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
This system is great, but words like, "no wells allowed" & insisting the walls contain used cans & bottles, are a couple things that would keep some interested people from having one built. Many people would love a place like this as long as all of it's interior walls were solid adobe, & they had the security of knowing they had well water when they need it. He is alienating a lot of interested people with these restrictions to "what's allowed".
@DontFriendInviteMe he cant stop anyone from putting up a well, its just his design thats all, you can easily have a well placed in your yard if you like, just make sure you have some good osmosis.
@DontFriendInviteMe Not being able to use a well water isnt him saying ""whats allowed"" thats state regulation because of where they live....also they dont NEED well water, thats he whole point
@danbuck333 I understand "the whole point" ... I merely love the esthetics of the homes & would like something similar to it, integrating the living space to a aquaponic system. I don't want to reuse my water in the same manner it's used here, that's all.This just goes a few steps further than I choose to go, and he said, "wells are not allowed". He didn't explain why.
i think on the outside they are really beautiful homes! the cans and tires aren't so pretty but it's a very good idea and if only we were actually legally allowed to do this everywhere.
@Riv3rQu33n I figure the costs come from: the transportation of materials, paying the builders and, even if they are recycled materials, purchasing materials.
Radon is a chemical element with symbol Rn and atomic number 86. It is a radioactive, colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas, occurring naturally as the decay product of uranium or thorium.
It is one of the densest substances that remains a gas under normal conditions and is considered to be a health hazard due to its radioactivity. Its most stable isotope, 222Rn, has a half-life of 3.8 days. Due to its intense radioactivity, it has been less well-studied by chemists, but a few compounds are known.
Radon is formed as part of the normal radioactive decay chain of uranium and thorium. Uranium and thorium have been around since the earth was formed and their most common isotope has a very long half-life (4.5 billion years). Uranium and thorium, radium, and thus radon, will continue to occur for millions of years at about the same concentrations as they do now.
Radon is responsible for the majority of the public exposure to ionizing radiation. It is often the single largest contributor to an individual's background radiation dose, and is the most variable from location to location. Radon gas from natural sources can accumulate in buildings, especially in confined areas such as attics, and basements. It can also be found in some spring waters and hot springs.
Epidemiological studies shows a clear link between breathing high concentrations of radon and incidence of lung cancer. Thus, radon is considered a significant contaminant that affects indoor air quality worldwide. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, radon is the second most frequent cause of lung cancer, after cigarette smoking, causing 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year in the United States.
i'd like to build an earthship up here on the east coast of the Scottish Highlands. never stops raining so i'd have a good water supply, but with short days (hence less solar energy) and being so northerly, could get a bit cool in the winter.
@rabbitspliff Earthships have been built in harsher climates. Also, you only need a few hours of sun to "recharge" the thermal mass walls in an earthship. They store energy and then slowly release it when the sun ain't shining. I'm planning on building one in Finland, where we have longer and colder winters than in Scottland. As a precaution for the really cold days I'm probably adding a heat-absorbing soapstone woodstove and some batteries (the earthship would be grid-tied).
Michael, you have accomplished the perfect home model. Now it's time for a nice haircut and shave. You can still be creative and active while looking good. Multi-task. ; ) you can do it.
As Thor Heyerdahl demonstrated with his tiny craft the Kon-Tiki, it is possible to navigate long distances upon a simple log raft. From Mesolithic canoes to today's powerful nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, ships tell the history of human technological development.
These vessels were also key in history's great explorations and scientific and technological development. Navigators such as Zheng He spread such inventions as the compass and gunpowder. Ships have been used for such purposes as colonization and the slave trade, and have served scientific, cultural, and humanitarian needs. New crops that had come from the Americas via the European seafarers in the 16th century significantly contributed to the world's population growth.
Ships and boats have developed alongside mankind. In major wars, and in day to day life, they have become an integral part of modern commercial and military systems. Fishing boats are used by millions of fishermen throughout the world. Military forces operate highly sophisticated vessels to transport and support forces ashore. Commercial vessels, nearly 35,000 in number, carried 7.4 billion tons of cargo in 2007.
A ship is a large buoyant marine vessel. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships may be found on lakes, seas, and rivers and they allow for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing, entertainment, public safety, and warfare. Historically, a ship referred to a vessel with sails rigged in a specific manner.
that the earth is hurtling through space at a million miles an hour.
This building, is a container that humans can travel through space in that contains all their essentials for living, the building itself supports all life support while travelling through space. not a boat, an EARTH_SHIP
Yeah I totally agree. Anyone who uses that outlook is indeed a retard.
The Earth is a planetary mass, not a ship - even if the scientific community were to acknowledge that we are a ship (which will never happen, the idea is laughable) then we're still stuck in orbit, where are the "engines" for this "ship"? There aren't any, thus the Earth is not a ship.
Advantages of straw-bale construction over conventional building systems include the renewable nature of straw, cost, easy availability, and high insulation value. Disadvantages include susceptibility to rot and high space requirements for the straw itself.
Straw-bale construction is a building method that uses bales of straw (commonly wheat, rice, rye and oats straw) as structural elements, building insulation, or both. This construction method is commonly used in natural building or "green" construction projects.
