Beautiful, thank you. May the universe conspire positively around all of you and each desire for this awesome home be manifested. Namaste. Be Well and change the world.
It is extremely incredible how the human being has expanded his knowledge as far as construction is concerned and it is very pleasant to observe how recycled waste is used to construct buildings that in this case had an ecological purpose without forgetting that this type of construction also has an economic purpose adding that in the description of the video it explains in a summarized way that this type of construction can be carried out in any place with any climate that is present
The environment needs help, and what better than living sustainably. Day by day, change is more important, having this kind of lifestyle, with this kind of innovation in designs, talks about a complete caring about the Earth’s life. This assorts an improvement on the Ambiental crisis that is going on on the actuality. Looking at alternatives like this will lead to a better place to live, with a stabler quality on the ambient. The world is in constant innovation, and right now one of the most important ones is a sustainable lifestyle that will protect the nature of the contamination, causing an increment in global warming
It is very inspiring that its possible to make a house that is made of recycling materials that would be just more accumulated trash but also making a yard that approach the energy of the sun and produce food for the owners of the house making independent and ostensible, that kind of idea is what in others parts of the world we need to start making and adapting our life whit what is around of us to stop hearing the environment of the planet that also will benefit us spending less money.
It's amazing how you can create great buildings, houses, and other infrastructure. With those simple things like tires that we know will never be used again in life and putting them as a foundation for the house is an incredible idea, then the idea of the walls that are made with soda cans or other drinks is something that few people would have thought of. So I think that you are in a way to see the future and how to help the whole environment in a not too distant future because as it was seen it is already becoming possible.
I would love it if we could all sign up to volunteer our family to work for a week or two on one of these. I would love to see them popping up left and right, and in all climates, to raise awareness and teach people that things like this are possible.
L84aD82012 Interesting to hear the sign called "a baphomet." I had never heard that term used before. I've heard it called "devil horns." But this sign has pretty much been accepted as "the metal sign" or "metal hand signal."
I believe that these houses are a very good project that support the sustainability of our society, it is important that as we see in the video, our resources are used correctly, that without many and we begin to use them responsibly. the designs are totally incredible and the cost is not very high, so the construction of these houses would benefit the care, not only of the environment and our resources but also to live a fuller and more peaceful life connected with nature.
I think that is very good that you promote this kind of things in UA-cam because nowadays there is very bad or non educative content. Thank you to inform us about this problematic and how to resolve
It's a lot of fun like watching the construction of an ecological house within an electrical plan or rather within the computer so thank you for putting it in, although I think it was strange to see the child eating together with his father since they ate things that are not very common
I've been studying these buildings since the early 70s and 80s when I went to Taos New Mexico and saw them for myself, I was first introduced to them by the actor Dennis Weaver who had built one in Colorado... They have all the answers for sustainable living, you can visit them in New Mexico, they will give you tours and explain how the houses work
I think it is very cool how we can reuse materials in an efficient way and at the same time we are helping the environment, I also like how they are putting renewable energy to make this house even more sustainable, but what I like most is how they use the space they have to implement all the areas they need is their house, I like that they have their own crops to use their own fruits and vegetables
Aluminum is one of the most common elements on the planet, it's literally everywhere. But it takes a lot of energy to extract. I agree with you that recycling it is more efficient, but it is virtually endless.
People should start gathering up and building small societies of fully independent communities in which everyone helps everyone out. You won't even need their extremely flawed banking and monetary system from a point on since you'll be able to produce most, if not everything, that you need to survive. That is the best answer to their crises.
Good video - well done graphics, simple, and slow enough to follow along with. The whole EarthShip concept is awesome and powerful enough to change and open minds. Thank you for sharing your work and your concepts so generously.
to tell the truth I think this project is very interesting, it is something that besides being futuristic is environmentalist since it helps the environment to not be so damaged by the current structures, this can reduce at least a little bit the pollution and direct it towards the side of the houses or other aspects that help the people, when we talk about the future it is inevitable to talk about the environment and in this project both are linked, building this project can help the sustainable development.
Sustainability is the Future. In recent years the homes that are made with recycled materials, like tires, plastic bottles, aluminum cans, etc. are becoming more common in many places, especially places were they are not many resources, these houses help us to solve many problems such as homeless and dealing with wastes. Also, sustainable houses are designed to try to reduce the use of electricity and water. Green architecture has to be the future if we want to save the planet, finding better ways to construct and innovate the way we live.
