Category: Zone 0 Projects
Electrical Branch Circuit Design Guide
Overcurrent Protection Device, Wiring, and End-Use Equipment Design and Selection for AC and DC Circuits Electrical branch circuits? What does that have to do with the design and development of sustainable human habitats?!? In our Introduction to Appropriate Energy, we present a process for designing efficient (and thus cheaper and more ecologically-sound) energy systems for…
Moving Heat
In the Introduction to Appropriate Energy, energy is defined as the ability to do work. There are three jobs that energy typically performs: moving heat, moving things, and moving electricity. This article delves into the moving heat function that energy serves. Examples of various techniques and specific elements are provided to illustrate different ways to…
Living with Fire – Part 3: Home Construction And Retrofitting For Fire Survivability
Living with Fire – Part 3: Home Construction and Retrofitting for Survivability. How to design or a retrofit a home for survival in a wildfire ecology.
Living with Fire – Part 2 Regenerative Firescaping – Protecting Your Home With Good Design
Regenerative Firescaping principles and methods for creating a fire-safe oasis around your home.
Nutrient Cycling For Homesteads – Part 2: Bokashi Compost Systems
Welcome to Nutrient Cycling For Homesteads! This post series covers the many ways you can build fertility, create soil, cycle nutrients and take responsibility for “waste” streams on your property. These systems all integrate with one another to increase resilience, improve nutrition (for soil and humans) and save dollars. The posts are written from our…
Pallet Framed Slip Straw Bathhouse – Part 1
Got started a bit late with documenting the build, but these shots will give the basic idea. Pictured below is the stone and stacked urbanite foundation with underlayment of old pieces of stone countertop from a nearby dump site. Several sections of the pallet wall have already been measured and attached in between 4×4″ posts. The…