Lady at 3:15 looks like she's about to have a heat stroke. I wonder if they're allowed ac. I wouldn't live in a desert like that without a.c. call me calloused but I wouldn't. Which is why I think straw-bale is more efficient than this type of building. From what I understand straw-bale is more like living in a cave & easier to control the interior temperatures even when it's scorching outside. Then maybe you could build your garage & out buildings out of trash.(uh, gargage)
I fail to understand why aluminum cans are used in the structure. Isn't better for them to be recycled? Aluminum is very expensive, costly to mine, and easily recycled. I don't get placing them in walls. Bottles fine, but cans? No.
@itsglen9646 Why not? The aluminum cans that I see are usually thrown on the ground, no better then the trash that you yourself throw away. Why not put those cans to good use?
It's brilliant minds like this guy's that will bring us into the future. He believed in himself to go ahead with his ideas. His ideas are the way to live on this planet without ruining it.
WOW, as hard as I've Gone Green, I hope to do more, just like this! It's the way the planet must go in order to survive. We can't kill Earth but she sure can get rid of us, so we've got to be better, for LIFE!
I lived here in Hobbs NM my hole 24 years of life! Rain is a stranger! If I want to build one of these on my land what do I do about water? I have a idea? Build one just like these with the rain system so when it dose rain we live off of it until we run dry then our back up would have to be our well.. Hate it but we gatta live right!! But still recycle our well water. Like when we wash our hands or take a bath that water still runes though the system to plates then to toilet?
I think this might still be helping the environment, hell better then what most people are doing (NOTHING) I am in Conservation/Environmental studies so I believe this can work and help just fine due to the condition of were I live!! So who thinks this mite be a ok plane??
I want one !! Just think If we all helped each other build these things we could make them very affordable, help keep the environment clean and kick the NWO in the balls all at once ;)
@WRI2012 Greater World is this. The Youth trade labor to build for the cash to build their own homes from the older citizens that have the cash but not the strength. It takes a LOT of muscle to build an E-ship. I did it almost 100% solo (the excavation and some of the woodworking I hired out) at ages 43-47. 4 years work..out of pocket..no debt. It's a mistake to believe E-ships are cheaper than stick homes. To do this correctly the Systems involved are expensive. Be aware before building. <3
@mrfoltz Fill a bin with feces and wood chips, let it settle for about a year and the compost can be used in your vegetable garden, urine can be added to plant water right away (huge nitrogen boost for free!)
We always speak about taking care of the environment, but think about it for a second. We are not ruining anything, the earth will live on, just changed. We are only ruining for ourselves, and our existence. If we try to hold the world in the state it is in now, we only make it suitable for ourselves, but we are in no way "rescuing" the environment.
i would build one just for fun to see how it works , if its good ill go on and NEVER PAY RENT AGAIN (yes - this is the nightmare of corporate fascism)
I love the idea - just not sure how it would work in areas (like, Phoenix for example) where they only get 8 inches of rain a year. The heating and cooling would easily be doable, just not sure how a place like New Mexico could possibly provide enough water to sustain a household.
@Jenntasnim I know and why I tell people. Those who don't study it can attack it. I get that a lot here on youtube.
But lately not as much. I guess I am getting smarter of where I post it. Don't post it on right wing videos. Post it where people understand it.
What they are doing now is an informational stage for they need enough people to get to the stage of doing it. We are in transition now. That is the why of the economic issues. It is the only solution I see out there.
terms it new way Lowering the earths entropy by increasing its bio-thermal sun conversion system would give back more then creating extra entropy thus allowing people to give back or use more and leaving the laws intact on our scale That sounds much more understandable t this time of day egad must rest
what is impossible at one scale is certain at another
Not taking energy from nowhere just harvesting energy that would be wasted or not harvested is idea
photosynthesis generates biomass with an energy equivalent 10-30 times that involved in all anthropogenic processes would presume the biological energy production is better then a brick of concrete on the ground so i would surmise that planting trees on concrete would give back because more energy-Better conversion from Sun to the earth system
Watch Garbage Warrior at your first opportunity. It's been on cable several times already. Michael has been through hell with the local building laws to get "permission" to build his sustainable houses. He's truly a WARRIOR.
honestly, this kind of house appeals to me and disgusts me at the same time. i can't imagine reusing the same water i just took a dump in, and living in a room full of dirt. but i love how some people are doing this. i never imagined this kind of life. my idea of green living is more clean/efficient energy and water usage. like using solar power, and giving back more than we take from the environment
well laws are ment to be broken but in this case
"If two thermodynamic systems are separately in thermal equilibrium with a third, they are also in thermal equilibrium with each other"
IDK how thermodynamics could effect a comment on what a person "gives back" to the environment. I try to look at it as helping nature create more then we destroy. Clicks in me head.
GREEN-environment friendly products sometimes are Not
1st Law of thermodynamics; I'll summerise for you, because you probably wouldn't understand what the actual definition is stating. Basically you cant pull energy outa nowhere, energy is only converted from one form to another.
