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What's the best way of getting an eco-friendly off-grid house?
I think you're right that building your own is likely to be necessary (we're in the same position). What I've discovered in Australia is broadly applicable in the global north, so:
An earthship can't ...
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What's the best way of getting an eco-friendly off-grid house?
I suggest that you question some of your assumptions.
Difficulties of off-grid.
Off-grid is HARD, and generally isn't worth it unless you are a long ways from the power lines. If you are looking at ...
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Is it possible to use sand for heat insulation at walls?
Even though rock is a poor heat conductor for example in geothermal wells that slowly become cooler over time as heat is extracted, you cannot use sand as a general purpose heat insulator in houses. ...
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Dogs to protect housing against bears
I'm not aware of any dog that can go up against a brown bear and survive. Even wolves have trouble -- a brown bear can easily steal the kill from a small wolfpack. Your best option is probably a ...
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Are building certificates under EU Directive 2002/91/EC, such as EPC, Energieausweis, DPE, directly comparable between EU countries?
No. The letter rankings cannot be compared between nations in the EU, as each nation has a different number of grades (or no grades at all).
From "A comparative analysis of the energy performance ...
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What's the best way of getting an eco-friendly off-grid house?
We would like to implement as many sustainable strategies as possible, ideally being nearly off-grid, with solar panels, rainwater storage, grey water recycling, humanure / methane tank toilets, ...
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Subsistence hunting and fishing in Alaska?
You will not be able to sustainably hunt and fish on land you actually own. You can't buy enough land unless you are wealthy. Hunter gatherer bands typically have hundreds of square miles per band, ...
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What are the advantages of a purpose build Tiny House versus a RV trailer versus a Mobile Home?
There is something to be said for both tiny houses and RVs. This Treehugger blog lists a number of pros for both. In short tiny houses:
... look like a house.
Tiny homes are more weatherproofed.
One ...
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Energy saving "bonus" for apartment renters
Your system fails immediately when prices rise. Since prices rising is inevitable, your system will inevitably fail. Even if it did work for a year, you hit diminishing returns right-away, and there ...
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