. Last week we reported on a 400-year-old home on one of North Yorkshire's Three Peaks that is not connected to mains supplies and only accessible by 4X4.

Named Heather's Off-Grid House after its client, the dwelling is located on a 37-hectare farmland site previously used for grazing on the edge of Barwon Valley.