Therefore how can you ever give back more than we take? it is fundamentally impossible
"Some laws are meant to be broken" sorry, that one cant be broken on this planet, maybe try another galaxy.
take them same laws and think we are in a enclosed system that harvest power nutrients from the sun and when we poo sweat crap we give back nutrients we consume and plants animals harvest nutrients from sun so land can build itself from solar collection thus transferring the energy from one system "sun" into earth system is how i think about it
Love the whole earthship concept, even stayed in the phoenix in Taos, would love to connect and share with others who would like to build one themselves. We plan to start in 2011.
In the broad context, sustainable architecture seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings by enhancing efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, and development space. Most simply, the idea of sustainability, or ecological design, is to ensure that our actions and decisions today do not inhibit the opportunities of future generations. This term can be used to describe an energy and ecologically conscious approach to the design of the built environment.
Sustainable architecture is a general term that describes environmentally conscious design techniques in the field of architecture. Sustainable architecture is framed by the larger discussion of sustainability and the pressing economic and political issues of our world.
Als Baumaterialien Dosen, Flaschen und Reifen zu verwenden finde ich völlig Sinnlos, denn die lassen sich recyclen. Lehm alleine reicht völlig. Also ein Fachwerkhaus wäre viel ekölogischer.
These 'little bricks' are a great, simple way to build interior, non-structural walls.
Aluminum can walls actually make very strong walls.
The 'little bricks' create a cement-matrix that is very strong and very easy to build. Bottle can create beautiful colored walls that light shines through."
That is straight from the Earthship website under Green Building Construction Materials
Building permits, codes & inspections are all intended to insure that buildings are safe. Few people build w/out a mortgage & the mortgage co. wants a house that's safe & can be resold if there's a default on payments. Also, you won't own "your land" forever. When you sell it, or die, the next guy wants to know the house is safe. The big issue isn't about codes being justified, it's about specifics in a code that restrict innovations that are shown to be safe & beneficial.
No, I'm not a 'G'man (lol) I'm an architectural drafter. I regularly deal w/ building codes & zoning laws. These regulations can seem a bit harsh to a person when you're initialy exposed to them, but they make sense after you think about them for a bit. Occassionaly tho, you see some specific restriction or requirement that's more hurtful than helpful. The good news is that those items usually get corrected over time by folks who fight to improve the codes & laws.
@00Mandingo00 But with building codes, we can't develop anything new. We should be allowed to evolve housing but we're still stuck in the same housing we've been in for the past fifty years or so. I guarentee you that the housing we're living in will be outdated in the near future.
GreyAutumn ,in the modern world they prefer enslave us economically than use chains. Just try putting a yurt up on your property and they'd come a running over SAFETY concerns. Those nylon roofs can do real damage to bone!
It's difficult, if not impossible in some places. That is why in Arizona, New Mexico, and some Counties in Colorado our homes are less of a problem to build. We have Rammed Earth Tyre Construction in our Building Codes! You might be able to work with the Inspectors but expect an uphill battle and lots of explaining/educating. Also keep in mind what we built in NM may NOT be the best process where you build. We live in a high arid area, yours may be much different than NM
I'm so on board with this, I cannot believe it took me years to find these! I'm saving up enough for my plans, land, and living cost while I build mine!
Contact EDGE architecture in Taos. GO visit my home County.. stay at Greater World overnite. Keep an open mind to all forms of construction, nont only Rammed Earth Tyre. Can and Bottle wall is a learned skill, but not terribly difficult.
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Biotechture 6 days ago
Genius!!!, it's about time!! we need to live more ecologically and spiritually before this planet expires from lack of care
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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
oldsoul247 1 week ago
Won't the tyres heat up in the sun releasing toxic chemicals into the home?
candistyx 1 week ago
Very cool, I wonder if this will catch on and actually lead to a practical way of building earth-friendly buildings one day.
Davetacular45 2 months ago
This system is great, but words like, "no wells allowed" & insisting the walls contain used cans & bottles, are a couple things that would keep some interested people from having one built. Many people would love a place like this as long as all of it's interior walls were solid adobe, & they had the security of knowing they had well water when they need it. He is alienating a lot of interested people with these restrictions to "what's allowed".
DontFriendInviteMe 3 months ago 2
@DontFriendInviteMe he cant stop anyone from putting up a well, its just his design thats all, you can easily have a well placed in your yard if you like, just make sure you have some good osmosis.
tgshark1 3 months ago
@DontFriendInviteMe Not being able to use a well water isnt him saying ""whats allowed"" thats state regulation because of where they live....also they dont NEED well water, thats he whole point
danbuck333 2 months ago
@danbuck333 I understand "the whole point" ... I merely love the esthetics of the homes & would like something similar to it, integrating the living space to a aquaponic system. I don't want to reuse my water in the same manner it's used here, that's all.This just goes a few steps further than I choose to go, and he said, "wells are not allowed". He didn't explain why.
DontFriendInviteMe 2 months ago
i think on the outside they are really beautiful homes! the cans and tires aren't so pretty but it's a very good idea and if only we were actually legally allowed to do this everywhere.
1986TruthSeeker 4 months ago
@1986TruthSeeker Well, you could always plaster the walls up on the inside with something and/or paint it up to your liking.
360felix 4 months ago
this is really kool. ^^
kirara2516 4 months ago
I want one. only downside is, you'd have to find a place that would rain regularly, while having enough sunlight to power the solar
fanartprof 4 months ago
@fanartprof Sounds like the south of England where i live ;)
wardy2294 4 months ago
@fanartprof
They build these homes in the desert, so rain is not that big of a concern. The reuse of water makes it possible to build them in dry areas.
