How To Save Energy: Knock 50% Off Your Utility Bill
Off Grid Living: A Guide For The Urban and Suburban Guerrilla Start Here Energy Off Grid Solar Systems: Advantages Of Solar Energy: Are You Missing Out On Big Savings? Cost Of Solar Panels What To Plan For, What To Know The Tools and Material Needed Building the Frame Assembling Your Solar Cells Putting the solar […]
Continue readingSolar Windows: How To Get Free Glass For Solar Projects
Click Video to Watch Audio Download Video Download Transcript Download Course Summary: Solar Window: How To Get Free GlassGlass is the basic building block of many solar window applications. With free glass you’ll be able to eliminate one of the higher material costs. Which means you’re on your way to building a solar window, green […]
Continue readingHome Cooling Systems: Cut Cooling Costs In Half, Even Eliminate Them
Click Video to Watch Audio Download Video Download Transcript Download The most important thing you need to take away from this lesson is… You can cut your home cooling costs in half easily, even eliminate them. Cooling your house can be accomplished easily with proper planning. Although your first thought for home cooling may be air […]
Continue readingPassive Solar Heating: This Trick Could Save Your Life
The most important thing you need to take away from this lesson is…Heating accounts for over one-third of your energy consumption. Solar heating can be as simple, or as complex, as you want it to be. But getting a simple passive solar heating system, enough to heat one or more rooms, can be done in […]
Continue readingPassive Solar Design: Everyone Can Benefit From These Strategies
Lesson 10: Passive Solar Design Click Video to Watch Audio Download Video Download Transcript Download Course Summary: Passive Solar Design The difference between a passive solar design home and a conventional one is a passive solar home is designed to take full advantage of free solar energy and a conventional one is not. But even […]
Continue readingOff Grid Heating: Options For You To Consider For on or Off Grid Comfort
Off Grid heating and CoolingIt’s becoming increasingly important to get off the grid in times of uncertainty. This is a secure manner to live, if something happens you and your family are protected.This makes off grid heating and cooling a major concern. While older homes make it easy for people to get off the grid, newer […]
Continue readingOff Grid Cooling: When It Is A Necessity, Not A Luxury
“ Living off the grid and being kind of an outlaw brings a dangerous reality.”Ron Perlman In certain climates, off grid cooling is not a luxury, but is a necessity for the health of you and your family. When choosing to live off the grid, whether you’re generating electricity from wind, solar, or even a geothermal […]
Continue readingGeothermal Heating and Cooling: Not as Far-Fetched As It Sounds
“Geothermal can be a huge source of energy very quickly.”David Suzuki Geothermal heating and cooling has been in use by humanity since the paleolithic period. It continues to be used today. In 2004 more than 70 countries were taking advantage of geothermal heating for heating their homes and even for growing gardens. What is Geothermal […]
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Suburban Homesteading: 7 Steps For An Off Grid Home in the City
“The Homesteaders, including my grandparents who left behind almost nothing, and arrived in Montana with nothing but the clothes on their back, high hopes, and dreaming of the future.”Brian Switzer Just because you live in a suburban setting, doesn’t mean you can’t experience Suburban Homesteading. This allows you to have an off grid home, despite […]
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