You can unplug from the electrical grid, writes
home-builder and author Michael Potts in The Independent Home:
Living Well with Power from the Sun, Wind and Water. Potts’
exploration of both the philosophy and technology of energy
independence makes an excellent primer for people wanting to design
and build a house, or to minimize power use in an existing home. He
reviews adobe construction, envelope houses and other designs, and
interviews families living in energy-efficient homes from Hawaii to
Vermont. The book also includes worksheets to figure a building’s
impact on the earth plus advice from people who have built
alternative energy systems.
Chelsea Green
Publishing Co., P.O. Box 130, Route 113, Post Mills, VT 05058-0130
(802/333-9073). 1993. $17.95, paper. 300 pages. Well illustrated
with photographs, charts and graphs.
* Steve
Hinchman
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Self-reliant homes.
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