Building Off The Grid

A family builds a three-storey tiny house full of clever features on the easternmost part of the US. But to beat their tight deadline they have to enlist some locals.

A family takes on a multigenerational project by rebuilding a 100-year-old mining cabin in the Colorado wilderness. Plus, the tools they use are as old as the cabin!

After their property was destroyed by fire, a family decide to build a mammoth cabin along Idaho's Salmon River. They deal with extreme weather and wildlife.

A woman wants a beach getaway on the white sandy beaches of Ambergris Caye, Belize, so hires an experienced construction crew to build on the remote island.

A couple want to build an underground home in Denver. They want it to be solar powered, open-plan and they want to make sure there is plenty of light.

After years of apprenticing for natural builders, Sonia Havill is putting her skills to the test by building an off-grid cob cottage on top of an Oregon mountain.

Two natural builders team up to experiment with a never-before used building material: mushrooms. They hope to virtually grow a home that blends into the environment.

A 29-year-old woman builds a 2,000-square-foot dream home with three bedrooms and three bathrooms out of mud and completely off the grid in Arizona.

Self-taught homebuilder Jacob Hamby constructs miniature cabins all over the US, surviving on the land while building his clients new homes.

A couple builds a high-tech mountain base camp overlooking the Montana backcountry. In such a remote location they will be pushed to the edge and beyond.

A couple in New Mexico plan to construct a self-sufficient structure, but with blowing dirt and variable temperatures they may have underestimated the desert.