Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » off grid living http://inhabitat.com Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 22 May 2013 14:46:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Window Socket: Portable Solar-Powered Outlet Sticks to Windows, Charges Small Electronics http://inhabitat.com/window-socket-portable-solar-powered-outlet-sticks-to-windows-charges-small-electronics/ http://inhabitat.com/window-socket-portable-solar-powered-outlet-sticks-to-windows-charges-small-electronics/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 15:40:03 +0000 Charley Cameron http://inhabitat.com/?p=507255
The Window Socket is an idea so fabulously simple, it's slightly amazing that we haven't seen one before. Designed by Kyuho Song & Boa Oh, the charger sticks to a window and draws solar power to an internal battery, which enables one to either plug in]]> Kyuho Song, Boa Oh, window socket, solar charger, solar battery

The Window Socket is an idea so fabulously simple, it’s slightly amazing that we haven’t seen one before. Designed by Kyuho Song & Boa Oh, the charger sticks to a window and draws solar power to an internal battery, which enables one to either plug in small devices to the outlet right there and then, or save the stored power for use during night time hours.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/window-socket-portable-solar-powered-outlet-sticks-to-windows-charges-small-electronics/feed/ 5 Tricycle House and Garden Offer Off-Grid Living for China’s Landless http://inhabitat.com/tricycle-house-and-garden-offer-off-grid-living-for-chinas-landless/ http://inhabitat.com/tricycle-house-and-garden-offer-off-grid-living-for-chinas-landless/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:18:20 +0000 Tafline Laylin http://inhabitat.com/?p=471036
PAO and PIDO used a CNC router to form the plastic Tricycle House, which is made out of folded polypropylene. This is the only plastic that is strong enough to handle the folds that act like an accordion to expand. Unbelievably, the little Tricycle House is]]> China, PAO, PIDO, People's Architecture Office, Tricycle House, Tricycle Garden, portable dwelling, off grid living, CNC router, polypropylene, tiny house, green design, sustainable design, eco-design China, PAO, PIDO, People's Architecture Office, Tricycle House, Tricycle Garden, portable dwelling, off grid living, CNC router, polypropylene, tiny house, green design, sustainable design, eco-design China, PAO, PIDO, People's Architecture Office, Tricycle House, Tricycle Garden, portable dwelling, off grid living, CNC router, polypropylene, tiny house, green design, sustainable design, eco-design China, PAO, PIDO, People's Architecture Office, Tricycle House, Tricycle Garden, portable dwelling, off grid living, CNC router, polypropylene, tiny house, green design, sustainable design, eco-design China, PAO, PIDO, People's Architecture Office, Tricycle House, Tricycle Garden, portable dwelling, off grid living, CNC router, polypropylene, tiny house, green design, sustainable design, eco-design China, PAO, PIDO, People's Architecture Office, Tricycle House, Tricycle Garden, portable dwelling, off grid living, CNC router, polypropylene, tiny house, green design, sustainable design, eco-design China, PAO, PIDO, People's Architecture Office, Tricycle House, Tricycle Garden, portable dwelling, off grid living, CNC router, polypropylene, tiny house, green design, sustainable design, eco-design China, PAO, PIDO, People's Architecture Office, Tricycle House, Tricycle Garden, portable dwelling, off grid living, CNC router, polypropylene, tiny house, green design, sustainable design, eco-design China, PAO, PIDO, People's Architecture Office, Tricycle House, Tricycle Garden, portable dwelling, off grid living, CNC router, polypropylene, tiny house, green design, sustainable design, eco-design China, PAO, PIDO, People's Architecture Office, Tricycle House, Tricycle Garden, portable dwelling, off grid living, CNC router, polypropylene, tiny house, green design, sustainable design, eco-design

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/tricycle-house-and-garden-offer-off-grid-living-for-chinas-landless/feed/ 0 Small Space Living Advocate Andrea Zittel Scoops 2012 Frederick Kiesler Prize http://inhabitat.com/small-space-living-advocate-andrea-zittel-scoops-2012-frederick-kiesler-prize/ http://inhabitat.com/small-space-living-advocate-andrea-zittel-scoops-2012-frederick-kiesler-prize/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:12:20 +0000 Tafline Laylin http://inhabitat.com/?p=461822
We have featured Zittel's work on our site before, but she is still relatively unknown in the design world. That will change though, especially since receiving the Frederick Kiesler Prize. In addition to her AZ Wagon Stations, which are funky trailers that]]> Andrea Zittel, Frederick Kiesler Prize, compact living, tiny homes, A-Z wagons, Indy Island, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, off grid living, art, architecture, awards Andrea Zittel, Frederick Kiesler Prize, compact living, tiny homes, A-Z wagons, Indy Island, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, off grid living, art, architecture, awards Andrea Zittel, Frederick Kiesler Prize, compact living, tiny homes, A-Z wagons, Indy Island, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, off grid living, art, architecture, awards Andrea Zittel, Frederick Kiesler Prize, compact living, tiny homes, A-Z wagons, Indy Island, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, off grid living, art, architecture, awards Andrea Zittel, Frederick Kiesler Prize, compact living, tiny homes, A-Z wagons, Indy Island, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, off grid living, art, architecture, awards Andrea Zittel, Frederick Kiesler Prize, compact living, tiny homes, A-Z wagons, Indy Island, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, off grid living, art, architecture, awards Andrea Zittel, Frederick Kiesler Prize, compact living, tiny homes, A-Z wagons, Indy Island, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, off grid living, art, architecture, awards