If you don't have that much sun in your area, you can subsidize with wind or grid power.
rnd0225 4 months ago
but if the house is made entirely from recycled materials,shouldnt it cost next to nothing to build?
Riv3rQu33n 4 months ago
@Riv3rQu33n I figure the costs come from: the transportation of materials, paying the builders and, even if they are recycled materials, purchasing materials.
NoxOneWingedAngel 4 months ago
Love this idea!!!!!
ShedATLANTA 4 months ago
What makes it a ship?
BillyJoe1305 5 months ago
@BillyJoe1305 The tires and the steering wheel ....LOL
HenrydeBeli 4 months ago
turn on embedding so this can be shared!!!
ZitaKhan 5 months ago
If you are looking for a great documentary with further information of Earthships, check out the documentary Garbage Warrior
IdeasforEarth 5 months ago
this is BORING!
torsie10 5 months ago
@torsie10 this or that?
andrespereyda 5 months ago
5 people dislike the future.
titanrain1 5 months ago
@titanrain1 hehe
andrespereyda 5 months ago
sooo, why don't they just use "EARTH" for the earth ship without the other pointless stuff and just stop making wasteful trash?
vidzane 5 months ago
@vidzane you're a genius!
andrespereyda 5 months ago
radon
ss11s 5 months ago
Radon is a chemical element with symbol Rn and atomic number 86. It is a radioactive, colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas, occurring naturally as the decay product of uranium or thorium.
SuperGreatSphinx 5 months ago 2
It is one of the densest substances that remains a gas under normal conditions and is considered to be a health hazard due to its radioactivity. Its most stable isotope, 222Rn, has a half-life of 3.8 days. Due to its intense radioactivity, it has been less well-studied by chemists, but a few compounds are known.
SuperGreatSphinx 5 months ago 2
Radon is formed as part of the normal radioactive decay chain of uranium and thorium. Uranium and thorium have been around since the earth was formed and their most common isotope has a very long half-life (4.5 billion years). Uranium and thorium, radium, and thus radon, will continue to occur for millions of years at about the same concentrations as they do now.
SuperGreatSphinx 5 months ago 2
Radon is responsible for the majority of the public exposure to ionizing radiation. It is often the single largest contributor to an individual's background radiation dose, and is the most variable from location to location. Radon gas from natural sources can accumulate in buildings, especially in confined areas such as attics, and basements. It can also be found in some spring waters and hot springs.
SuperGreatSphinx 5 months ago 2
Epidemiological studies shows a clear link between breathing high concentrations of radon and incidence of lung cancer. Thus, radon is considered a significant contaminant that affects indoor air quality worldwide. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, radon is the second most frequent cause of lung cancer, after cigarette smoking, causing 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year in the United States.
SuperGreatSphinx 5 months ago 2
@SuperGreatSphinx radon on the mesa
ss11s 5 months ago
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@SuperGreatSphinx point? i already know about radon
andrespereyda 5 months ago
"Remember, no wells allowed!" Why?
Otherwise, I really like the idea.
endrodyg 5 months ago
@endrodyg well water is more and more scarce. capturing rain is better
andrespereyda 5 months ago
next generations should be educated to do something like this, but the stupid mother fucker capitalism dont want this
Spetznaz 5 months ago
Is there anyone willing to say that green and free energy or living green in general is impossible? I'll kick his butt to the space.
tekknorat 6 months ago
this is brilliant !!!! :D
Madeleinespiritlove 6 months ago
I LIKE MIKE & the whole crew....miss you Taosenos!!!
Rosyheart1 6 months ago
i want one!
27dreamweaver 6 months ago
Very nice and innovative. Inspiring stuff. More people should view this sort of thing to get a glimpse of the future :)
WolfShaman777 6 months ago
Does anyone know where wendygrowth's comment is?
TheUzarian 6 months ago
i'd like to build an earthship up here on the east coast of the Scottish Highlands. never stops raining so i'd have a good water supply, but with short days (hence less solar energy) and being so northerly, could get a bit cool in the winter.
rabbitspliff 6 months ago
@rabbitspliff Earthships have been built in harsher climates. Also, you only need a few hours of sun to "recharge" the thermal mass walls in an earthship. They store energy and then slowly release it when the sun ain't shining. I'm planning on building one in Finland, where we have longer and colder winters than in Scottland. As a precaution for the really cold days I'm probably adding a heat-absorbing soapstone woodstove and some batteries (the earthship would be grid-tied).
megatrollwarlock 6 months ago
Want to do this in Australia as soon as I can get rid of the corporate bullshit I live through everyday!
tNJippoes 7 months ago
Michael, you have accomplished the perfect home model. Now it's time for a nice haircut and shave. You can still be creative and active while looking good. Multi-task. ; ) you can do it.
Damis10001 7 months ago
who where those 5 fuckers who didnt like it???
ricardillosk8 7 months ago
Why was I directed to this video? Well, I am PRO EARTH...
MsKTMvalley 7 months ago
As Thor Heyerdahl demonstrated with his tiny craft the Kon-Tiki, it is possible to navigate long distances upon a simple log raft. From Mesolithic canoes to today's powerful nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, ships tell the history of human technological development.
