Brilliant EARTHSHIP Home Makes Off-Grid Life Look Easy!
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
- Jeff built two earthships on his Montana property. In this video, he explains the process and methodology behind this type of green home construction, and he gives us a tour of his home creations.
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Here in Finland we recycle all aluminum cans (there's a deposit when you buy a soda), aluminium is reused. Valuable raw material to be wasted in landfill. I like the earthships getting more like a technological concept, not a specific looking "elf" house. This house look almost like any other house and will be more easily accepted by more people and making them more approachable.
yeah in the US you get paid to recycle them, it was wasteful for them to just bury them under the concrete
I appreciate your use of mathematics concerning aluminum can recycling. Your scope of view is to acute. consider widening you lens and think about why I might have entombed these where I did, and why.
@@bigskyearthship what a non answer...why can't you just type out why you use a very recyclable product as filler. No need to "widen my view" if you would just state the scientific reasoning why you bury cans.
@@bigskyearthship man your earthships are awesome but perhaps you could focus your lens on us and let us know. A non-renewable material being buried like this makes literally no sense. It's one of the best products to recycle compared to paper/plastic/glass.
But to be fair, its the only thing in the build that doesn't make a whole lot of sense and it's only a tiny area, so in the scheme of things it's quite unimportant. The houses that most of us live in every day are way more wasteful than burying a hundred soda cans will ever be.
Timo Grönroos - I agree on the level of ascetics. I don’t care for the built in furniture (side tables & lounge) at all. And if an earthship were built with a fantastic interior it would really be a game changer in the US. Thank you for bringing up these points.
With Ryan's ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxy_pn55PK60wAV3X_C_RoLS_67mNonoCE plan, I was like one taken by the hand and led step by step from start to finish. Thank you very much Ryan!
This is the most attractive Earthship I've seen. Often it seems like they forgo aesthetics for function, but this one has both. These look incredibly complicated to build though!
It's really not complicated though it's not as easy to find laborers with the specific craft. I've looked at everything I can think of from straw bale adobe to rammed earth or tire walls or even earth bag house. The challenge is having an effecient home in regard utility purposes, using as much repurposed materials, while making it modern and functional. The biggest part of this is labor so if you have time to trade for dollars you can build one of these fairly cheap.for example no AC unit -2k
No utility connection to the grid on a new build is around 5k. Roughly 50% repurposed materials can also save a bunch.
With that house the Aesthetics are function the glass front like that pointing to the South so that the greenhouses in the sunlight year-round
i think saying "it doesnt cost any more or less than a home in their area" is a tad disingenuous.
maybe if you do it ALL yourself, but try and find any local contractors willing to tackle this kind of project.
and if you DO find one/some, it AINT gonna be cheap!
this is a VERY "skill specific" home, and very few have the skills or ability/desire to do this.
all that said....kudos to this man and i wish I had this home!
fantastic job!
yeah, i'd love to live in one of these, call me when any of these earth ship ambassadors are building and giving them away to low income people with a passion for this stuff and starting communities of earth ships, rather than starting their own mini hotel airbnb chains. Like I understand the point of having a few airbnb earth ships for people to stay and see if they like it, but so long as sustainability is out of reach of most people and only available to the rich and able bodied with connections, its not sustainability.
I know that in USA to put solar panels on your own roof requires certified professional, but in reality to build a solar station you need to place an order for panels, inverter and accumulator batteries and then connect those together with a cable. Every piece of machinery has a designated slot and there is plenty of information online with calculators for the topic. This is why I commented above that this video does not make it look cheap. If anyone interested I can send you photos and specs of my station which I've build myself and it didn't cost more than 15 k USD in TOTAL.
Save on utilities!
@@wakingcharade The definition of sustainable doesn't include a range of income. Considering a lot of the materials to build a home like this are throwaways, this is much more of a project that someone with low income can do than a traditional stick built home. The fact that a project like this isn't easy will sway away a lot of people simply due to the amount of effort required to learn and acquire the materials, but since it uses 'throwaway' materials, it is sustainable. Judging from your comment asking for a handout "building and giving them away", you wouldn't be the target for something like this.