Sustainability is something that at the moment is a fairly relevant topic, something that if done well will help the future and help it to be better, it is literally a revolution and a change in the way we live and see life, recycling is something that will help us in everything and will make us pollute much less and the resources can be used again but something very important are the houses of the future, sustainable houses are houses that will not consume as much energy and apart from if they consume it they are from green sources, the sun, water, wind and geothermal energy are used, this will help us to reduce co2 a thousand times
Sustainability is growing so fast and causing a revolution, which is amazing. Architectures and big companies are looking for better options of construction, in a sustainable way, where trees are not being cut off; instead, they are planting trees and trying to get the most out of them, they are using tools, that sometimes are just thrown anywhere, to make the building. Organizations are giving them huge recognition for sustainability, that can also help with tourism and by giving promotion to the building or structure.
we don't need wood! Hemp can do an amazing job, now if only it were legal. Great video btw it inspires me to know that there are many people who wish to grow their own organic food instead of having to rely on supermarkets and other stores for their produce.
It is practical if you’re in an extreme climate - otherwise I’ve always found these to look and feel, when you’re inside, a little like a bunker. No views to the outside. Practical yes if you want to grow all year but this can also be achieved by any ‘lean to’ type greenhouse. When this design was first aired in the 70’s / 80’s it was unique in terms of ‘sustainable solar passive design. However there are so many other materials now - straw - hemp - SIPS etc that I think the Earthship is a choice probably based on local climate considerations and aesthetics.
Definitely Michelle, the main principle is to hide your home from the elements from above ground. Not sure why it is taking so long to go back to earth shelters. But common sense tells us that we ourselves want to get out of the elements. So why would we stick our homes in them, when we don't need to? Basically we started building above ground because we didn't have the technology to properly deal with some of the issues of building in ground. But technology is here, it's time to get smart.
Currently, sustainability has been doing something much more normal and it is being seen that in more places they implement it. Lately they have been making houses based on sustainable materials to avoid more damage to the environment, this has occurred mainly in places with few resources, this is also done with the purpose of reducing the consumption of electricity and water. In my opinion I feel that it is something that in most countries should begin to implement
This is amazing, I think it is the only thing that will really make a change in the world. It is necessary for us to make sustainable buildings known all over the world. It is awesome to see how materials that pollute a lot , are being recycled , people need to see that wheels have other uses than just for cars. Sustainable buildings have a lot of advantages that were mentioned in this video, of course it is going to be a little bit hard to adapt, but we are going to love it at the end, I love this idea.
In my opinion this design that come true and was builded is something magnificient and a very smart inversion because how they say at the end you dont pay any kind of bill like the water or light one. This is very suprising because when you have a house like this one it means you only make the inversion of this one and you will never pay anything including food because you can plant on the garden of the house vegetables. Something that I had never seen before was a building elaborated with tires and cans like the video show us
Had a thought, been working on paths of possibilities as rubber has been on my mind along with a multitude of of other avenues incorporated into a partnership of a subterranean greenhouse& potential living, on or off grid and, perhaps both would be viable. With this demonstration, I can clearly see and understand the entire real deal regarding a hunch, no pun intended. Awesome video, thank you for conceptualizing what I had suspected. Love this posting and idea, thank you. Peace and love ...
What i like of Earthships is that they are green buildings constructed using a variety of recycled materials and which also use natural processes, such as solar energy, rainwater, and plants, for the various utilities such as heating, power and water. For example, rainwater harvesting helps to provide water while plants absorb and treat sewage. The technique is to use everyday materials that would normally have been disposed of as ‘trash’, such as tin cans, plastic bottles. For example in the video they use a lot of recycled materials like used tires that is something interesting that we can and need to start doing it
@Pa Tero. Silly lemming. Tires take as few as 50 years to decompose. I would like to know how this factors in to burying them as insulation calling it sustainable. The costs to uncover and replace would be crazy. Not to mention the destruction of landscaping.
@@jadejaguar69 You're a lemming and it shows. "Though Reynolds always stressed the experimental nature of his homes, disillusioned buyers filed lawsuits and complaints over defects, such as leaky roofs and inadequate climate control. Spurred by the many claims against Reynolds, the State Architects Board of New Mexico stripped him of his credentials, saying his home designs were illegal and unsafe." Close [2] Reed, Susan; Michael Haederle (January 14, 1991). "Want an Ecologically Correct House? Architect Michael Reynolds Builds Earthships Out of Beer Cans and Tires". People: 105.
