Off-grid: disconnected from utilities
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Straw bale house: wood frame construction
I mentioned we started building the straw bale house on my land, so here’s a video from the first part of the building – construction of the wood frame that will support the roof. It took us (4 adults) one full day of work (spread to two following days) to finish it, and from this […]
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I started my straw bale building
At the end of april I finally started constructing something on my off-grid plot of land. As the first thing I want to have there is a small building, made from straw bale and clay. This building will be used at first for storage of all my gardening tools (rakes, shovels, wheelbarrow), but I will […]
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My off-grid homestead ideas (2): heating, ventillation and domestic hot water
Last week I wrote here how I plan my off-grid house to be built. Today I will explain in more details my ideas on how to supply heat to the house, how to ventillate it and how to make domestic hot water. In my climate the most of the energy our houses use goes to […]
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My off-grid homestead ideas (1): construction and design
Starting with this post, I wanted to share with you my ideas on my off-grid house and homestead. I’ll begin with the general ideas on design and house construction, used materials, techniques, etc. The very first draft of my house design is ready, but some details need to be corrected. It looks like typical small […]
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5 ways to harness solar thermal energy
Today I wanted to show you in brief 5 good ways to use solar energy to produce useful heat. Most people probably at this moment think about solar thermal collectors for domestic hot water, but there are many other possibilities. Of course I will write about solar collectors, though it’s not a device I suggest […]
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