@@will8677 sustainability is not and can never be an individualistic endeavour, not in any real sense, but since you think 'helping people with less than you get into sustainable housing' is a handout, i doubt you want to have that conversation. The way out of this is together or not at all, and people who aren't connected to a community of builders (this person did not build this alone they say as much) and don't have land are, even if you dont like it, part of that group. So is this place sustainable in the sense that it can sustain this one guy? I mean even then, no, because he has to have another to rent out as income, but yes in that it does 'sustain' itself to some extent. Is this a sustainability solution that will actually make a difference? No, not so long as its only something a rich guy and his community do for themselves and their mini hotel chains.
This video and the channel present themselves as like eco alternatives to the way society is currently built and lived in. society includes the people with less than you. Society includes disabled people like me who can only do so much manual labor, or the vast majority of us who don't know a community of builders like this guy does, and the millions of people who don't own land at all. for an alternative to be a way to make SOCIETY better, it has to be accessible to more people. If you believe solutions come down to every person for themselves, that if you can just build a good, self sustaining house it will weather the worst of what the climate and disasters and societal unrest have to throw at you, have fun in your bunker i guess. take a pack of playing cards, I here they're good to have.
I absolutely love Earthships!!! If everyone built their homes this way our world would be a much better place!!! They are like a living thing!!! You take care of the home and the home takes care of you!!! Absolutely brilliant idea and he did a phenomenal job on his amazing Earthship homes!!!
Cheers
Obviously not Tolkien: I am surprised at the relatively ignorant commenters in this thread!😱 I would have thought people who were into the Tiny House movement would be more educated about our world and what we can do to make it a better place 🤷♀️ I guess you never know who is watching these videos!! Sorry, I completely disagree with everything you said 😡
Cheers
@JRRnotTolkien i agree with you
Unfortunately not everyone can live like that, we have too much people on earth 🌎
@Zara
Yes, smart way to build your dwelling as the raw materials are easily accessible to you should your dwelling ever need repairs. Also, when building this way, your dwelling works with nature and does not impact the environment so negatively. We modern westernized folk seem to have lost our connection to the world in which we exist and depend upon quite literally for our very lives. 😒
Cheers
@@23chnge
Earthship homes can be any size, including “tiny”.
Cheers
What I love about his two earthship homes is that the finishings are nicely done. One can see the rough textures here and there, but the lines are clean, what needs to be flat are flat, what needs to be balanced are balanced, etc. He does admit this is 50% re/upcycled and 50% new materials. The blend between the two is just CLEAN. And if in the end, one does not have to pay for utilities anymore, for such a spacious house, that is a loooooot of money saved. While his plants are yet to mature, I can imagine how much money shall be saved on food -- organic at that (I assume).
they don't work
@@tubulartuber wow man thanks so much for your valuable input! Would you care to explain any further than "no don't work"
@Maggot Giver they don't work
How much did u spend all togather including land
Aluminum is pretty much the only thing that can be effectively recycled and is cheaper than harvesting new resources.
Yeah, I was wondering why he would point out that he buried a load of aluminum cans. Would be far better to recycle them.
WTF? The aluminum resource wasted is green living?
Aluminum is infinitely recyclable. It doesn't breakdown.
@@veronicavatter6436 Not doin much good buried !
Any challenges with water collection . . . from that elevation.
I love how modern and clean he made these look. Not the typical funky earthship design. I wonder how much they cost to build.
Yes, I was anticipating an estimated cost to build as well.
They don’t end up being any cheaper (usually more expensive) than building a normal house. Especially if you are paying for labour. The savings are seen through non existent utility bills.
They never share the cost when it’s expensive or similar to a “normal” home.
The latest earth ship model (The Encounter) estimated at $219,000. This model looks like a global model which is more expensive.
I believe the price is LOWER than it used to be, which was 225$ per sqft of a custom made earthship, it’s far more cheaper and I mean far more cheaper to have them build you one vs actually buying one
I love his point about coming home from work and having a home take care of you. Thanks Jenna!
Hey, i always knew that Dennis Quaid was big into sustainable living!
I live in Kenya, this would be a dream house for me. It is beautiful and eco-friendly. I love it
Hi Timothy! How's Kenya nowadays? I visited for two weeks in '93 and loved it. Vowed to return, but life happened. Still dream of visiting again.
I'm thinking about building this house in Ghana when I relocate there. I'm very excited!
Build a regular house and tell China to stop polluting the earth then.