@Poua Kai 1 min 59 second feel good brochure. It doesn't help people understand the issue of burying tires. Earth ship houses are beautiful. But there are concerns. Fair ones.
This one will work really well on the property here in Oklahoma where I'm living off-grid living. Currently living in a little pallet house until I can collect all the materials to build this little refuge house here build it and they will come!
In my opinion, this type of buildings should be more recognized so that more people and more architects know about this and they can use materials such as the tires shown in the video, because this are materials that are thrown aways every day when they can have another use, also using this materials to create buildings is favorable the environment because the tires are materials that take a lot of years to disintegrate and in this way less waste is produced.
Save your energy and put your heads together with like-minded souls to build one of these houses for someone, eventually you will have the support to build others and YOUR OWN as well!! Get into the vortex of positive energy. Be the change, don't just stay stuck in blame!
I agree 100%, the problem we have however, are those that say "We Can't", yes we can, many people don't realize that power we have but we need people who would be willing to live in a symbiotic bee hive, we work together to live together.......
I lived in a Hacienda years ago and loved it. Are those water tanks that were buried in the rear of the building? What kind of power can you generate and where are your batteries? How fire resistant is the structure? Normally, it is recommended that a space 3 times the height of the flames be cleared to prevent a forest fire to spread and ignite a structure.
I applaud Mike Reynolds for such an ingenious home design and I would like to build one. However, after discovering the price is $8,000 for the plans I was disheartened. If you guys truly want everyone to embrace this then drastically reduce the plan price. It's about 10x too much. At $8K, it seems like an oxymoron. Only people who do not need to use recycled materials can afford to build it. Don't you guys think that if the plans were $100 (for the smaller models) to $1,000 (for the global model) you would more than makeup for the revenue in volume and you'll have way more people embracing this unique concept?
+Sarah Lunafire Yes, I'm perfectly aware that it could be built without the plans. However, plans are the most optimal way to build and the way that I'm sure he prefers you build it. I recently began investigating earthbag homes. Owen Geiger has created many plans for earthbag homes and they are usually no more than $500. His pricing is in alignment with his philosophy. Mike's pricing does not seem to be in alignment with his philosophy. (if that makes sense)
+Eric I completely agree. If we're speaking on a global level, sustainable home building has to be realistically affordable for the majority of the world to enjoy and truly partake in idea of green living. If only the wealthy, or even the upper middle class can enjoy, then how effective can this actually be? doesn't seem to be in keeping with the logic of global sustainable living.
Jessica De La Cruz Bravo Yes, this can only serve to make well-to-do people feel good about themselves, but as it is currently being sold, it will never have an impact on society.
That $8k price is for the Global model, which is for intended for the developed world, and customized for each client. I doubt that it's tabula rasa work, but even so, they do adjust the design to the client's specifications. I can definitely see using a design like this for a ski cabin or lake house, and I would pay $8k for it. Their website doesn't list pricing for the Simple Survival design, so I would imagine they tailor that to the specific situation. I doubt they are asking $8k from someone in a disaster zone trying to recover.
would love to live long enough to see this as the normal way to live but at least there still maybe some hopes for my future grand and great grand children....I hope!!! love mother Earth!! Once she is gone ....so is everything else!!!! Aho Oglala, Lakota
guaranteed that won't happen, but at least building codes and consumer demand is for much more thermally efficient homes, which is better than nothing.
I have to have watched this a dozen times, as I am planning to build one. I only just realized you failed to include the gray water system and plumbing, in the foundational construction.. bit of a serious omission..
The most common graywater system in these houses involves filtering it through the beds in the front greenhouse (which should have a plastic liner) and reusing it for the blackwater which typically feeds into a standard septic tank.
@@garethbaus5471 Since I commented 3 years ago.. this reply is a bit of a shock as I didn't even remember I had commented. I probably wanted it included so I could see how to do it without having to go to the expense of buying a blueprint. 3 years on I am still not even at the ground level of constructing my own. I have done so much research, since commenting, I am fully aware of how it all works and have no doubt I can do it myself, efficiently.
It would be interesting to see this design fused with the architecture of older homes that have walls needing to be eliminated and replaced with an extension...
