Resilient Home
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"Homes that don't produce food, energy, water, etc. will be the homes that will see a decline in value. As things stand today, it won't be long before the value of a home is based PRIMARILY on its productive value."' - JR
A resilient home produces:
- Energy
- Food
- Water
- Waste processing
- and other essential services.
Why?
Here's a simple answer. A resilient home protects you against breakdowns in the global supply chain/economy. It's not merely a black hole of consumption -- a place where you consume and sleep. It should be a productive asset. The greater production value of your home, the less vulnerable you are to these disruptions.
It's not as hard as you think. With modern technology and techniques (gathered from around the world), you can turn your home into a dynamo of production.
Energy
- DIY BioChar
- DIY Solar Trough Collector
- Home Generators / Generators
- Geoexchange/Geothermal Systems (Home)
- DIY Geoexchange/Geothermal System (Rick's)
- Concentrated Solar Thermal (Home)
- Photovoltaic or PV (Home)
- Wind Power (Home)
- Wood Heat (Home)
- BioMass Heat (Home)
- DIY Anaerobic Digester aka Gobar Gas.
- Energy Storage (Home)
- Turbines (Home)
- Combined Heat Power CHP (Home)
- Insulation
Food
- Lawn Gardens also 7 Rules for Front Yard Gardens
- Aquaponics (Home)
- Permaculture (Home)
- Freeze Dried Food
- Food Storage (Home)
- Forest Gardening
- Square Foot Garden
- Composter and a simple DIY Compost Bin
Water
- Rainwater Harvesting
- Water Purification (Home)
- Cisterns
- Well Drilling (Human Powered)
- Greywater
Micro Manufacturing
Essentially, these tools let you build things -- products to parts -- in your home.
- 3D Printing (Home)
- CNC Machining (Home)
- Molding/Casting (Home)
Construction Materials
Medicine
Recipes for Resilient Homes
Earthships: A type of home, designed from the ground up, to be independent from the grid. Mostly used in the US southwest.
Other
- Amateur Radio
- Greywater management
- Blackwater disposal
- Cleaning
- Radiation mitigation in the home
- Plumbing Innovations
- Israeli Battle Dressing