Wow, I randomly clicked on this video. Thats Jeff Saad, I helped build that house. This it the second one he built, the first one is about 100 yard away. I love how it turned out!
What's the average cost?
@@stn7172 Depends what you want. Honestly they can cost $10k or a million. I don't even know the average.
sir do you have the complete plans of this house? i want to introduce this type of building here in Philippines. this is my email. vanbaloloy@gmail.com.ph
Cool
so cool! i wanna build one too
I've been wanting to build my forever Earthship home for decades but life just keeps getting in the way. Hopeful 2021 will b the yr I find the perfect spot!
I love Earthships and this guest house is one of the prettiest I've ever seen! Nice work. Thanks for sharing!
Love this home! First time I’ve seen a grow wall in an earth ship! OUTSTANDING build! Thank you for sharing it❤️
Aluminum and glass are literally two best, easiest and most important things to recycle. Producing of new aluminum is INCREDIBLY taxing on the environment
75% of all aluminum is recycled, so peddle that liberal crap somewhere else.
@@michaelcohen9363 You do realize that @Divine Nonbinary DIDN"T say aluminum wasn't recycled, AND, they were also correct when they said that aluminum production is incredibly taxing on the environment. Stop being such a snowflake. FYI, when you use phrases like "peddle that liberal crap somewhere else" you instantly identify yourself as a wacko right winger who is unable to look past their radical beliefs. Just thought you ought to know.
I have been following Earthship designs for years. I’m surprised there was no mention or credit to Michael Reynolds the original architect and innovator of Earthships from Taos, New Mexico. For the history and birth of Earthship Trash Warrior is must see. Please give credit where credit is well deserved.
Thank you for showing a more "realistic" Earthship outside of the idealized desert ones that every other doc shows. I'd be curious tp see how they take care of mold and mildew in humid places.
I’d love to do some sort of hybrid for that reason… maybe an air source heat pump with the air coming from underground like this? But don’t have the actual humid air entering the house?
@@timgleason2527 I dig this idea a lot.
@@timgleason2527It shouldn't be too difficult, tbh. Basements and root cellars can be made leak and mold resistant.
Jenna, I really enjoy the results of you spreading your wings! Thanks!
I so love the earthships they are so beautiful and such a wonderful way to live in a place where life is completely without the normal utility bills and you are in complete control of the whole system. It works with people and feeds them provides water and heat and cooling and is made to live in. This is a wonderful way to recycle and really cut the waste.
He is such an adorably honest guy ❤
This is beautiful - I've seen videos of earthships before - but I didn't like them - also the people there were a little bit strange ....
This guy here is really down to earth (😝) - very nice - and the house is great !! From Germany with love !! 🌻
Doris Daumann it was in grand design. Wasn’t that good too
@@00VII exactly !! 💌
This earthship guest house is simply stunning. I love all its features, especially the living wall. Thanks Jenna for sharing this with us, I'm really enjoying these alternative living videos that you're making 👍👍👍
Thank you, Jeff, for opening your home and sharing your design process. I am truly inspired and hope to replicate one day!
I'd love a house like this for myself ❤ I'm trying to grow food in flower pots and I'm looking forward to expanding the operation and living more sustainably, solar panels and the whole shebang 😊
Beautiful homes in a *beautiful location.*
The owner family will save a lot on maintenance and bills.
until wildfire comes
@@gasdorficmuncher9943 yikes . . . never want to revere those ends. Purhaps additional additional measures could be exercised . . . such as some tree loss, near the house.
I bet a house like that handles a wildfire better that most. It's mostly thermal mass with giant water tanks and saturated ground. Does Adobe burn? I'm not saying that house won't burn I'm just saying it will hold up better that most and be rebuilt far easier and cheaper.
@@gasdorficmuncher9943 Naysayer
They'll never offset the build cost. This thing cost at least 400k to build. Avg utils in US of 4k per year. So the ROI begins after they've lived in it for a hundred years.
That guy has the right of it, he really really does.
That guesthouse is a sensual sensory experience. I saw the ship neighborhood in New Mexico. May many more become homes.
Wow! I'm from a very house efficient country and hard to impress, but this dude has taken it to another level. Magnificent house and place. Good for him!
What country is that?
This is the nicest layout and great interior design I have seen with earthship homes
I agree! Most of them look like the game Candy Land threw up on some tires! if people would build them with a modern look instead of the weird hippy 70s I think Im an artist type thing I bet theyd catch on A LOT more.
