Good advice. Thank you.
You are most welcome. Can you watch a YouTube video? Look past the words of political correctness (concealment) at what’s being done and where it’s likely to go.
Marcin Jakubowski - The Open Source Economy | @marioninstitute
Oct 31, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIIzogiUHFY
Open Source Blueprints for Civilization. Build Yourself.
http://opensourceecology.org/
http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Main_Page
A separate effort: The MultiMachine.
Other efforts.
Rocket Stove Mass Heater
http://www.richsoil.com/rocket-stove-mass-heater.jsp
$2K Solar Space + Water Heating — One Simple DIY System
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/DHWplusSpace/Main.htm
...and many more. Gobs of DIY projects discussed in the following.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/
Jeff Yago (PhD.) designed and built a mobile PV solar power plant in a utility trailer (can be updated with newer, better components). Many of his how-to articles at the following site.
There are also many tutorials for DIY projects at YouTube.