Also, as a side note:
Reducing the need for electricity is a very good goal, in general. If you think about systems outside the literal box that most of us modern idiots have gotten ourselves into, you can find many ways to overcome the un-optimized lifestyle that most of us live. I don't want to build a direct replacement for most of the systems of a modern house, since, they are designed to be barely single use. I'm thinking about building for many generations.
I’m interested in “earthship” style building, partially buried in earth, waste materials for building, passive heating and cooling…I just really believe in water batteries 🤷♂️. But also, this may be too science fiction for now, there’s a book out there where they coil and wind springs which as they unwind produce mechanical energy…🤷♂️
We build such dumb and boring places to live these days
Yup. I know a bit about that style of house.
Very boring. 'built to code.' ugh.
If you have elevation, water is a really great way to power things.