The homes are amazing, but just as beautiful are the true friends you are blessed with. 🙌😍
Congrats on the new baby!!! I’m so excited for you guys!!!
All people on Earth should live like this ♻️ And we will save our planet 🌍🙏🏻
@JRRnotTolkien You are very correct lol. Earthships are cool and all, super beautiful looking, especially in this guy's area. But "all people on earth" living like this is just an absurd concept to say will/would save our planet.
google please the damage that is caused by aluminium depletion. It is not saving the earth to bury perfectly recycable aluminium cans! And Glas! It is easier and environmently friendlier to recycle glas instead of making completely new glas. And the health risks by rotting tires are not even sufficiently known and researched. If it weren't for those two points I would absolutely agree that earth ships might be a good thing.
You have totally inspired me Jeff! I have been researching tiny houses for about two years, but I'm concerned its going to be just too small for me, especially after you put all the equipment needed for solar and water catchment systems, etc. Was hoping to travel the country for two years before parking on my property in GA, but I'm resolved now to just getting a small travel trailer for that trip and have moved on to looking into other ideas for the small energy independent home on my property. Just recently started looking into shipping container homes which you can easily have more space just by adding containers, but still isn't exactly what I was looking to do. Seems everyone ultimately gets ac/heating units because the tiny houses themselves are just not energy efficient enough on their own. I would love to have more information about your build. Also if you believe I could do what you've done here, or something close, yet obviously on a smaller scale, utilizing shipping containers? I'm older and plan to build myself, so it's doubtful I could manage an entire adobe or cob house on my own, because I've actually considered them as well. Possibly with the framing of the containers I could then seal them in with the adobe/cob mixture? Also as for your water system, what is the system you are using to clean it and is it truly safe to drink? Are you pulling any spring water from the ground or other water sources? I was hoping to also utilize spring water as a back up system for those few months when we get very little rain here. Would love to hear your thoughts on any or all of the above or possibly you could direct me in the right direction for the correct information. I've read a lot of crazy stuff that possibly could be true about different systems, but seems you're very happy with yours which is the best seal of approval a person can get. Thanks!!!
Jenna thank you so much for this amazing tour in Montana, The state is near and dear to my heart thank you so much, love your videos!!
I really adore the modern look of this earthship
I would want a house like that someday. Even now if possible.
Wow beautiful you gave me some ideas for my earthship am saving up for.
I am watching this video for second time and feel like building such home for myself in one wonderful place. i love both the houses
Good day to you Sir, getting to you from down here in NM. You are what we call Chingon. A truly gifted person. Thank you
please google aluminum depletion! and google the costs and effort of producing new glas instead of recycling it. And folks, did you ever think about gas emitting from the tires breaking down in the walls? I don't think that this is healthy. Earth ships are cool but i very strongly doubt that this is as environmently friendly as many of you think.
Tires and aluminum I'm with you on. Glass? No, it's a really cool thing to put into walls and American recycling efforts are so lame that I wouldn't feel guilty in the least.
Those beverage cans aren't pure aluminum either. The inside is lined with a phenolic or epoxy resin which prevents the beverage from reacting with the aluminum, and the outside is printed with usually epoxy paint. You want neither buried in the ground, especially if you pull well water from the ground nearby.
That was awesome! Ahhh, DREAMS!! Now tour the other one on his property!
Nevermind. I found it!
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Thank you! I'm more inspired than ever to build our Earthship now 💖
I've always wanted an Earthship & love that you've made these from recycled materials with all the technology Mike Reynolds developed with his original Earthship community in Taos, New Mexico where I've visited. I'm dreaming of a tiny, off grid home, especially an Earthship so I'm definitely saving this for future reference. Many thanks!
Que lindo lugar para vivir, una casa bien hecha y sustentable, lo bueno de esto es que no tienes que pagar servicios, los felicito por ser como quieren vivir, abrazo desde mendoza argentina
I love it. What skills are required to manage a house like this? Do you need to be a plumber, electrician, etc., to be able to live long term here?
Can't get enough of Earthships. Thanks Jenna!
This is one of the best videos I have ever seen, across any media platform. I am well impressed. Beautiful. 🙏🏽
This went from a good earthship home story to an airbnb commercial.
