Added: Sep 5, 2008
From: earthship
Duration: 6:20
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 tireswww.earthship.com
Channel: Howto
Tags: biotecture carbon change climate earthship footprint global warming
Rating: 4.95 (115 ratings) Views: 33286' favoriteCount='229 Comments: 34
samoht1977 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - ..or even more with some hho splitter, tanks and burner ;)
floridaredhead Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - I think these homes are lovely. I'd happily live in one.
enjoypot Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - I want to build one
TonyKaku Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - As someone in the design stage right now, I'd just like to say thank you.
nimblened Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - i want to build a castle.
thruid3 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - I would love to live in one.
saramelson Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - EVERYONE on earth should see this video!!! Spread the word!!!
tabatj Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - This is very interesting.I would like to know:How much does it cost (labor+materials)?How much of the materials used depend on fossil fuels for production (like to solar cells)?
ambervisions Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - My sister in law lives in one of these.....very cool! Hers was made with papercrete! Solar energy! Very nice and natural edges! Di:)
ambervisions Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - Our next home will be an earthship! I cannot wait! Peace! Di:)
eamonosu Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - the problem is that if we all lived in these houses, how would the government grab enough of our money in taxes? in the old days, there was a window tax, maybe they will invent a bottle tax or a tyre tax?
bintyaqoot Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - their building modules are available for sale in various floor designs. Google Mr Reynolds full name and his web page comes up. I am curious if one can build it in city limits? or must i move to the boonies?
brob1969 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - We're building one in Florida, the building department is taking some time though!
Romanorum Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - If anyone in Los Angeles can help me and my friend start a community on a plot of land, let me know. :)
sim0b Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - i would help u build it for free as a statement and moral duty if i lived over their and had no commitments here! So why hasnt the illegal Governments of the world took this idea up? Cos it dosnt make revenue for them i bet! Imagine if every house was like this, it would be amazing. Thats what i'd have if i was rich!
elboertjie Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - Very good idea, but why would the government allow that?You are completely independant of the government, and thus they can't force your opinion, and this is not what they, or the corporations that own them, want...
furlur Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - Thats a great video thanks!elboertjie ... yes exactly thats how it isso capitalism is making live better? nooo:Dthey keeping us addicted and poverty is oppressions and one way to do that.Geothermie ... thats also something we can usehope we people get together and start working for a better surviving for all living thing.profit kills community and dividespeace
iTellYouNoLie Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - you are still taxed for the land.
NilsPille Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - love it! brilliant!
SlaveStorm Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - I doubt it would survive a meteor strike. Perhaps we need to build earth ships that can carry us out into space a safe distance from asteroidal impacts.
ratonnewmex Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - i have seen in a couple of these homes advertised in an architectual magz...very interesting. but, like everything else in this greedy country, gotta have alot of money to "go green"
Dboy66 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - Labor is not free. If you want a house like this...build it. The only way I'd do this at all is to design/build it myself, as this is artistic expression as well as shelter. If you're lazy and uncreative, then you'll have to pay up. dboy
ratonnewmex Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - yes, you're right....i wonder if that big house in the desert made with all mud and beer cans is still around? well, have a nice Sunday. bye
Zeuszgrl Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - This is Brilliant !This is the wave of the Future!This REVOLUTIONIZES the way we live upon the Planet !This is our Destiny.whew, awesome ~ ~ ~
robosale Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - you just get that guy on the public-address-system horn. "time for tellytubbies!", we all know that, LOL ^_^