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/small-space-living-advocate-andrea-zittel-scoops-2012-frederick-kiesler-prize/feed/ 0 Robert Augustine’s Phoenix House is an Off-Grid Eco Outpost http://inhabitat.com/the-phoenix-house-by-robert-augustine-is-an-off-grid-eco-outpost/ http://inhabitat.com/the-phoenix-house-by-robert-augustine-is-an-off-grid-eco-outpost/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:40:52 +0000 Alyssa Alimurung http://inhabitat.com/new-post-submission-1057/
The Phoenix House is a solar home designed to be an outpost for living off the grid. Designed by architect Robert Augustine, the Phoenix House is set in the intensely hot, dry climate of the desert near Phoenix, Arizona. It celebrates the potential of]]> Phoenix House, Robert Augustine, off grid living, solar roof, photovoltaic, wind technology, greenhouse

The Phoenix House is a solar home designed to be an outpost for living off the grid. Designed by architect Robert Augustine, the Phoenix House is set in the intensely hot, dry climate of the desert near Phoenix, Arizona. It celebrates the potential of emerging photovoltaic and wind technologies and couples them with passive energy design strategies to create a “machine for living.” It is responsive to the external environment and adjusts the internal climate and conditions for optimum comfort, convenience and lifestyle.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/the-phoenix-house-by-robert-augustine-is-an-off-grid-eco-outpost/feed/ 0 ARCHIVE Institute’s Health and Housing For Haiti Winners are Clean, Green, Off-Grid Homes http://inhabitat.com/archive-institutes-health-and-housing-for-haiti-winners-are-clean-green-off-grid-homes/ http://inhabitat.com/archive-institutes-health-and-housing-for-haiti-winners-are-clean-green-off-grid-homes/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:38:21 +0000 Leonel Ponce http://inhabitat.com/?p=262206
The competition's grand prize winner is Breathe House by Initiative Recover, a collaboration between a University of Virginia architecture professor, his students, and a team of medical professionals, engineers, and architects. Natural light and ventilation,]]> archive institute, archive, healthy housing in haiti, competition, kay e sante nan ayiti, haiti, tuberculosis, sustainable home, sustainable architecture, rural housing, st marc, febs, finalist, winner, first place, breathe house, university of virginia archive institute, archive, healthy housing in haiti, competition, kay e sante nan ayiti, haiti, tuberculosis, sustainable home, sustainable architecture, rural housing, st marc, febs, finalist, maison canopy, second place, runner up archive institute, archive, healthy housing in haiti, competition, kay e sante nan ayiti, haiti, tuberculosis, sustainable home, sustainable architecture, rural housing, st marc, febs, finalist, axis house archive institute, archive, healthy housing in haiti, competition, kay e sante nan ayiti, haiti, tuberculosis, sustainable home, sustainable architecture, rural housing, st marc, febs, finalist, bois letat, honorable mention archive institute, archive, healthy housing in haiti, competition, kay e sante nan ayiti, haiti, tuberculosis, sustainable home, sustainable architecture, rural housing, st marc, febs, finalist, cycle house, merit award archive institute, archive, healthy housing in haiti, competition, kay e sante nan ayiti, haiti, tuberculosis, sustainable home, sustainable architecture, rural housing, st marc, febs, finalist, kay play archive institute, archive, healthy housing in haiti, competition, kay e sante nan ayiti, haiti, tuberculosis, sustainable home, sustainable architecture, rural housing, st marc, febs, finalist, axis house archive institute, archive, healthy housing in haiti, competition, kay e sante nan ayiti, haiti, tuberculosis, sustainable home, sustainable architecture, rural housing, st marc, febs, finalist, deyo house archive institute, archive, healthy housing in haiti, competition, kay e sante nan ayiti, haiti, tuberculosis, sustainable home, sustainable architecture, rural housing, st marc, febs, finalist, exo house archive institute, archive, healthy housing in haiti, competition, kay e sante nan ayiti, haiti, tuberculosis, sustainable home, sustainable architecture, rural housing, st marc, febs, finalist, flux core archive institute, archive, healthy housing in haiti, competition, kay e sante nan ayiti, haiti, tuberculosis, sustainable home, sustainable architecture, rural housing, st marc, febs, finalist, lakou dwelling archive institute, archive, healthy housing in haiti, competition, kay e sante nan ayiti, haiti, tuberculosis, sustainable home, sustainable architecture, rural housing, st marc, febs, finalist, nou ti kwen paradi archive institute, archive, healthy housing in haiti, competition, kay e sante nan ayiti, haiti, tuberculosis, sustainable home, sustainable architecture, rural housing, st marc, febs, finalist, settled box archive institute, archive, healthy housing in haiti, competition, kay e sante nan ayiti, haiti, tuberculosis, sustainable home, sustainable architecture, rural housing, st marc, febs, finalist, stack house


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