Off Grid Home Building Essentials This is exciting! You are considering a journey that will allow you to escape the busyness, stress, and expense of city life and pursue your dreams of the peace, tranquility, and simplicity that off grid living offers. This pursuit promises to be a wonderful and fulfilling experience, but there are many things to consider. That’s why I’ve written this book—to help you strategize and plan every step along the way. Your off grid adventure will be a lot of work, but this book can help you do it! 19 unique Off Grid House Options Part 1describes the typical off grid home building types and general methods of construction. The home types are categorized into three different budget ranges according to total cost. This cost breakdown will be helpful in finding a home type that best fits your budget and lifestyle. 4 different Off Grid Power System Options Part 2 discusses the four most common sources for electrical power: solar, wind turbines, hydroelectric turbines, and generators. Each Chapter describes, in general terms, how to go about planning and designing a system, how it all fits together, and what the general costs will be for major components and for the system as a whole. Each chapter includes charts, graphs, schematics, images and analytical tables – everything you need to understand the various systems in easy-to-understand terms. 5 Different Off Grid Water Source Development Options You can go without many things while living off the grid, but you can’t survive without this one essential—water. Some pieces of property present more than one option, while others might be limited in available water sources. Part 3 will help you determine what is available, how to access those options, and which option will best meet your needs. You will learn how to drill a well, and how to develop other surface water sources like lakes, ponds, streams & creeks, and springs. You will also learn about rainwater catchment, and how to treat water for safe consumption. 5 Different Off Grid Heating and Cooling Options Part 4 of the book will help you plan for heating, cooling, and plumbing before you commit to a building plan. It is so important to make these determinations early in order to avoid costly mistakes that can be difficult to correct after your home is built. Five different common and uncommon methods for heating and cooling are described, compared and analyzed. For instance, you will learn about how to heat and cool your home with geothermal technique, or with hydronics. You will learn about four different ways to heat water without electricity. You will also learn about 4 different types of off grid non-flushable toilets. House Options Solar, Wind Turbines, & Hydroelectric Turbines Off Grid Water Development Off Grid Heating & Cooling
✔ Author(s): John Utterback
✔ Title: Off Grid Home Building Essentials: A Comprehensive Planning Handbook for House Options, Solar, Wind, Water, Heating and Cooling--Self-Sufficiency Projects for Off Grid Living!
✔ Rating : 4.9 out of 5 base on (59 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: B0C87VSR82
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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