In my opinion, this measure to protect the environment seems to me somewhat fictional because of the simple fact that each family comes to live in one of these houses to avoid the use of plastics and energy, but to force society to leave the life in which previously they have been adapted to expand another form of cycling is somewhat difficult. In spite of this, it is a revolutionary idea to have plants of different energies and produce our own porpia food to reduce the cost of fast food and excessive overproduction, as well as the plastic containers and containers that were used in these foods.
Three stupid questions please: (1) Tires appear to actually provide the insulation and support for the outer shell of the home. How does this design hold up against things like tornadoes, earthquakes, flooding, snow, etc.? (2) The interior walls seem to use empty drink cans for insulation and support (is that right?). How accessible are the tires and drink cans in the quantities shown in the video? (3) What is the maintenance like on a home like this. I really love this idea and the personalized decorative touches are also very appealing.
It is amazing how can you reuse all those materials that affect the earth in order to save it and create something new that is going to help the environment. All the architects should use this models as an inspiration to create houses, maybe by having this recyclable material gets more expensive the house construction but I'm sure that it would be really nice having this type of gardens at home where they can grow their own plants, fruits and vegetables.
Just stayed in the Phoenix ...LOVED IT!!! I want to live in an earthship. There is one thing with the design that I am not sure about the wing/retaining wall has no thermal break so tire walls outside airlock will be say -20 and that will transfer into the airlock ....why not have the insulation penetrate the retaining wall and separate the hot from the cold??
I am researching a new home design. After researching several hone designs I believe the main advantage to this design is recycling 750 tires. It is defiantly not the cost of the structure. I am looking at a earth sheltered stabilized compressed earth block home. The back retaining wall will be brick much less labor intensive. If you want to recycle the tires then cut them in half then lay them as a base for your road.
I absolutely love the idea of Earthships when I found out about them in the late 90's! I have since gotten my Associates in arch design and would love to even just spread sustainable homes throughout the world. Its been over 20 years now and I don't have community or anyone to help me get started. Ideas?
I think it is very good to implement these ideas to help our planet, because with this we are reducing the pollution that is generated by not taking advantage of certain materials that take a long time to degrade. But on the other hand, I feel that it will be difficult to implement because it requires starting from 0 and a large investment, which many can not implement
You found a way to design out the cooling bills, the heating bills, and the electricity bills? Great job! If only you could find a way to design out the property taxes, that house would be perfect.
What you see in the video is a representation of how society can start making its homes or places to hang out. It is a way in which you can save a lot of money and also you are taking care of the environment which is one of the main objectives since the world has been very affected. The materials may be difficult to get even to do the whole process but in the end I feel it is worth helping the planet and your pocket.
Great animations, I have a good friend who lives in a straw house, I am wondering if I can place straw bales in place of the tires? Tires are quite expensive here in ALBERTA, CANADA
I really get very hyped t imagine a world where we all live in houses like this and having a very comfortabe lives but without damaging our planet. Not being harmful for the planet should our main objective in this life because we all not be the same, but we are living on the same earth. Living all in the same planet should mean a global cooperation to keep it alive. While some people are dreaming other are planning in how they can make their dreams come true.
Just saw this youngish girl build one, pueblo-style, tire construction, on some 'off-grid' show on cable. Record time, too! Really admired her taking it on almost solo, after guy came and showed her the technique, he split and she finished it alone exc. for occasional friend-ly helpers. Pretty cool. Solar and compostable facilities, but water is tough there.
I love everything I see! This is genius! I lot of people in who want to know more. If you uploaded the videos to your Facebook page, the could be distributed worldwide.....for free...buy people who care about humanity. ❤️
In my opinion, this global model could become the way by which all of us can save our planet. I am saying this because doing this kind of things we are recycling products and we reduce our waste generation, meaning that our negative environmental impact will reduce exponentially. Moreover, in long periods of time, it can be better for our economy, owing to the structure can satisfy all our needs autonomously we will not need to pay more services like water, electricity or any other.
My understanding is the nature of the human soul. If you have a human being that does not have good self esteem it is reluctant to change for fear of life getting worse or more challenging.
in my opinion I think that sustainable constructions can make a totally radical change since these focuses on increasing the efficiency of resource use - energy, water, and materials - while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment during the building's lifecycle, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal. I would love to make a green construction because apart from that you save the environment personally I like too much the appearance of these green constructions since with the implementation of nature they have a very striking color and are complemented with the Nature
In volume one, it mentions making a series of continous "U's" with the tires. In this global model You have the concrete buttresses. Is this one 'better' or a more 'advanced' technique than what is shown in the book? Thanks!
