{"id":180,"date":"2026-06-20T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=180"},"modified":"2026-06-20T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T09:00:00","slug":"designing-homes-less-grid-reliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/designing-homes-less-grid-reliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing homes that rely less on the grid"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"180\" class=\"elementor elementor-180\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-8e98bf4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e98bf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a39696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"6a39696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Load shedding has changed the conversation about new homes in South Africa. Many clients now ask for a house that stays comfortable and functional when the power is off. The best place to start is passive design: good orientation, insulation, cross-ventilation and shading. A home that needs less heating and cooling needs a smaller, cheaper backup system.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a831d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"56a831d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/decoration-wooden-2-opt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-845c61c elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"845c61c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>We then plan for solar panels, inverters and batteries even if you install them later. That means a roof with the right pitch and orientation, space for equipment in a ventilated area and wiring routes planned in advance. Gas hobs and solar or heat pump water heating are also worth considering at the design stage.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Load shedding has changed what clients ask for, from solar-ready roofs to homes that stay comfortable naturally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[67,86],"class_list":["post-180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-residential","tag-planning","tag-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35570,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180\/revisions\/35570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}