We visited an Earthship and stayed overnight as you see in this post: Earthship: A Most Radically Sustainable Home
There are so many principles that are right for our times, including recycling things such as tiles and tires. My husband Mark and I have thought of building a similar home but also would like to incorporate Rammed Earth..
The Earthship design principles:
Earthship.com: An Earthship is a radically sustainable home made out of recycled materials. Electricity: from sun and wind. Water: from rain and snow. Sewage: sanitary treatment. Heating and Cooling: from the sun and the earth. Food: grown inside and outside the home…
I recently saw this YouTube video about an Earthship in Colorado, which is currently for sale. Jim Gagnepain and his wife built the home but had help from local contractors. This is a great explanation of the building process.
Hello, my name is Jim Gagnepain, and I want to tell you about our zero-energy home. This video explains a lot of the construction details for this style of home. It discusses liveability and precautions, including loans, insurance, and the risks of using a large number of rubber tires in construction. We love our home. We lived in well-built conventional homes all our lives, and we find that our quality of life has improved dramatically.