Santa Catalina Island. Image by FASTILY, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. In a remarkable discovery that has sent ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a growing interest in rural living, with a notable increase in mortgage applications for housing in rural areas. List prices in rural counties have grown significantly ...

The idea of living off the grid—once the domain of hippies and doomsday preppers—has been steadily winning over a broader range of homebuyers, from remote-working young professionals to families ...

A new, all-electric apartment complex will break ground in Petaluma, California, in the coming weeks. With a solar and energy storage microgrid, bidirectional EV chargers and energy efficiency design ...

While certainly not for everybody, living off the grid can provide a simple and eco-friendly existence without producing unnecessary energy waste. And to demonstrate that the lifestyle doesn't require ...

Now you can have your luxury and LEED it, too. A mansion now on the market in La Jolla “isn’t just a luxury estate — it’s a private ecosystem,” according to real estate agent Tim Van Damm. That means ...

Slovakia-based Ecocapsule has introduced a conventional successor to its eponymous egg-shaped off-grid micro-dwelling, which was first unveiled in 2015. Dubbed Ecocapsule Box, it has a practical ...

To be honest, I never put much thought into my sophomore summer living situation. I lived with one of my best friends during my sophomore year, so there was never a doubt in my mind that I would ...

Perched on the highest point of British Columbia's Keats Island is The Nest, a stunning off-grid retreat that balances sustainability with bold architecture. Designed by Vancouver-based Daria Sheina ...

One year living off-grid in the forest—watch me build a garden from summer to spring! Crime sparks state of emergency in New Mexico: What we know A Massive New Study Says This Is What Happens to ...

Perched on the highest point of British Columbia’s Keats Island is The Nest, a stunning off-grid retreat that balances sustainability with bold architecture. Designed by Vancouver-based Daria Sheina ...

Some people choose to doomscroll during moments of political or social upheaval—others head off the grid to build themselves a self-sustaining haven. The desire to unplug from the rest of the world is ...