SuperGreatSphinx 7 months ago 2
These vessels were also key in history's great explorations and scientific and technological development. Navigators such as Zheng He spread such inventions as the compass and gunpowder. Ships have been used for such purposes as colonization and the slave trade, and have served scientific, cultural, and humanitarian needs. New crops that had come from the Americas via the European seafarers in the 16th century significantly contributed to the world's population growth.
SuperGreatSphinx 7 months ago 2
Ships and boats have developed alongside mankind. In major wars, and in day to day life, they have become an integral part of modern commercial and military systems. Fishing boats are used by millions of fishermen throughout the world. Military forces operate highly sophisticated vessels to transport and support forces ashore. Commercial vessels, nearly 35,000 in number, carried 7.4 billion tons of cargo in 2007.
SuperGreatSphinx 7 months ago 2
A ship is a large buoyant marine vessel. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships may be found on lakes, seas, and rivers and they allow for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing, entertainment, public safety, and warfare. Historically, a ship referred to a vessel with sails rigged in a specific manner.
SuperGreatSphinx 7 months ago 2
Ok so, how do they take off? Where are the engines? Where is the fuel kept? What fuel does it use?
It's not a fucking ship.
OntDinRS 7 months ago
@OntDinRS
The idea is 'Mr Fucking Ship'
that the earth is hurtling through space at a million miles an hour.
This building, is a container that humans can travel through space in that contains all their essentials for living, the building itself supports all life support while travelling through space. not a boat, an EARTH_SHIP
retards
CRAZYTORPEDO 7 months ago
@CRAZYTORPEDO
Yeah I totally agree. Anyone who uses that outlook is indeed a retard.
The Earth is a planetary mass, not a ship - even if the scientific community were to acknowledge that we are a ship (which will never happen, the idea is laughable) then we're still stuck in orbit, where are the "engines" for this "ship"? There aren't any, thus the Earth is not a ship.
OntDinRS 7 months ago
Advantages of straw-bale construction over conventional building systems include the renewable nature of straw, cost, easy availability, and high insulation value. Disadvantages include susceptibility to rot and high space requirements for the straw itself.
SuperGreatSphinx 8 months ago 2
Straw-bale construction is a building method that uses bales of straw (commonly wheat, rice, rye and oats straw) as structural elements, building insulation, or both. This construction method is commonly used in natural building or "green" construction projects.
SuperGreatSphinx 8 months ago 2
Lady at 3:15 looks like she's about to have a heat stroke. I wonder if they're allowed ac. I wouldn't live in a desert like that without a.c. call me calloused but I wouldn't. Which is why I think straw-bale is more efficient than this type of building. From what I understand straw-bale is more like living in a cave & easier to control the interior temperatures even when it's scorching outside. Then maybe you could build your garage & out buildings out of trash.(uh, gargage)
greenpilgrim50 8 months ago
chick in the beginning is so corny. why are you talking like robot lady? -.-'' <3
dankcro 8 months ago
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LoveVanillaRose 8 months ago
I flushed my toilet 87 times during this video. I am going to play it again and see if I can break 100!
mizzjanky 8 months ago
Shitcubes? Fuck that. earthship=earthworship.
V.
mizzjanky 8 months ago in playlist Earthship Houses
I fail to understand why aluminum cans are used in the structure. Isn't better for them to be recycled? Aluminum is very expensive, costly to mine, and easily recycled. I don't get placing them in walls. Bottles fine, but cans? No.
itsglen9646 9 months ago 2
@itsglen9646 Why not? The aluminum cans that I see are usually thrown on the ground, no better then the trash that you yourself throw away. Why not put those cans to good use?
roguegirl29 9 months ago
@roguegirl29
I agree, let's turn them into fusion fuel.
OntDinRS 7 months ago
If I were given the gift of an Earthship, I'd be living in the present...
AlchemiA369 9 months ago
I like this except for one flaw. Crush the can, bottles and then use them in the concrete mix !
blrkeith 9 months ago
i wonder if anyone else noticed the grey chemcloud that was dropping its load at the 1:06 mark
KillerSpray * com
it's time to rethink collecting rainwater! look up chemtrails
SprayOClockNews 9 months ago
This is brilliant!
Loveloud444 9 months ago
Very cool. They are great buildings.
ilikeutubejustfine 10 months ago
Energy giants will hate this. Wont happen for most. Only the rich
sallyos06460 10 months ago
I want to move to New Mexico....
TheMassageStudent 10 months ago
It's brilliant minds like this guy's that will bring us into the future. He believed in himself to go ahead with his ideas. His ideas are the way to live on this planet without ruining it.
jimmie200 10 months ago
Efficiency should be subsidized and inefficiency taxed.
Thatmakessense356 10 months ago 60
@Thatmakessense356 Lets tax the tea too. :|
dogongood 7 months ago
@Thatmakessense356 I know, i mean, even though the cooperations produce the inefficiency, and we as humans are born into those systems.
selfmadeboys88 5 months ago
@Thatmakessense356 the smart money
andrespereyda 5 months ago
@Thatmakessense356 Novel idea, but it would tax the poor, who can't afford to be efficient the most.
