Thanks to advanced materials and insulation, a PassivDom house is capable of staying perfectly warm in the winter and cool in the summer, even with large windows. It even has its own water storage system, so you can live completely off the grid, with zero utility bills. A PassivDom home can be set up in the middle of the woods, on top of a mountain, or in any remote location you feel like running off to, but it’s no log cabin – it’s a fully autonomous, smart home that runs completely on solar energy.

While I have no plans to build a log cabin in the woods anytime soon, I think I may have found my dream home in PassivDom, a Ukrainian startup that 3D prints small, modular homes that can be easily transported and installed anywhere as 3D printing continues to make headway in housing. However, I suspect that most people get overwhelmed by our crowded, constantly connected society and dream about escaping it all from time to time. Of course, that’s not exactly realistic – my work depends on the Internet, and I do like social interaction most of the time. I’ve often dreamed about living “off the grid.” Particularly when I’m stressed, I fantasize about building a cabin in the woods, far from other humans, and just living a quiet, disconnected life among the trees.

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