World’s first off-grid Ecocapsule home to hit the market this year, shipping in 2016

[LiberalArkie]

Nice Architects have unveiled an eco-friendly pod that can set nearly anywhere in the world and provide you with sustainable electricity and water.

It's a 3x5 meter pod that can house two people. There is a 750 watt wind turbine and solar panels, while it can also be plugged into any electric car.

It collects rainwater, filtering it and storing it in a tank below the pod. Inside is a toilet, shower, mini-kitchen, bed, table and storage space.

Snip

http://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-off-grid-ecocapsule-home-to-hit-the-market-this-year-shipping-in-2016/

[Todays_Illusion]

1. I think that is more correctly named a shelter not a home unless you spend all your time in bed,

standing at the sink or sitting on the ta ta.

but good post. I think it is a perfect "guest house," for your new homeless relative.

[LiberalArkie]

2. I think it is bigger than some of the San Fran apartments, probably bigger

than a lot of them in Tokyo.

[KamaAina]

13. The architects recommend it as an urban dwelling in high-rent areas such as Silicon Valley and NYC

[MynameisBlarney]

17. Bigger than most

here in the Keys as well.

[Buns_of_Fire]

3. Mork calling Orson... Mork calling Orson...

I like it. I can see some inventive easter-egg paint styles in its future.

[MynameisBlarney]

18. Or jellybeans.

nt

[csziggy]

4. The link in the OP is not accessible without registration

Here is another link with more pictures:
http://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-off-grid-ecocapsule-home-to-hit-the-market-this-year-shipping-in-2016/

One of the captions says: "The amazing micro-dwelling was designed especially for those who are required to stay in the nature for long stretches of time, such as scientists, photographers, rangers or "extreme" tourists."

So the pod is not intended as a permanent living unit, just for temporary stays.

ETA: Photo 17 of the slideshow is a diagram of the interior.

[JDPriestly]

19. I wouldn't want to try to cook Thanksgiving dinner for ten in it. That's for sure.

Seriously, the technology is great. Just wait. They will make a trailer or RV version of it, and you will see those stopped in all kinds of interesting places across the US once seniors catch on to it. Very smart. Beats the tent we lived in for months at a time (summers) when we were young and traveling.

[csziggy]

30. It's small enough to fit in a shipping container

And can be put on wheels to tow - that's part of the pics in the link I gave.

It reminds me of some of the small travel trailers that used to be around before RVs got popular - a lot smarter travel option than a RV since the trailer can be parked and the towing vehicle can go places where parking with big things is a problem.

My great uncle had one similar to the green & white one on this page: http://velcrostrip.com/ He lived in Buffalo, New York, but was a NFL official and towed his travel trailer to the games. One year when he was an official for some big football game in Tampa he parked his travel trailer in the field behind our house and his wife visited with us while he went off to the game.

[MynameisBlarney]

20. Ah...

Then I would have to ask.
Is it bear proof?

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. It's a small caravan/trailer without the convenience of its own wheels

which seems a bit of a step backwards.

[GeorgeGist]

8. Not quite ...

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. Yes, quite

You need a separate trailer to put it on. And you'll have to keep it on the trailer, or use a crane to get it on and off, at about a ton and a half.

[ErikJ]

24. But has its own water collection system and a wind turbine

Which most RVs dont have.

[darkangel218]

6. I wonder if it's tornado resistant.

That would be amazing.

+1 regardless.

[NightWatcher]

9. You just put on a seatbelt to ride it out and resettle wherever you land

[eppur_se_muova]

10. Think I'd add a parachute. :( nt

[Marrah_G]

7. I could live in that if it was just me

[darkangel218]

16. Me too.

My cat wouldn't be so happy though

[bvar22]

12. I wonder if it floats,

and I can add an outboard.
THAT would be max cool.
I lived on an off the grid[/], solar powered Houseboat for several years on the Mississippi
River. We even collected rainwater for drinking and showering.

Can more modules be added easily?
We are limited only by our imaginations.

[hobbit709]

14. Not even big enough to hold my books.

[name not needed]

15. So much for "don't shit where you eat"

[Playinghardball]

21. There goes the double wide homes

[mountain grammy]

22. About the size of our camping trailer.

Pretty neat.

[jmowreader]

23. Something like this that's 8' long x 6' wide would be interesting

The dimensions are crucial - it would let them put eight of them on a flatbed trailer without having to tag the truck as an "oversize vehicle." Imagine if FEMA had 5000 trailers full of these. They could haul these things into an area, set them up and have emergency shelters within hours of a storm.

[LiberalArkie]

25. There was someone a couple of years ago was building something close to this

out of regular shipping containers.

[leftofcool]

26. Have you see the "tiny houses"?

They are awesome!

[LiberalArkie]

27. Yes,I almost have a tiny house compared to everyone else, it is 600sq ft

[jtuck004]

28. But then you have to buy their pricey custom tools to work on it...

[TBF]

29. As soon as David Koch is living in one

I'll order mine.

WTF? Seriously. Elites get multiple homes and golf courses - and we get an egg on wheels.