DontFriendInviteMe 3 months ago
@DontFriendInviteMe - these cost way less to build though, the economy is just really faked.
JustSomePerson888 1 month ago
@Thatmakessense356 but, but then companies couldn't sell useless crap anymore, and the economy would... oh wait.
theShice 3 months ago 2
@theShice haha I see what you did there...
BlueStrikeP 1 month ago
@theShice haha! Good one!
TwistedThicket 3 weeks ago
.car tires are dangerous toxic tyres
giertta 10 months ago
tiers are dangerous..
giertta 10 months ago
Anyone read "Off Grid" by Nick Rosen? This guy is in there....
dougieladd 11 months ago
Can't believe people thought he was crazy this guy is very smart man if he would have explained an Idea like this to me I would consider him genuis
wendygroth 11 months ago
@wendygroth the minute anyone goes "outside the box" all the programmed sheep cry "crazy" .
plutoplatters 10 months ago 39
@plutoplatters especially the crazy sheep
andrespereyda 5 months ago
this guys a genuis.
livebreathefree 11 months ago 5
WOW, as hard as I've Gone Green, I hope to do more, just like this! It's the way the planet must go in order to survive. We can't kill Earth but she sure can get rid of us, so we've got to be better, for LIFE!
wwwGoingGoingGreenca 11 months ago
Thanks!! That opened my eyes quite a bit.
phukallau77 11 months ago
I lived here in Hobbs NM my hole 24 years of life! Rain is a stranger! If I want to build one of these on my land what do I do about water? I have a idea? Build one just like these with the rain system so when it dose rain we live off of it until we run dry then our back up would have to be our well.. Hate it but we gatta live right!! But still recycle our well water. Like when we wash our hands or take a bath that water still runes though the system to plates then to toilet?
ashsmelcer26 1 year ago
I think this might still be helping the environment, hell better then what most people are doing (NOTHING) I am in Conservation/Environmental studies so I believe this can work and help just fine due to the condition of were I live!! So who thinks this mite be a ok plane??
ashsmelcer26 1 year ago
I want one !! Just think If we all helped each other build these things we could make them very affordable, help keep the environment clean and kick the NWO in the balls all at once ;)
WRI2012 1 year ago 3
@WRI2012 it would be like a good ol' barn raising!
nevyn1 1 year ago
@WRI2012 Greater World is this. The Youth trade labor to build for the cash to build their own homes from the older citizens that have the cash but not the strength. It takes a LOT of muscle to build an E-ship. I did it almost 100% solo (the excavation and some of the woodworking I hired out) at ages 43-47. 4 years work..out of pocket..no debt. It's a mistake to believe E-ships are cheaper than stick homes. To do this correctly the Systems involved are expensive. Be aware before building. <3
Buzok5 7 months ago
4:23 he drilled his FOOT!!
haha jk
Takiado 1 year ago
EMBEDDING DENIED.
LazyOtaku 1 year ago
@LazyOtaku good things never come to lazy minds !!!
WRI2012 1 year ago
Not sure why they don't use compostable toilets?
mrfoltz 1 year ago
Or even incinerating toilets...
Hosea22 1 year ago
@Hosea22 Not sure what that is?
Sounds like burning your pooh? LOL!
But from what I know of compostable toilets, you can use the dry waste for fertilizer for non-edible plants?
mrfoltz 1 year ago
@mrfoltz Fill a bin with feces and wood chips, let it settle for about a year and the compost can be used in your vegetable garden, urine can be added to plant water right away (huge nitrogen boost for free!)
nevyn1 1 year ago 5
Three Stages of Truth: 1 Ridicule 2 Violent Oppositions 3 Acceptance
cathavenfostermom1 1 year ago
just make a monolithic dome
Unguidedone 1 year ago
@Unguidedone I agree!
mrfoltz 1 year ago
wait they recycle there water there actually reusing toilet water as drinking water WOW
taltigolt 1 year ago
@taltigolt I think they recycled rain water?
mrfoltz 1 year ago
We always speak about taking care of the environment, but think about it for a second. We are not ruining anything, the earth will live on, just changed. We are only ruining for ourselves, and our existence. If we try to hold the world in the state it is in now, we only make it suitable for ourselves, but we are in no way "rescuing" the environment.
IOwnYouAllNoobs 1 year ago
@IOwnYouAllNoobs mix it with Permaculture.
works3dmexico 1 year ago
i would build one just for fun to see how it works , if its good ill go on and NEVER PAY RENT AGAIN (yes - this is the nightmare of corporate fascism)
AWESOME
okowrygo 1 year ago
I love the idea - just not sure how it would work in areas (like, Phoenix for example) where they only get 8 inches of rain a year. The heating and cooling would easily be doable, just not sure how a place like New Mexico could possibly provide enough water to sustain a household.
markfromidaho 1 year ago
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder......
chicky1930 1 year ago
@PathofTorah4life Beauty is in the eye of the beholder........
chicky1930 1 year ago
this is AWESOME!
just dont piss on there roof -.o hehe
faheemthedream2007 1 year ago
Mega Green House O-o
sarkizmutafyan 1 year ago
TheVenusProject dot (com) and theZeitgeistMovement dot (com) for a resource based economy not based on money that is sustainable.
