The filtration system for the four flush toilets in a shantytown in Johannesburg’s Soweto township is surrounded by a steel fence crowned with barbed wire. A year ago, a thief tried to steal this ...

UK company CompoCloset is already known for portable toilets with particularly clean, boxy, white designs. Its latest promises to be the cleanest operator yet. A mashup of separating and auto-sealing ...

Commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the G2RT toilet works without any connection to local sewage or water systems. About 3.6 billion people—almost half the world’s population—don’t ...

Join Thanh as he tackles life off-grid in northern Vietnam. Watch him build a fully functional toilet cabin in the forest and ...

This recently completed tiny house combines off-grid functionality with a well-designed and surprisingly luxurious interior ...

In Maine, large swaths of untouched land, coupled with a strong Yankee independent streak, have lured generations of hardy souls to build homes off the grid. Now, rising electricity costs are sparking ...

This summer’s extreme heat and the demand for air conditioning are putting a big strain on the electricity grid in many parts of the nation. But for more than 40 years, a pioneering architect in New ...