Because you used tires, with heat, doesn’t it emit certain gases? (I’m an asthmatic and am always thinking of things like this). I love this house!
100% sure they already thought of that
yeah, the rubber breaks down & does emit chemicals into the air very slowly - some people will be more effected by it than others. the dirt packing & adobe walls are porous, so they don't lock anything in. i love sustainable concepts, but this one just makes me prefer ICF for holding thermal energy ...less "up-cycle", but zero erosion & nearly immune to time & natural disaster, while EPS also doesn't off-gass. also, the time spent equals more $$$ if you don't have 30+ friends to do hard labor for weeks. 30yrs ago, packed tires were thought to be a great option.
I absolutely love this home!!! Continued BLESSINGS
I hope we all live like this one day,i total harmony with the environment. Fabulous job. Well done.
Wow! It’s gorgeous!!
Art.
You two should build one on your property!!!! 💛
YAY! I love refreshing my page only to find a new THGJ vid!
I've seen this home before, idk where. But it's breathtakingly beautiful every time.
I'm completely sold and in love. GORGEOUS!
2:12 This actually sort of upset me. He made it seem as if his only option were tacking to a landfill or burying them under the pavers. As far as I can tell they use served no practical purpose other than to bury them in the ground(landfill). If all he was doing was trying to keep them out of a landfill he should have taken them to a scrapyard that recycles aluminum.
Beautiful home, but there is a slight douchey-ness to that guy. For some reason he just doesn't seem like someone I'd want to hang out with.
@@herbsthewerd1
Some people are uncomfortable with a camera crew.
Some people are hermits.
I qualify on both counts.
If I was in this video, it would be about fourteen seconds long.
@@herbsthewerd1 I got "douchey" vibes from him, also, and it was later confirmed.
Someone commented that burying the aluminum was a waste. The builder gave a very douchy backhanded reply, and never explained his reason for it.
The design required drinking a lot of pop before work started, and they hadn't heard of aluminum recycling in Boseman.
@@watchyoursix8841 He is just a rich guy who tries to be cool. Give him some slack
As housing evolves, this is inspiring! I see it like the sense of awe that people had back when at the time Frank Lloyd Wright was building his designs. I wonder what comes next?
I wonder what specific issues arise later. For example, many of FLW’s flat roofs leaked. Fallingwater’s cantilever designs needed later reinforcement, etc. Old buildings HVAC systems became ‘infected’ with black mold and Legionnaires. Since the living space air circulation depends upon drawing air through the exterior intake tubes, what provisions are there for environmental pollutants such as smoke from forest fires and such? It is quite likely these things have all been carefully considered when engineering the structure. Surely, these concerns were beyond the scope of this video, so please do not think of these concerns as critical or negative.
One other viewer considered the insurance aspects. Since insurance considers traditional construction methods, insuring to replacement cost would be difficult to calculate. Further, imagine a fire situation; how difficult would it be to repair with “like kind and quality.” Would the insurer determine repairs with traditional construction methods? I would definitely want to know the answers up front.
Forgive my pragmatism. This house represents the next level. It is visually pleasing and functionally economical in design. It would be fantastic living there. What’s not to like? Though out of my reach, it is a dream house!
I'd have ventilation and humidity solutions in mine. In some of them you can see humidity issues. Insurance likely is a problem.
A DJ,s dreamhouse. You can crank up the music and not worry about neighbors calling the police. Love it. No nosey neighbors looking to cause trouble. Yes!!!
That home is beyond cool!!!
LOL, awesome house. 50% renewable material sound like a big saving IF you build the house yourself to cut the labor cost because judging simply by 3:00 to do all that tires with dirt inside, even illegal labor cost still won't be cheap. Proving that anything with energy saving in mind will always be expensive for initial cost.
Upkeep is too high because the idea is unfinished. Move on
It would be great to know how much it cost to build these houses. It's very inspiring to see what was done.
WOW what an awesome looking house, all made with natural products of the land and. Runs on it too, no bills 👏🏽😜❤️❤️❤️❤️🤗🏡
There's almost no where near me where you could legally build this, live in it full time, get garbage, recycling curbside pick up and get an actual civic address. No company would insure it or the belongings inside. The technology to build more sustainable homes has been present for a good while now, what is lacking is any kind of courage from the authorities to look into these technologies. Putting a home like this into a regular urban landscape would likely be seen as something that would bring down the property values of the homes near it. That's unfortunately the reality for many of us right now.
