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Off the grid : modern homes + alternative energy / Lori Ryker.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Salt Lake City : Gibbs Smith, c2005.Edition: 1st edDescription: 160 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 1586855166
  • 9781586855161
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Contents:
Introduction -- The grid intertie: the interconnection of western civilization -- Sustainable living and off-the-grid technologies -- Practicalities -- The technologies -- The projects : Bungalow remodel: Solar Umbrella House ; Coastal mountain clearing: Barsotti Residence ; Boundary waters family refuge: Twin Lakes Cabin ; Grassland homestead: Fargo and Maestas residence ; Simplified living: Hill Country Jacal ; Suburban footprint: D'Souza and de la Torre residence ; Metropolitan redo: Reade Street townhouse ; Urban pioneering: House R128 ; Sustainability on a budget: Wilson residence ; Self-sufficiency: Four Horizons Autonomous House -- Projects at a glance.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 728.3704 R993 Available 33111006325746
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Off the Grid confronts the ecological and cultural problems associated with the way we get and use energy, and explains how it is possible to live in a beautifully designed home using much less--no matter where your home is located.

Includes index.

Introduction -- The grid intertie: the interconnection of western civilization -- Sustainable living and off-the-grid technologies -- Practicalities -- The technologies -- The projects : Bungalow remodel: Solar Umbrella House ; Coastal mountain clearing: Barsotti Residence ; Boundary waters family refuge: Twin Lakes Cabin ; Grassland homestead: Fargo and Maestas residence ; Simplified living: Hill Country Jacal ; Suburban footprint: D'Souza and de la Torre residence ; Metropolitan redo: Reade Street townhouse ; Urban pioneering: House R128 ; Sustainability on a budget: Wilson residence ; Self-sufficiency: Four Horizons Autonomous House -- Projects at a glance.

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