Publications

Technical articles on design decisions, methodology, and lessons from our projects.

What kept changing our mind about heating a Carpathian eco-community
April 25, 2026

What kept changing our mind about heating a Carpathian eco-community

How site logistics killed our first idea, a ground loop almost brought it back, and forest ecology pulled us toward a fourth answer

#heating#geothermal#energy
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Designing a winter-optimized PV system for a Carpathian eco-community
March 7, 2026

Designing a winter-optimized PV system for a Carpathian eco-community

Why the standard approach to solar fails in the mountains, and what the physics of diffuse light and snow albedo suggests instead

#photovoltaic#energy#autonomous
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Designing autonomous water supply for a Carpathian eco-community
February 28, 2026

Designing autonomous water supply for a Carpathian eco-community

How an inventory of five water sources, two research dead ends, and a rainfall calculation changed our approach to water autonomy

#water-supply#rainwater#autonomous
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Designing autonomous sanitation for a remote eco-community
February 16, 2026

Designing autonomous sanitation for a remote eco-community

How a sanitation debate for one building turned into three design iterations and a community-scale infrastructure plan

#sanitation#biogas#autonomous
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