Urban
Strategies for resourceful living
Refugee camps are future cities
The growing number of refugees flooding into camps worldwide could drastically redraw urban areas, it has been claimed. Most camps are largely off-grid, with fi...
“I paid Sydney Water $800 a year — now I get it for free”
Living in a city it can seem hard to kick free from the grid, but in Sydney Australia, Newtown resident Kylie Ahern will soon become the latest environmentalist...
Would you live in a parking garage?
There is so much unused space, especially in the USA, space that was created for one purpose but with fresh eyes, can be used for living space. In many large ci...
The Lilypad
The Lilypad, love the name, love the home, it’s one of the cutest tiny homes I’ve seen, I know I say that a lot, but it’s the truth, each one ...
Join our Crowdfunding campaign
*Documentary in Production featuring Noam Chomsky *Looking for volunteers to help us spread the word on social media *80% already filmed but professional editor...
Win a Tiny Home ($100 purchase necessary)
Social Entrepreneurs at SustainaFest have announced the Tiny House Essay Contest, which will make one person’s dream of sustainable living come true. The ...
New Earthship lands in Oz
Why Australians are getting off the grid
New South Wales, 22 Feb – Dr Kristin Alford, a futurist and founder of Adelaide-firm Bridge8 which consults to governments and the private sector, describ...
Campaigner moves to tiny home
* Rob Greenfield from San Diego purchases ‘house’ measuring 5ft by 10ft * The environmental activist will live in the 50sq foot box for the next yea...
Interview with America Unplugged character
Sportsman Channel are running a great series about ordinary people who live off the grid or off-grid ready – meaning they COULD go off-grid if they wanted...
Greenpeace “loses $5m” of donations
Greenpeace, the environmental charity that lost its way over a decade ago, has announced it has also lost money – over $5 MILLION dollars of donations hav...