Is Off-Grid Living Sustainable?

ARENCOS aspires to be a profession’s preeminent impact partner and advisor on architectural sustainability, net-zero emissions, and energy efficiency.

The balance can never be negative. In other words, if the property consumes more than it produces, there is no possibility of paying for the excess, as we are used to in cities. At the same time, if something is left over, it means it was underutilized and resources were wasted. Without the urban infrastructure that provides us with daily facilities, a self-sufficient house or community must be able to provide all the means for living locally.

At ARENCOS, we believe that modern architecture is living in comfort without compromising the natural environment or depleting the natural resources available. Our sustainably designed and energy efficient focused homes minimise negative environmental impacts whilst ensuring and maximising comfort and wellbeing.

With everything that is happening in the world nowadays, from conflicts and viruses to economical collapses, it is no wonder that more and more people seek out to live off the grid. While this trend was known for decades, recent years saw a swift rise of individuals and families, who wish to start anew and try off-grid living.

Living off-the-grid requires a holistic knowledge of everything that the property consumes and produces, an ecosystem that, essentially or preferably, should be a closed cycle to ensure the technical feasibility and economic viability of the construction itself.

Constructed with precision and by integrating the latest technology with locally sourced and timetested natural materials, our eco-friendly properties draw inspiration from the Cretan nature with a delicate yet modern aesthetic, elegance and practicality.

Residential Off-Grid Properties

We designed and launched ARENCOS ecoliving + to synergistically integrate all the elements of a building: the construction that holds it up; the facilities that allow it to function; its ecology, the off-grid features; the natural light and ventilation in architecture; the way you move through or around it; and last but not least its ability to establish comfort and wellbeing. The plus symbol in our ecoliving logo symbolizes the added value of sustainability that we strive to accomplish for our clients in every project we participate in.

Commercial Off-Grid Properties

At ARENCOS, we design and construct off-grid, sustainable and highly energy-efficient properties without compromising on refined aesthetics, practicality and understated elegance. Ingenuity, know-how, creativity and fine workmanship always assist us to deliver an outstanding result.

We offer creative, precise solutions for complex off-grid buildings, shaping intelligent, yet comfortable living spaces from the initial concept to ultimate use that challenge the status quo and shape the future of constructions in Crete, Greece.

Eco-friendly Buildings

Everything we do is grounded in our purpose to design, build and manage sustainable, ecofriendly and of exceptional quality properties. We strive to make our mark in leaving Crete a better place for future generations by designing, planning and constructing eco-friendly and sustainable residential and commercial buildings.

Through a rigorous site assessment and by integrating engineering with Big Data, our design response is unique – inspired by local insights, financial, environmental and spatial constraints as well as the social and historical distinctions each project presents.

This assures sustainable and aesthetic solutions with lasting value for clients, inhabitants and society.

This assures sustainable and aesthetic solutions with lasting value for clients, inhabitants and society.

Our customers use off grid power solutions for many reasons including:

• Location makes a grid connection too expensive or not possible.

• A need for uninterrupted power - protection from power cuts and the ability to power independently in all conditions.

• The ability to maximise the use of renewable energies.

• Eco friendly - using green alternatives alongside traditional options.

• Adaptable and expandable power to accommodate changing uses.

• Silent Power - an alternative solution to 24/7 generator power

• Reducing emissions