@Bel H I lived offgrid (illegally) for 2 years on 800w of solar, rain water catchment, composting septic etc. I know everything about what I can and cannot get away with here lol.
I built 8 Earthships and actually getting permits depends entirely on the county clerk. Some already adopted the new codes for Earthships and some will take the time and interest in adopting new codes. Some will not. The best way is to find out beforre purchasing land.
True Freedom and independence is rare now and unfortunately we have to be revolutionary rebels against corrupt paid off government.
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I don't know you can still to a lot of elements of this in cities. You can already do distributed solar/electric, probably water. I don't know about garbage though, I also am not sure about having all those tires, seems like it would leach into the soil.
Beautifully realized Earthships! Aluminum cans are recyclable. Why would you "entomb" a recyclable resource under pavers? Are there advantages to having an aluminum underlayment?
No, and there's really no point in doing it. Earthships kind of do a lot of seemingly "green" things that ultimately don't make a lot of sense. The design and architectural ideas behind Earthships are in dire need of a refresh, because they have so much potential, but are bogged down by a lot of the choices that are "required" to give it that Earthship branding
Originally cans were put into walls with the bottom out facing the south and would act as solar collectors. Completely covering them makes little sense. Tho there are a LOT of aluminum cans in the world, crushed glass makes more sense.
This is really unique. I love some of the concepts that he has utilized. Thanks for sharing.
that is what i call a smart home so very cool . love your art .
The aluminum can dump has been greatly covered. My experience with slanting windows for the very reasons you explained are also catch basins for rain which can create leaking bottom seals and contribute greatly to wood frame deteriorating. Finally once the 10'x5'8" need replacing I can't imagine the cost. Im sure several common sizes would cost less than one of those mammoth panes. We learn thru our mistakes and applaud you for your progressive thinking.
I'd really love to live in one of these unfort I live in Germany. Here they'd never allow you to build an earthship because you not allowed to burying garbage on your property. Second reason they say it's a too unsafe construction because there are no references of similar buildings. Means they expect the building wont hold long therefore it's a thread to the inhabitants and this leads you to never get a permisson to build one. And lastly they just dont want to have selfsuficiant people you are even forced to be on grid by law! I really hope they change this soon because housing prices are incredibly high and we need other solvings which dont harm our environment as it does today building with concrete.
michael weiss do you not have unincorporated areas you can build in? Like where I live it is unincorporated and we have no local govt, no Building inspectors.
@@lindanwfirefighter4973 afaik unincorporated land doesn't exist in Germany. Every area in Germany is owned by a person, a firma or the government. but I didn't know that we're forced to live on grid by law. I'll have to look into that.
Heyy, soweit ich weiß gibt es in Baden Württemberg ein earthship, das aktuell als Gemeinschafts- und Waschraum von einer alternativen Wohngemeinschaft genutzt wird und gleichzeitig vom Fraunhoferinstitut untersucht wird. Es wurde glaube ich erst 2015 gebaut und kann besichtigt werden.
@@thelycan6506 zumindest was die Wasser und Abwasserversorgung angeht was ja ein sehr zentraler Punkt eines Earthships ist. Energieautark geht natürlich :) Aber frag mal auf deinem zuständigen Bauamt nach das mit Wasserversorgung ist meines Wissens sogar D-weit so geregelt.
I've always wanted to make an earthship. It makes so much sense
I've read something about the tires off gassing as they decompose. If true, that could be an issue.
They off gass as they are bombarded by uv rays that doesn't happen when sealed in clay/cement
It has a tv I hope you never watch it 😂‼️ Love this place. I want to be his neighbor!!
Out of all the Earth Ship homes so far this is the best looking and classiest design I have seen. Michael Reynolds would be proud. I have been fallowing Earth Ship home designs for over 20 years. I plan to build one that is as nice as this one in the video but without the silly cans and bottles.
So awesome Jeff and inspiration to many of us... Thanks
Yes, this man is an engineer. He speaks so effortlessly about how he created the different aspects of his house.
One of the best looking earthships I've seen! Thanks for sharing. Would love to have known the total cost to build each house (or did I miss it in the video?)
