Tiny House in the Outback
Remote cabins often need clever solutions for securing them while the owner is away. Here’s a great solution for an isolated home. It’s a 10′ by 10′ two-story prefab house with a rainwater collection system and metal flip-up siding. It’s located in Australia. Great design and definitely has a lot of potential for sparking the imagination.
PowerPod – Instant Green House
It seems that more and more home builders are recognizing that green is a good thing. Here’s an example of a tiny manufacured home designed and build for off-the-grid life. It even included rain water collection off the butterfly roof and photovoltaic panels. One of the more unique features is that this house can be set-up in one day.
Harvest Rainwater with Sand Filters
Now tiny houses have very small roofs so you’d have to live in a very wet climate to really be able to harvest enough water to meet all your needs, but here’s a great way to harvest and filter at least some of your water. Visit green book publisher Chelsea Green for more information on harvesting rainwater with sand filters and the book The Carbon-Free Home: 36 Remodeling Projects to Help Kick the Fossil-Fuel Habit.
A related story was posted on The Good Human this past week that asked the question Just How Much Rainwater Can You Collect Off Your Roof?
