Earthship Design Principles
Category: HowtoAuthor: earthship
Published (on YouTube): 2007-09-15
Published (here): 2012-04-18
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Earthship Biotecture creates buildings that... * Heat and cool themselves naturally via solar/thermal dynamics * Collect their own power from the sun and wind * Harvest their own water from rain and snow melt * Contain and treat their own sewage on site * Produce food in significant quantities * Utilize materials that are byproducts of modern society like cans, bottles and tires www.earthship.com
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Comments on «Earthship Design Principles»:
wolfgang16 on 2012-04-05that is if you're ...
that is if you're okay with living there.
mudcrutch48 on 2012-04-04
Earthship ...
Earthship Conference Philly this weekend (April 6th-8th).. come check it out! with Michael Reynolds! go to the main Earthship website!
oldsoul248 on 2012-04-03
ATTENTION: 1 week ...
ATTENTION: 1 week until the Philly Earthship conference with Michael Reynolds (April 6,7,8), the founder of Earthships.. go to the main earthship website for tix/ info!
sibalogh on 2012-03-31
where you gonna get ...
where you gonna get all those tyres from in the near future when there won't be enough everywhere as they aren't available already?
StormTrek on 2012-03-31
I just can't get ...
I just can't get over people promoting small scale solar-to-electric and wind-to-electric (especially short roof top installations). It requires factories to produce all those appliances and they are inefficient electric generators - not to mention the inefficient battery storage. The big picture is important.
bellch87 on 2012-03-09
My understanding of ...
My understanding of it is they are used to reduced the amount of cement and adobe mud needed as well as put recyclable materials to use.
lilililililililiilii on 2012-03-05
I wonder how do you ...
I wonder how do you solve the pollination problem if you plant indoors? I know many greenhouses put a bumble bee box in them; how do you do it if it's in your house?
lilililililililiilii on 2012-03-05
Reduce the amount ...
Reduce the amount of other resources such as cement and potentially allow light to transfer (glass).
monkeyboy8me on 2012-02-28
what is the ...
what is the purpose in using bottles and cans for?
Cyruscosmo on 2012-02-19
Average Joe, 1 Get ...
Average Joe, 1 Get your permits in order 2 collect tires, cardboard and bottles, stack these items neatly under a tarp until you have enough, two years, three? 3 rent a 580 for a weekend and dig. 4 invite friends and family to stack and pound tires 5 search the building material recyclers for stuff. The point is you can build one over time as you have the funds available and they can be built in phases. biggest hurdle is Land and permits, that and the occasional asshat neighbor.
johan404 on 2012-02-14
Land is not a ...
Land is not a problem. You can buy an acre of land in the New Mexico or Arizona desert for less than $1000 in many cases.
wolfgang16 on 2012-02-11
land seems to be ...
land seems to be the only real problem here
oldsoul247 on 2012-01-18
For all of you ...
For all of you living between DC and Boston: Michael Reynolds will be doing a 3 day conference in Philly 4/17 to 4/19 on how to build these! Philly will be building the first official urban Earthship! check out the earthship website and search for philly
iLOVENATURE2011 on 2012-01-16
one piece of good ...
one piece of good advise....always incorporate your designs with nature...
bunnybooties on 2012-01-07
Ingenious and very ...
Ingenious and very life- affirming inhabitat living!:)
lra1983 on 2011-12-14
@cou5555 im sorry.. ...
@cou5555 im sorry..just my opinion..which im entitled to..michael ruppert is an asshat
gooty64 on 2011-12-11
wah wah wah ...
wah wah wah weejaboy<<<
cou5555 on 2011-12-11
Brits need to rid ...
Brits need to rid themslevs of their Royals, minions, and help them to rejoin human society by labouring building Earthships, instead of feeding off the plight of the common people. If they have ANY compassions for "their people" they would give lands in kindness to the nation.
cou5555 on 2011-12-11
Get rid of your ...
Get rid of your Royals and their minions, make them labour building Earthships, and once they get the idea, they can live in the rubbish bins beside valued animal shelters and barns beside the new home. As for YOU, you need to learn from Michael Ruppert, before your internet, cellphones, and electronics fail.
lra1983 on 2011-12-02
Then live without ...
Then live without internet or a phone
wanderingturtle on 2011-11-11
Use less pumps, ...
Use less pumps, they are expensive, manufactured components that will require replacing with time. Use more gravity fed pressure systems. This will require you to build taller buildings. Alternatively you could use elevated water storage, with the water being lifted by means mechanical or evaporatory.
gotrum on 2011-10-22
Great informative ...
Great informative video just upgrade the resolution. ♥ the concept but at the moment too pricey for me. I would need to buy land then build the earthship.
Timetraveler19 on 2011-08-07
@mcfardo907 I ...
@mcfardo907 I understand your point in these homes being expensive, but the same could be said for the homes that are sold normally and they don't have the same benifits. Also lets not forget that the upfront cost will be high but in the end you will pay alot less, why ? because you will have no electric bills, water bills monthly and food is grown at your home so money would be saved in other areas you would just pay taxes on the land you own.
followyourbliss101 on 2011-07-31
very cool - just ...
very cool - just heard about these for the first time. They look like a cross between luke skywalker's tatooine home and a madmax apocolyptic ramshackle shack. I didn't see an explanation of why water is only used 4 times? Guess you wouldn't want the dog drinking from the grey water toilets ;-o
antonioscheel on 2011-07-18
WELL SAID!!
WELL SAID!!