The 'total cost' involves thousands of hours of your labor.
When can you start?
Love it! Seen many, this by far favorite. Great, clever ideas. Should be a building standard.
Love this home and its
efficiency & attractiveness of it.
If the house takes care of it's self, where do you get the gas for the stove, propane ? You would need to buy it.
It’s probably all electric
@@elleinthea1678 The stove is gas...hence propane.
you can make bio gas at home
@@alvegutt42 you can but i doubt this one does or it would have been showcased
This guy looks like a younger Dennis Quaid :)
joey tempest
Earthships are incredible! Thank you Mike Reynolds the Garbage Warrior!❤️❤️❤️❤️
I think that it's the coolest Earthship that I have seen.
Amazing!
...sustainable building is where we all need to go, for sure.
earthships can teach us a lot, but they are getting left behind while revealing design flaws themselves, imo.
hope to build ICF perimeter for thermal bridging with the earth, wide-overhang ICF roof with metal on top, buried tunnel/vent scrub-assisted cooling for fresh air, southern glass with solid surface flooring for solar heat gain, solar overkill feeding the grid/neighbors, & water catchment/reuse. immune to pests, most natural disasters, & nearly immune to time.
...but no tires (off-gassing), no bottles/cans (better recycled infinitely), no slanted windows beyond the roof-line (water damage), no watering within my foundation (erosion issues), no batteries (mining/e-waste), no use of fossil fuels (i know, the range is nice...), no split garden/living areas (hot up front, cold in back), & no living in non-temperate zones that make the house's systems come up short.
I wonder if there are any concerns with radon and off-gassing from the tires?
There are some studies. As long as there is good ventilation, it should be okay.
What an amazing home and an amazing owner. Love it!
Beautiful house and looks modern
So, what temperature range does the house stay year round?
Way higher than they want to admit, especially if you haven't done maintenance constantly
Aluminium is not rare on earth in bauxite put refining it is energy expensive, these cans would recycle well, saving around 80% of the energy needed to make more, using them as land fill is wasteful.
They are used for more reasons than filler. They are generally used to collect solar heat and warm up the wall.
@@nerfherder4284 In this example it's not the case and it's a stupid waist for an energy intensive material that recycles so well.
I like this concept, I grew up in stone houses where there was no heat or air conditioning. Maybe that was one of the reasons I never suffered from allergies.
Amazing build one of the most eye catching builds I've seen on UA-cam. Would love to do this one day
If you build an earthship, don't buy aluminium cans. If you must buy aluminium cans, then recycle them, don't bury them.
I agree!
Applying The Universal Laws Of (Constructive) Life.
In the final analysis, means and ends must cohere because the end is preexistent in the means, and ultimately destructive means cannot bring about constructive ends. --Martin Luther King, Jr., "A Christmas Sermon on Peace," The Trumpet of Conscience, 24 December 1967.
"We must overcome the powerful obstacles of our histories, our institutions and our hearts." ( Forward to last MLK Book, "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos Or Community".
Thank you 🤗
Love this idea. I'd love to build something like this someday.
Best looking earth ship I’ve seen, well done.
"...month after month was a $1200 Propane bill,..." What? How?
That's what I wonder as well. Some years ago I used to live in a house with electrical heating, probably the most expensive you can have around here, and for 3 winter months my bill was about $ 300-400. And that was really a lot of money for heating.
i think he rolled other utilities in with the gas, but still... i'd go nuts if my bills were like that, & i live in Phx where it's 95-120f for 9mo out of the year (can't wait to move!).
He is American.
I’m pretty sure he just rolled all the utilities together. So he wasn’t paying $1200 for JUST propane, but for propane, water, electric, etc.
Must have been a big old house with a lot of air leakage.
That there still are first world nations that refuse recycling both pisses me of and confuse me. Metal have been recyled since before I was born 40 years ago and tyre recycling is a profitable industry.
Yea well that doesn't sound like infinite growth! /s
No needed words. It's perfect!
I liked when he said the countertops and cabinets were "pretty streamless". That's the first I've heard "steam-line" and "seamless" mashed together and it works.
Great house! However the video was not enough to really understand the layout, and how the spaces connected. Wish it was more revealing.
There’s a better video of this house on the off the grid show on discovery channel
Wonder how much money this guy spent building this?
@JRRnotTolkien hell on materials alone!