Seattle firm Wittman Estes tests a modular concept designed to engage with its setting—in this case, Whidbey Island.

The family selected Maine for its affordability and laid-back building laws and purchased ... Despite their off-grid existence, the family said they were touched when the local community rallied ...

FREYR Battery, Inc. has shifted focus from battery manufacturing to becoming a top 3 US solar panel manufacturer, acquiring ...

The waterfront prefabs are self-sustaining, says the designer, down to dry toilets that turn human waste into soil ...

The home, which is delivered to the building site as a brand new 6 m container, is powered by 14 rooftop-mounted Panasonic ...

Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute have found that some particularly aggressive lung cancer cells can develop their own electric network, like that seen in the body’s nervous system.

There are many ways to construct an off-grid home. One carpenter showed Reddit how they embraced stucco for their project in ...

If you ever played with Lincoln Logs as a child, you might have unknowingly earned yourself the skills to build an off-grid cabin. One Redditor credited the popular kid's toy for their success in ...

Adventurers and their teams battle Mother Nature to build unique homes in remote areas. From unpredictable weather to encroaching wildlife, will they build in time to beat their deadlines?

UBC Sustaingineering members gather at a lot near UBC’s main campus, where a shipping container full of tools is stationed, to build SMRT ... that's impacting the grid — by being independent ...