The architectural design firm, Specht Harpman (Scott Specht and Louise Harpman), created the plans for zeroHouse a couple of years ago. Since that time the attractiveness of the home’s self-sustaining, off-grid design has only grown in appeal.

The basic concept is that of a small-footprint, prefab home that’s easily and quickly constructed in almost any locale (no foundation), and comfortable for up to 4 adults.

Some specs: the 650 sq.ft. zeroHouse is designed for small footprint, off-grid living. The prefab design features a photovoltaic array consisting of 40 high-efficiency solar panels capable of generating 7000 peak watts. Electricity is stored in 36 interlinked sealed lead-acid batteries. Lighting of the tiny home consists of a system of fully-concealed dimmable LED light strips with an average lifespan of 100,000 hours under continuous use.

The home’s water storage and processing system consists of four, 550-gallon primary storage tanks, elevated for passive pressurization. Captured water is purified via UV and reverse osmosis processing, and the home’s waste goes into an auto-composter that produces odor-free, high-grade compost.

All very green indeed.

Related: previously on altCon – (more eco architecture)