The Green Shelters Website is designed to be a collection of useful information for anyone wishing to own/build their own economical "low-impact" Home of less than 576 square feet (less than 24 ft x 24 ft) and "live off-the-grid".

Due to recent advances in technology it is now possible to live comfortably in an affordable home without "trashing the environment" or "breaking the bank".

This Site is ment for three very different audiences.

• The first audience could be characterized as the "Back-to-Basics" Retirees. Children of the sixties that put their life on hold while they earned a living and raised a family - and now want to return to the simple life.
• A second group, might be called the "Weekend Greens" - those of us that are immeshed in the rush of day-to-day living but who believe it important that we (read - society) begin to seek a  simplier and less "resource intensive life-style". This could include doctors, lawyers, acountants, business professionals etc. that want a place to get away.
• A third might be characterized as the "Thoreau Set" -  those among us not willing to be swept up in mass consumerism and invite others to rethink their conventional positions. This could include hippies, non-conformists and recent drum circle attendees.

The first group wants to simplify their life as they head into retirement.The second is looking for a second home in the country where they (and their family) can smell the flowers. The third is looking for an inexpensive place to live that will reinforce their life stype choices. We find this very exciting and want to share the information we have with anyone that might be interested.

Our special thanks to Clark "Tom" Cooper (Architect) - who first got us thinking by designing a simple shelter for the Maine woods and acts as our informal technical advisor.