Building Off the Grid

A couple teams up with experts to create a dream glamping experience.

A young family embarks on their biggest and most challenging build yet -- an in-earth cavern in the mountains of northern Georgia.

A couple plans to build their forever home out of straw bales in the Arizona desert in only six months. Using Earthship architecture as their motivation, they hope to make this structure modern, durable and unique.

A family who loves fantasy decides to bring their dreams to life by building their own underground home in the hills of Virginia.

Needing to get out of the city, a Las Vegas couple and their son head to southern Utah to build a modern A-frame. But with strong winds, winter storms and a challenging terrain, they must work together to build their dream getaway.

A couple heads to Arkansas with their kids to build a dream mountain getaway. While the views of this location are breathtaking, this build is anything but a breeze. The family will have to work together through severe weather to get this job done.

In an effort to spend more time with their kids, a couple sets out to build a treehouse in remote Maryland. With a $400,000 budget and a two month timeline, they hope to build their home in time for foliage season -- but Mother Nature has other ideas.

Friends and natural builders deal with Mother Nature to construct a family adobe dome home using the earth onsite in a mountain range in California.

A couple wants to build a country cottage on the remote family farm in southeast Georgia. But building a 1,400 square foot structure in four months will be anything but easy for these novice builders as they face material delays, hurricanes and wildlife.

Two brothers team up with their girlfriends to build a yurt that can survive the harshest of coastal Maine winters. They start off confident, but are soon challenged with rain, snow and falling trees forcing them to find unique ways to stay on schedule.