Enjoy energy savings and comfortable, contemporary spaces in the Passive Shed.

The Passive Shed is a home with three bedrooms, two baths and an open-plan, great room in an efficient 1,356 square foot layout. It features passive solar design techniques such as southern exposure for large areas of glazing, window shading devices and an elongated form.

Country Home Plans, Prefabs and Building Kits  Find do-it-yourself building plans as well as professional blueprints for beautiful homes by top North American designers. You'll learn how to have a timeless timber-frame barn home crafted for you, where to find log homes or how to get an energy efficient small home shipped right to your country acres or vacation property as an easy-to-assemble prefab building kit.

Do It Yourself Plans for Free Solar and Wind Power  Here's an inexpensive way for do-it-yourselfers to start saving on home energy costs. Earth 4 Energy is a downloadable guide that shows you how to build your own solar panels and your own backyard wind turbine for as little as $200 each.

Design Your Own Home andS Landscape  Plan3D is an online service that helps you create a home (or garage, shed, and room extension), landscape it and lay out furniture.  Everything is online and inexpensive, so you can get started today.