# Off-Grid Eco Homes The 'rEvolve House' is a Tiny Home Powered Entirely by Solar Panels By Joey Haar | Published 2016-10-24 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/revolve-house References: [digitaltrends](http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/first-tiny-house-competition-in-the-books/) & [scu.edu](https://www.scu.edu/engineering/tiny-house-competition/) Built as part of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District's '[Tiny House Competition](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiny-birdy),' the 'rEvolve House' is a diminutive home that uses solar energy to allow its residents to [live entirely off the grid](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/duna). Tiny homes have become increasingly popular due to their environmental benefits, which is why Sacramento's municipal authority opened the Tiny House Competition. rEvolve House, the winner of the inaugural event, is a sterling example of the benefits that a tiny home can have. While rEvolve takes up a meager 238 square feet, its designers -- a class from [Santa Clara University](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/featherweight-gravel-ebike) -- have made maximal use of that minimal footage. The home's interior is small, naturally, but rEvolve House has stairs that lead to the rooftop, and its structural integrity is enough to support multiple people atop it. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.8/10 - Popularity: 99% | Activity: 97% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) > [Eco Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/ecoarchitecture) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Tiny Homes:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design and create eco-friendly and sustainable tiny homes that operate off the grid. - **Solar Energy:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced solar energy systems for residential use that enable people to live entirely off the grid. - **Environmental Benefits:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Invent and market products and services that promote and enhance environmental sustainability in the housing industry. ### Where This Applies - **Home Construction:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Leverage new materials and technologies to revolutionize the way homes are built and make them more eco-friendly. - **Renewable Energy:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new ways to improve the efficiency and affordability of solar energy systems for residential applications. - **Sustainable Living:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop and expand sustainable living solutions, including tiny homes, to meet the growing demand for environmentally conscious housing. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sustainable Solar-Powered Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-wanda.md) - [Cozy Smart Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sonoma.md) - [Off-Grid Tiny Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/duna.md) - [Solar-Powered Pop-Up Cabins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-offgrid-cabin.md) - [Expanding Off-Grid Electric RVs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-transformer-house.md) - [Compact Off-Grid Bright Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sea-chord.md) - [Ultra-Efficient Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hirondelle-tiny-house.md) - [Eco‑tiny Sanctuarys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tign-tiny-homes.md) - [Off-Grid Mobile Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/offgrid-mobile-home.md)