Strategies for daily off-grid living and working
Combining off-grid living and working remotely can be a very rewarding experience. I’ll share my own experience.
Biophilic design
How to have a complete natural experience?
The total cost of building
What are the potential extra costs that you might come across?
Holidays’ positive influence on physical and mental health
Holidays’ positive influence on physical and mental health
Water usage and management
The world is running out of water. What can we do?
100% off-grid vs on-grid alternative cost analysis
A generalised analysis based on an example from Estonia.
The 3 pillars of sustainable housing
What are the chances for housing to be environmentally, economically and socially sustainable?
Construction warranty – what’s included?
Construction warranty – what’s included? Private house owner perspective.
Design for Deconstruction
Building waste fills up 33% of the worlds’ landfills and accounts for 50% of world resource consumption. How to lower the impact?
Building materials, well-being and sustainability
Which decisions in the building process have the highest future health impact?
Housing and construction environmental impact
48% of global emissions, 50% of the world’s resources and 33% of all landfills. The impact of housing and construction explained.
How to manage water sustainably?
How to get and use water sustainably?
OFF-GRID or ON-GRID?
Factors to consider when choosing whether to go completely off-grid, stay on-grid or have an on-grid solar system
Building life cycle
It all makes the sense in theory, but how to use it in practice?
The cost of an off-grid system
What influences the price of your off-grid system most?
4 most popular renewable energy sources
Solar power is an increasingly popular option. How about other options?
Energy Efficient house design
4 key concepts for the design phase of building to consider for energy efficiency
What takes most time when building in the Wilderness
What to consider when building a house in the wilderness? We will share our Experience.
What owners think about their ODYL House?
We asked customers what things they like the most about their ODYL House. Their answers were very enlightening!
Remote working in natural environments
Working remotely in a natural environment boosts productivity and fosters creativity.
Misconceptions of Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs)
Net Zero Energy Buildings (nZEBs) concept can be misleading. How to know if a house is “Net Zero”?