Long Way Home's tire house in Guatemala

Long Way Home is a small grassroots 501(c)3 non-profit organization working in a rural Guatemalan community named San Juan Comalapa. LWH has been working in Comalapa since 2005 doing development projects with partner organizations such as Engineers Without Borders, Chuwi Tinamit, and AIRES. LWH offers a safe place for interns and volunteers to come experiences Guatemala's rich Mayan culture, learn and develop methods of earthship building, and get involved in a variety of local community projects. Our current project is the Tecnico Maya Vocational School witch is being constructed using recycled and discarded materials such as tires and bottles. For more information visit us @ longwayhomeinc.org.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Tire
• House

[longwayhome100]

we don't notice any smells from living in the tire structures after they have been stuccoed or finished

[jereweb]

Do the tires have any residual smell. I know they say after 2 years they don't outgas but for the people living there , does the tires give off any smell?

[MrEscrow]

Earthships!

I miss Guate!

[waellerbe]

@Achbar - You're not the only one. This method of construction is eco-friendly an amazing at the same time.

[Achbar]

I would love to learn to make a House like his