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Earthship Biotecture homes, floor plans and construction, solar energy, green energy, thermal dynamics, food production, housing, recycled materials. Including pictures, videos, books, news, info and much more.

Earthship (n.) 1. passive solar home made of natural and recycled materials 2. thermal mass construction for temperature stabilization. 3. renewable energy & integrated water systems make the Earthship an off-grid home with little to no utility bills.

Biotecture (n.) 1. the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their sustainability. 2. A combination of biology and architecture.

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An Earthship is a type of passive solar home made of natural and recycled materials. Designed and marketed by Earthship Biotecture of Taos, New Mexico, the homes are primarily constructed to work autonomously and are generally made of earth-filled tires, utilising thermal mass construction to naturally regulate indoor temperature. They also usually have their own special natural ventilation system. Earthships are generally Off-the-grid homes, minimizing their reliance on public utilities and fossil fuels.

Earthships are built to utilize the available local resources, especially energy from the sun. For example, windows on the sunny side admit light and heat, and the buildings are often horseshoe-shaped to maximize natural light and solar-gain during winter months. Likewise, the thick, dense outer walls provide effective insulation against summer heat.

Internal, non-load-bearing walls are often made of a honeycomb of recycled cans joined by concrete and are referred to as tin can walls. These walls are usually thickly plastered with stucco.

The roof of an Earthship is heavily insulated - often with earth or adobe - for added energy efficiency.

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I like them and the idea.

RinchenChodron says:

There is one in Crestone, Colorado - I think these homes are Great!

geothermalminnie says:

That is such a great house! Thanks for the lens
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Beherenow says:

The Home Of The Future Is Earthships

BigToyz says:

This lens is da shizzzznitest! I definitely wanna build something like this for my own home... maybe even make it quasi-subterrainial, like a Hobbit house or something. Excellent lens! Keep it up, eh? Woo-hoo!!

greenmeds says:

This lens is fantastic! I *LOVE* the information you have gathered together here! Thank you oh, so much!

I'm a great lover of log cabin construction, but the practical and more Earth-friendly side of me loves this type even more. Who knows? Maybe I'll incorporate the two when I build my home!

Once again, excellent lens - do please keep up the Great Work! ^_^

Graceonline says:

I'm so excited about this concept I could spit chocolate. What's not to like about living in a beautiful, hand-sculpted home that repurposes some of the tires we all toss into landfills every year or two, supplies all our water and energy needs, grows our food (How local can you get?), keeps us toasty in winter and cucumber cool in summer?

mike says:

they are really cool and i got to do PROJECT ON IT

ShamanicShift says:

I want one!!!

EchoTarpeian says:

fantastic! thank you for contributing to the Group Lens, Planet Earth: Our Garden of Eden. I have featured this lens on our group lens today. Namastè, Echo

sweetzombie says:

That's so cool. I wonder what one would look like for the north or the southeast? Would the design be much different?

I don't like them or the idea.

 
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Exterior Pictures 

My Brother's Earthship, New Mexico by Lori Greig

Taos Earthship by Sproston Green

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Interior Pictures 

Earthship interior wall by Sproston Green

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Earthship 2 by Lori Greig

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I’ll Huff and I’ll Puff . . . ...
And the fourth little piggy built an earthship.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8RYLpNuiPQRead more comments by pardon me?
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And the fourth little piggy built an earthship. Read more comments by pardon me?
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I love Earthships and have been reading about them for a long while now. I always see them built in desert locals, I wonder if an Earthship would be at home in Oregon?Read more comments by unled
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[...] thirty years to save the environment by building with recycled materials. >for someone who wants to build an earthship themselves construction plans start at around $5500...for someone who wants a more lavish design, constructed by professional builders [...] Read more comments by themetricsystem
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[...] "footprint," however the lifespan of osb and plastic LEED homes are reliably under 100 years, while an earthship can last for an indefinite number of generations, being effectively earthworks, and existing on timescales close to geological spans [...] Read more comments by quasiperiodic
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[...] m trying to fund a research about building with recycled materials and there's a project I want to get involved in february with earthship.org ... would love to collect funds through kickstarter... let me know if you still have an invite, will put you in [...] Read more comments by Bara
Day 36 • Once More Over the Mountains • Wednesday, 10/21/09
The Earthship Biotecture Co. is fascinating to me. I'm going to mention thier houses when I'm teaching some of the green programs at the museum. Thanks.Read more comments by Marge
These houses are awesome.
Earthship? That is freaking AWESOME! Thanks for the reco.Read more comments by FABULOUSLYBROKE
Top 10 at 10: Somers-Edgar’s First Step ’smells like a rat’; NZ’s ...
@ Khryos: http://www.earthship.net/ http://earthship.co.nz/Read more comments by Luke
I'm about to build a new house. I am wanting it to be as close to off the grid as possible. ...
earthship.orgRead more comments by lungdart
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You might be interested in [this.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthship)Read more comments by flad
Workin’ for the Man . . . for Now
[...] to hearing of your experiences! As much as I could use a job to make some "spending money", I found out while interning at the Earthship place that I really don't like working. I have gotten way too spoiled in this life on the road.Read more comments by Kim
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I went inside the 'visitor center' which is itself and earthship. It was pretty impressive. I also spent some time doing mud plasterwork at the zen refugue, so yes - I was quite inspired, although it's probably easier in NM than in the Bay Area.Read more comments by Robin Barooah
Living Walls
[...] from a global perspective, there is much different between an ‘earthship' type building and an ‘earthship' type building with grassy outer walls is another question entirely! Nevertheless, nice [...] Read more comments by James Thomson
Reddit, next summer I’d like to travel to less developed country and do some volunteer work ...
Do an 'internship' with the [Earthship](http://www.earthship.net) people where you build off grid housing.Read more comments by belovedlasher
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[...] love to do that some day. Also, would love to visit Canada someday as well. Do you already have your plans for your Earthship? I think we are going to try using alternative energy like solar and wind turbines first. My husband is in construction and the [...] Read more comments by Glenda
Tires for Walls? Possibly Most Resourceful Green Building Ever
[...] his interview with PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer.http://www.earthship.net/component/content/article/52-videos-movies-tv/644-earthship-biotecture-on-news-hour-pbs-with-jim-lehrer.html?directory=89Elizabeth Rose [...] Read more comments by lizyrose
Too good for their own good?
I always thought Mick Barr teetered quite well between virtuosity and taste. [MICK BARR / ZACH HILL - SHRED EARTHSHIP](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-plG6mmyI_I&feature=related) [Mick Barr Solo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r9kre9eV08)Read more comments by bloodniece
Toys R Not Us: Making a Homemade Holiday
[...] ;t buy each other much and only give something if it happens to mean something. Now, with construction of our sustainable house (an earthship) , I'm sure our focus will be different, especially as our children (who are 11,10 and 9) are very much on [...] Read more comments by Sandra Burkholder
This guy's job farewell e-mail just made my morning.
[...] . By 2011 we'll invest in property and start building one of [these](http://earthship.net/component/content/article/44-communities/557-earthship-village-ecologies.html?directory=1). Can.Not.Wait.Read more comments by meramera
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