Building Off the Grid

A family of six building a solar-powered dovetail log cabin gets waylaid by driving rain, broken equipment and hurricane winds. It's a race against time to get the roof and doors on before the first Maine blizzard hits.

A family of four builds an ultra-modern farmhouse completely off the grid in the Wisconsin countryside.

A young family sets out to build a silo greenhouse home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia. Their unique build comes with many challenges, however, including unpredictable weather and a treacherous path to the construction site.

A young man is designing his first home on family land in rural Illinois to be off the grid and on the go. He and his buddy combine their experience as long-distance travelers to improvise their build through a Midwest winter.

Outdoorsman Cal Clark and his friend, Billy Joe Dilley, build an off-the-grid hunting cabin for Cal in southern Colorado. However, an unexpected setback that threatens the halt the project.

A family of five is living out their ultimate homesteading dream and building a forever home on their 46-acre property overlooking the Smoky Mountains.

A husband plans to surprise his wife on their 10th wedding anniversary with a family vacation home on the edge of a rock quarry in the Appalachian Mountains.

In Ohio, two brothers build a high-end, off-grid vacation home on their family's cattle ranch.

A nature-loving architect builds a modern California cabin that rivals the views of nearby Big Sur.

A couple races to finish a modern, off-grid lodge overlooking the south shores of Lake Superior.

A couple builds a rainforest retreat within the edge of an active volcano on Hawaii's Big Island.

Kolin Buzerak has recently returned to his family's 100-acre property in upstate New York to put down some roots. He plans to build an off-grid timber frame cabin with a full kitchen, living space, dining area and open loft bedroom. His goal of living off the grid before winter hits is threatened, however, when the locally sourced lumber will not dry fast enough. His dad, mom, brother and girlfriend all chip in to help speed up the tedious work of hand building the intricate timber frame so Kolin's dream home can come true.