Look for the Zeitgeist Addendum movie here on face book to see how the money system works and to learn of the Venus Project.
The Venus Project supports the Earthship.
The gulf wants to make me cry.
SpiritLadyArtist 1 year ago
@SpiritLadyArtist Spirit lady I'll check it out.
Jenntasnim 1 year ago
@Jenntasnim Thank you. I am glad for your reply. I get all kinds of false data on what people think it is without really studying it.
I think it is the only way we can go as a society.
SpiritLadyArtist 1 year ago
@SpiritLadyArtist Interesting stuff, I just checked out the venus project and that guy is really something.
Jenntasnim 1 year ago
@Jenntasnim I know and why I tell people. Those who don't study it can attack it. I get that a lot here on youtube.
But lately not as much. I guess I am getting smarter of where I post it. Don't post it on right wing videos. Post it where people understand it.
What they are doing now is an informational stage for they need enough people to get to the stage of doing it. We are in transition now. That is the why of the economic issues. It is the only solution I see out there.
SpiritLadyArtist 1 year ago
so cool!
peakstate 1 year ago
terms it new way Lowering the earths entropy by increasing its bio-thermal sun conversion system would give back more then creating extra entropy thus allowing people to give back or use more and leaving the laws intact on our scale That sounds much more understandable t this time of day egad must rest
Zcrazynutman 1 year ago
what is impossible at one scale is certain at another
Not taking energy from nowhere just harvesting energy that would be wasted or not harvested is idea
photosynthesis generates biomass with an energy equivalent 10-30 times that involved in all anthropogenic processes would presume the biological energy production is better then a brick of concrete on the ground so i would surmise that planting trees on concrete would give back because more energy-Better conversion from Sun to the earth system
Zcrazynutman 1 year ago
Watch Garbage Warrior at your first opportunity. It's been on cable several times already. Michael has been through hell with the local building laws to get "permission" to build his sustainable houses. He's truly a WARRIOR.
hoz49 1 year ago
Wow, need one of those! Eco!!!
MrPieGuy123 1 year ago
The time is now! Thanks for the inspiration.
AskAngels 1 year ago
very rare to get a hippy that can walk his talk, most are lazy, full of shit and stupid. I commend him, great man
gotmyfingerrscrowsed 1 year ago
honestly, this kind of house appeals to me and disgusts me at the same time. i can't imagine reusing the same water i just took a dump in, and living in a room full of dirt. but i love how some people are doing this. i never imagined this kind of life. my idea of green living is more clean/efficient energy and water usage. like using solar power, and giving back more than we take from the environment
Aakash1993 1 year ago
@Aakash1993 you cant give back more than is created. basic thermodynamics
gotmyfingerrscrowsed 1 year ago
@gotmyfingerrscrowsed Thermodynamics and giving back more then we take
well laws are ment to be broken but in this case
"If two thermodynamic systems are separately in thermal equilibrium with a third, they are also in thermal equilibrium with each other"
IDK how thermodynamics could effect a comment on what a person "gives back" to the environment. I try to look at it as helping nature create more then we destroy. Clicks in me head.
GREEN-environment friendly products sometimes are Not
Zcrazynutman 1 year ago
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gotmyfingerrscrowsed 1 year ago
1st Law of thermodynamics; I'll summerise for you, because you probably wouldn't understand what the actual definition is stating. Basically you cant pull energy outa nowhere, energy is only converted from one form to another.
Therefore how can you ever give back more than we take? it is fundamentally impossible
"Some laws are meant to be broken" sorry, that one cant be broken on this planet, maybe try another galaxy.
gotmyfingerrscrowsed 1 year ago
take them same laws and think we are in a enclosed system that harvest power nutrients from the sun and when we poo sweat crap we give back nutrients we consume and plants animals harvest nutrients from sun so land can build itself from solar collection thus transferring the energy from one system "sun" into earth system is how i think about it
Zcrazynutman 1 year ago
@Zcrazynutman you can think of it however you like, wont stop the laws of thermodynamics holding true.
I know you can grow plants from nutrients, that's not a problem easy done.
my original comment was in relation to power.
1. you cant make energy out of nowhere (only convert it from one form to another)
2. temperature flows from hot sink to cool sink (like water down a hill)
3. no mechanical process can be 100% efficient (entropy always increases)
solar is proving to be non-efficient so far.
gotmyfingerrscrowsed 1 year ago
imagine what our planet would be like i we all took this attitue towards live
Jyotinanda108 1 year ago
Love the whole earthship concept, even stayed in the phoenix in Taos, would love to connect and share with others who would like to build one themselves. We plan to start in 2011.
cliffpamment 1 year ago
Progress:) <3
thelastshadeofgrey 1 year ago
this is NARLY~ power to the people!
faheemthedream2007 1 year ago
In the broad context, sustainable architecture seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings by enhancing efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, and development space. Most simply, the idea of sustainability, or ecological design, is to ensure that our actions and decisions today do not inhibit the opportunities of future generations. This term can be used to describe an energy and ecologically conscious approach to the design of the built environment.
Hosea22 1 year ago
Sustainable architecture is a general term that describes environmentally conscious design techniques in the field of architecture. Sustainable architecture is framed by the larger discussion of sustainability and the pressing economic and political issues of our world.
