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Thinking of designing and building your house yourself? Here are a good book and a good blog, packed full of ideas and useful information, to have a look at bef...

If you want to live off-grid and you have the ready cash, there are off-grid environment-friendly houses for sale out there. But they are hard to mortgage. You ...

Careful planning can decrease the amount of energy consumption of an off-grid building — a key issue if you don’t want to maintain a shed full of ba...

Wireless technology is making easier to live and work off-grid. Wireless internet relies on satellites and small satellite dishes barely 30 cm in diameter. With...

Actor Dennis Weaver is doing more than just talking about energy conservation. He created his own environmental consultancy and is regularly seen driving off fr...

Are you contemplating living “off-grid”? This workshop will explore what to consider before you make the move. 18th Sept 2004 – at the Midwest...

Generators these days are silent, fuel- efficient and environment-friendly. To get the best value from a generator figure out whether its for stand-by — b...

Want to explore the British countryside? Go off the beaten track with a four-wheel drive, but drive responsibly. There are all sorts of high-sided four-wheel dr...

Keep cool this summer. Here are the best camping coolers online. The cheapest and most practical option if you need a cooler is the Igloo “Collapse and co...

You’ve always wanted one Here’s what you need to buy the camper van of your dreams. To buy a vintage Volkswagen camper van online have a look at pla...

Materials generally available for building purposes can be classified into two generic groups – bulk materials and reflective foil laminates (RFL). The fi...

Yerranderie is an ancient silver mining town turned into a peaceful off-grid retreat, at the heart of the Blue Mountains National Park in Australia. You can ren...