i would like to know more about the custom work like the sewer set up i am doing one right now i would like to also know about food i think i can uses pipe to grow in,well thank you and if you have the time i would like to hear your input
the first time i seen an earthship was 12-14 years ago when i was a kid in colorado the "hippy" houses but now everyone is going green these days and it is cool but still not many people know about the earthship one day i will have one
We're building this one for about $ 100/foot but it has lots of really custom stuff obviously - like the greenhouse and the domes. The major cost in building an earthship is the labor - it is very labor intensive to build. We have actually developed a new building method inspired by this project that will go way faster. As far as land size goes; you could do it on a size parcel that matches the footprint of the building. we are converting an urban historic building to zero energy use now.
@thecampustv Wow!! That is wonderful!! How much would one need to build such a building? (minus the land cost). Also, what is the minmun acreage size/plot for this type of building?
@MTMPL absolutely. because there is no uplift possible from under a conventional roof structure - it is all bermed up and round on top of the home - engineers have calculated this building would need winds in excess of 600 mph to cause any damage.
@EPISTEMESCIENTIA thanks! It will be ferrocement and a polyuerethane foam. we're about to release an episode where we used the foam spray on our historic headquarters in Tampa; there's a little clip of that as well on the Fox 13 News video on our channel.
It seems the earthship wouldn't work in south Florida. Where would one get all the dirt? A precious commodity when you're just a few feet above sea level. Another point: earthships require a large footprint. Not an urban building concept for high population density areas?
@70grinder good comments. this one's one a 10 acre tract; we had to dig out a 2.5 acre pond to get that dirt. fully agree that it is not a high population density product; it is also extremely labor intensive. we have developed a zero energy construction method that eliminates those drawbacks yet still comes in around stick build costs.
we're also converting a 105 year old building in Tampa's entertainment district 2 zero energy to make the point that in dense urban settings it can be done.
i would like to know more about the custom work like the sewer set up i am doing one right now i would like to also know about food i think i can uses pipe to grow in,well thank you and if you have the time i would like to hear your input
13ou812 8 months ago
the first time i seen an earthship was 12-14 years ago when i was a kid in colorado the "hippy" houses but now everyone is going green these days and it is cool but still not many people know about the earthship one day i will have one
lishof2 8 months ago
We're building this one for about $ 100/foot but it has lots of really custom stuff obviously - like the greenhouse and the domes. The major cost in building an earthship is the labor - it is very labor intensive to build. We have actually developed a new building method inspired by this project that will go way faster. As far as land size goes; you could do it on a size parcel that matches the footprint of the building. we are converting an urban historic building to zero energy use now.
thecampustv 1 year ago
@thecampustv Wow!! That is wonderful!! How much would one need to build such a building? (minus the land cost). Also, what is the minmun acreage size/plot for this type of building?
MTMPL 1 year ago
@MTMPL you can follow our projects on facebook under earthship florida, the Roosevelt 2.0 and the campus TV.
thecampustv 1 year ago
I was wondering if this type of building style is approved with the Hurricane code? I hope to one day have a sustainable home :)
MTMPL 1 year ago
@MTMPL absolutely. because there is no uplift possible from under a conventional roof structure - it is all bermed up and round on top of the home - engineers have calculated this building would need winds in excess of 600 mph to cause any damage.
thecampustv 1 year ago
you guys are my new heroes! Sweet! Also, what are you using on the domes, ferrocrete?
EPISTEMESCIENTIA 1 year ago
@EPISTEMESCIENTIA thanks! It will be ferrocement and a polyuerethane foam. we're about to release an episode where we used the foam spray on our historic headquarters in Tampa; there's a little clip of that as well on the Fox 13 News video on our channel.
thecampustv 1 year ago
you guys are my new heroes! Sweet!
EPISTEMESCIENTIA 1 year ago
It seems the earthship wouldn't work in south Florida. Where would one get all the dirt? A precious commodity when you're just a few feet above sea level. Another point: earthships require a large footprint. Not an urban building concept for high population density areas?
70grinder 1 year ago
@70grinder good comments. this one's one a 10 acre tract; we had to dig out a 2.5 acre pond to get that dirt. fully agree that it is not a high population density product; it is also extremely labor intensive. we have developed a zero energy construction method that eliminates those drawbacks yet still comes in around stick build costs.
we're also converting a 105 year old building in Tampa's entertainment district 2 zero energy to make the point that in dense urban settings it can be done.
thecampustv 1 year ago