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You might enjoy the "tiny house" idea that's been trending for a while: https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=tiny+house https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=tin

You might enjoy the "tiny house" idea that's been trending for a while: https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=tiny+house https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=tiny+house There are also various initiatives and competitions in the "sustainable living" space that fit the bill, such as https://www.solardecathlon.gov https://www.solardecathlon.gov

ChuckMcM 9y ago
I do really enjoy the ideas that have come out of the tiny house theme. I don't like the politics it brings out[1]. One of the on going issues is sanitation (Bill Gate's efforts not withstanding), can you provide sanitation in a reliable and difficult to screw up way? In my notebook I sketched out a possible windmill / pump idea that would pump water to a reservoir which, when full would 'flush' for all of the commodes it served. Challenges are odors and blockages, and a reliable sluice system. And what would it be like if you let people cook with fire in their space? (lots of small spaces in Brazil and India with simple three stone type cookfires. Is it possible to accommodate something like that without creating an undue fire risk? [1] http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/28/san-jose-proposes-just-two-tiny-home-villages-for-homeless/ http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/28/san-jose-proposes-just...
- t420mom 9y ago
  There's the BioLite stoves: https://www.bioliteenergy.com/products/basecamp https://www.bioliteenergy.com/products/basecamp They are high-efficiency, low-smoke wood stoves and the company actually tries to make a difference to people that rely on fire for cooking: https://www.bioliteenergy.com/pages/mission https://www.bioliteenergy.com/pages/mission I've had the camp stove for a couple of years and it works really well. I wouldn't recommend using it indoors (the monoxide risk if nothing else), but it definitely fits in with the off-grid movement.

ChuckMcM 9y ago

I do really enjoy the ideas that have come out of the tiny house theme. I don't like the politics it brings out[1]. One of the on going issues is sanitation (Bill Gate's efforts not withstanding), can you provide sanitation in a reliable and difficult to screw up way? In my notebook I sketched out a possible windmill / pump idea that would pump water to a reservoir which, when full would 'flush' for all of the commodes it served. Challenges are odors and blockages, and a reliable sluice system. And what would it be like if you let people cook with fire in their space? (lots of small spaces in Brazil and India with simple three stone type cookfires. Is it possible to accommodate something like that without creating an undue fire risk? [1] http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/28/san-jose-proposes-just-two-tiny-home-villages-for-homeless/ http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/28/san-jose-proposes-just...

t420mom 9y ago
There's the BioLite stoves: https://www.bioliteenergy.com/products/basecamp https://www.bioliteenergy.com/products/basecamp They are high-efficiency, low-smoke wood stoves and the company actually tries to make a difference to people that rely on fire for cooking: https://www.bioliteenergy.com/pages/mission https://www.bioliteenergy.com/pages/mission I've had the camp stove for a couple of years and it works really well. I wouldn't recommend using it indoors (the monoxide risk if nothing else), but it definitely fits in with the off-grid movement.