Hosea22 1 year ago
Als Baumaterialien Dosen, Flaschen und Reifen zu verwenden finde ich völlig Sinnlos, denn die lassen sich recyclen. Lehm alleine reicht völlig. Also ein Fachwerkhaus wäre viel ekölogischer.
ITherealMarcomanI 1 year ago
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SwollenCranium 1 year ago
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Hosea22 1 year ago
@SwollenCranium I am pretty sure that the cans and tires are covered over with cement.
sinbien336 1 year ago
@sinbien336 They don't use cement.
roguegirl29 1 year ago
@roguegirl29 Yes they do:
"Aluminum Cans and Glass/Plastic Bottles:
These 'little bricks' are a great, simple way to build interior, non-structural walls.
Aluminum can walls actually make very strong walls.
The 'little bricks' create a cement-matrix that is very strong and very easy to build. Bottle can create beautiful colored walls that light shines through."
That is straight from the Earthship website under Green Building Construction Materials
sinbien336 1 year ago
cool
oklahomaisok 1 year ago
wow....this is really smart living. hopefully this gets more news and people start building them. :)
quickturtle 1 year ago
how about telephone ? or do you use only cellular/movile phones ?
hazeret 1 year ago
This type of living makes too much sense. I must live in one of those some day.
villel80 1 year ago
"Extreme" green living? What an odd way to announce this concept. Intelligent green living is more like it.
veganfemale 1 year ago 55
@veganfemale Or just durable and intelligent development. Even calling something "green" is odd to me. Yeah, i'd say intelligent and timeproof.
Rhinoch8 1 year ago
@veganfemale everything thats different from "our beloved system" is extreme :)))
pavlez0r 11 months ago
@pavlez0r sooooooooooooo damn true !!!!! well put
plutoplatters 10 months ago
My new Heros
islandmamma 1 year ago
How is living on virgin land eco-friendly?
LTDreams 1 year ago
separating urine from feces gives no smell at all.
god speed dudness
xsansax 1 year ago
buying "green" furniture is so damn expensive.
DontDoDrugsSmokeHERB 1 year ago
Rubber wheels: how about bolting the rubber wheels together by building a dome or piramind?
Sonyoooo3 2 years ago
why do you need a permit to build something on your own property? THAT is socialism, my friends!
GreyAutumn 2 years ago
GreyAutumn,
Building permits, codes & inspections are all intended to insure that buildings are safe. Few people build w/out a mortgage & the mortgage co. wants a house that's safe & can be resold if there's a default on payments. Also, you won't own "your land" forever. When you sell it, or die, the next guy wants to know the house is safe. The big issue isn't about codes being justified, it's about specifics in a code that restrict innovations that are shown to be safe & beneficial.
deezynar 1 year ago
holy shit man. Are you like a government agent or something? that's a shitload of information for one man to carry around with xD
GreyAutumn 1 year ago
GreyAutumn,
No, I'm not a 'G'man (lol) I'm an architectural drafter. I regularly deal w/ building codes & zoning laws. These regulations can seem a bit harsh to a person when you're initialy exposed to them, but they make sense after you think about them for a bit. Occassionaly tho, you see some specific restriction or requirement that's more hurtful than helpful. The good news is that those items usually get corrected over time by folks who fight to improve the codes & laws.
Cheers.
deezynar 1 year ago
No, it's called building codes. They are in place so people don't build things that will collapse and kill them.
Take is easy there McCarthy.
00Mandingo00 1 year ago
@00Mandingo00 But with building codes, we can't develop anything new. We should be allowed to evolve housing but we're still stuck in the same housing we've been in for the past fifty years or so. I guarentee you that the housing we're living in will be outdated in the near future.
roguegirl29 1 year ago
@roguegirl29 Thats why we have to remind National , State ,and County Gov PLUS the city counsel WHO they work for !
WRI2012 1 year ago
GreyAutumn ,in the modern world they prefer enslave us economically than use chains. Just try putting a yurt up on your property and they'd come a running over SAFETY concerns. Those nylon roofs can do real damage to bone!
0urGaia 1 year ago
Ha ha, that was a good John Mccain! ;)
20thcentury 1 year ago
How to get local codes to allow for this type of building?
MimiZ914 2 years ago
It's difficult, if not impossible in some places. That is why in Arizona, New Mexico, and some Counties in Colorado our homes are less of a problem to build. We have Rammed Earth Tyre Construction in our Building Codes! You might be able to work with the Inspectors but expect an uphill battle and lots of explaining/educating. Also keep in mind what we built in NM may NOT be the best process where you build. We live in a high arid area, yours may be much different than NM
Buzok5 2 years ago
I'm so on board with this, I cannot believe it took me years to find these! I'm saving up enough for my plans, land, and living cost while I build mine!
roguebl3 2 years ago 8
Contact EDGE architecture in Taos. GO visit my home County.. stay at Greater World overnite. Keep an open mind to all forms of construction, nont only Rammed Earth Tyre. Can and Bottle wall is a learned skill, but not terribly difficult.
Buzok5 2 years ago
I am totally down for that! I am working in Alaska this summer at an off the grid lodge and hoping to be able to apply my skills in the future in NM!
roguebl3 2 years ago