Living off the grid A simple guide to creating and maintaining a self-reliant supply of energy, water, shelter, and more

David S. Black

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Published
New York, NY : Skyhorse Pub c2008.
Language
English
Main Author
David S. Black (-)
Physical Description
vi, 280 p. : ill. ; 19 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-207) and index.
ISBN
9781602393165
  • Living off the grid: what it is, what it isn't
  • Conservation
  • Leaving the grid: shelter
  • Leaving the grid: energy
  • Leaving the grid: water
  • Leaving the grid: waste
  • Free rides and piggybacking off the grid
  • Communicating and making a living off-grid
  • Living the life: case studies.
Review by Library Journal Review

Emergency planning consultant Black (What To Do When the Shit Hits the Fan) defines "living off the grid" as "a state or degree of self-sufficiency with minimal reliance on public utilities, especially the three traditional basics: energy, water, and waste management." His guide for achieving self-sufficiency includes information and suggestions on conservation, shelter, energy, water, waste, and piggybacking off the grid. Some approaches (e.g., wind turbines, solar water heaters, and composting toilets) are more familiar, while others such as straw-clay shelters and biodigestors for converting animal waste into biogas are less conventional. Black also includes case studies of people successfully living off-grid, appendixes on power-system diagrams estimating energy needs, and numerous photographs. Readers should use Black's clearly written nontechnical primer as a starting reference for off-grid living and advance to William H. Kemp's The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living. A good addition for libraries where sustainable living titles are in demand.-Eva Lautemann, Georgia Perimeter Coll. Lib., Clarkston (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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