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Reminds me of 'Earthship Houses' that are completely off grid, recycle their waste water to grow crops, are built using repurposed car tires and grow their own
by dhruval 5y ago
Reminds me of 'Earthship Houses' that are completely off grid, recycle their waste water to grow crops, are built using repurposed car tires and grow their own food.
There is a community in New Mexico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgUkjbMhF18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgUkjbMhF18
And even some in Canada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAvY5JeMz9w&t=62s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAvY5JeMz9w&t=62s
- masklinn 5y agoAlso reminiscent of a Canadian (?) advocate from the late 20th century, can’t remember his name. Actually built a huge passive house with a large internal greenhouse and a small stream for air quality.
- 35mm 5y agoYes! Any they typically make good use of passive + solar thermal management. For example automated window openings to draw heat through etc
- shlant 5y agothat Earthship in Canada is owned by my best friends parents! It still get's pretty cold in the winter (Lethbridge winters are incredibly cold and windy) so it took some acclimatizing when they first moved in. I think they have improved it somewhat since then.
- goodpoint 5y agoEarthship are very low density unfortunately. Good at reducing the environmental and economical impact of the house itself but now you have to drive a car instead of living car-free in a walkable city.
- dhruval 5y agoGood point. I wonder what the environmental impact is of high density housing in cities vs low density (earth houses). I think it probably does make sense for rural communities.
- Cd00d 5y agoHa, I volunteered to build Earthships in New Mexico in 1995 during my orientation week at college. Fascinating community. Thanks for the reminder.