I have dedicated THOUSANDS of hours on how to get around this and am developing a whole program to show YOU and anyone else how to build WHATEVER you choose on your OWN land~
Shredded tires were recently banned from football parks due to a few coming down with cancer. You can probably eliminate tires altogether and replace them with a safer approach - RAMMED EARTH walls. The tires could break down in ways you cant predict and may contaminate your drinking water or other parts of the building.
+David Plenty of data shows that tires don't break down unless exposed to sunlight, UV, Ozone and Oxygen. Shredded tires used as mulch has an increased surface area and are exposed to all of those elements at once. Not good. It's wise for them to be banned for that use. Tires in Earthships are completely covered and encased. Even water is kept from them by the bottom course of tires being enclosed in plastic. Earthships are also covered in a kind of umbrella that keeps the water away from the site. Mine is going up on a mound on top of it all. It's good to warn of this issue as I see some people leaving tires exposed on the outside of their eartships. Not good. Enclosed, they will last eons.
Good point and I agree. I'm surprise no research has gone into rammed earth wall for Earthsips. Tires may be a little problematic when time to, say, dismantle the building due to new unexpected laws. Imagine the cost of disposal.
+David I don't know of a law that would require any house that was once permitted to be demolished. Especially one as safe as an Earthship. I intend to work on this myself though. I'm building it the Mike Reynolds way first since I know that works. Then I'll experiment. We'll see what happens. Do you have plans to build one? Maybe you'll get to the rammed earth walls idea first and share?
+David If you increase the entropy by shredding and not covering the tires, then yes, its contents would leak out. But because tires have that problem, perhaps not right away but after a few decades depending on how rigid you manage to build it -- you generally want to build on higher ground, just to make sure you never contaminate ground water.
It is amazing how the designer managed this ingenious home design. I like a lot the design and the idea of using a lot of recycling materials for make the home. I really believe that this type of architecture will make a change in our world. I hope I live long enough to see this as the normal way of living. However, the prices for these plans are very high, more than $8K. Also the “dream house” takes too long to do, from getting the materials, installing the solar panels, air turbines and the other eco-friendly services necessary for the house.
Excellent animation on an excellent house. I'm using tires on my project too, but I stopped being young and stupid enough to be wailing away with a sledge hammer like that.
@8DoverNJ Looks like Google Sketctup. I would LOVE for them to release this model. It's 1000 times better than the one I uploaded to the Sketchup Warehouse following the current Global Model Volume One book. Also, I noticed they changed the front skylight designs as well. I still dream that some day, I will live in one of these.
That's cool as hell. I only have one disagreement. At the end where they desribed it as "live simple". To be fair...look at all the various factors that went into that house and the sustainable living it's designed for. I wouldn't exactly call that simple. In fact, it looks quite complicated. But that's neither here nor there. It's still pretty awesome overall!
Does anyone know any good books on building one of these things? I'm particularly interested in the earth tube cooling and how the water is collected, filtered, used and recycled. Can't find much on earthships. Help?
earthships can be built anywhere, in any climate. The rammed earth inside and the earth berm around seal in the tires. Earthships perform great in the desert countries.
Earthship Biotecture Thank you so much! If you would be so kind as to provide me with links/sources for me to start it would be very helpful. Thank you so much!! :D
This is one for Canada.. Some people have copied the basic design here, and the average soil temperatures are a bit low, so they end up burning wood to keep it warm. With enough solar gain area, and a way to isolate the sun space at night, or whever it's not providing heat, it should work all winter with no heating fuel other than sunlight. I'm assuming there's a rain shedding layer in the back to prevent water from washing heat out of the soil between the pink insulation and the tires.
@Decktrio What we also need are individuals who don’t shape the future on aesthetics alone. Building codes are in place to make sure a structure is safe. Not to keep you from building what you want. We made the building codes in the first place there is no reason we cannot add to them. There are more ways than one to “skin a cat” so to speak.
I am not an expert on buildings or design house's but I think this is a great idea for a green house that is auto sustainable. The construction maybe the major problem because of the space it needs and also the materials, if someone wants to build it would be difficult to find that many tires. What I like the most of the design is that the house does not need any cooling system of heating system because of the way is built and the garden they have that gives I'll the food the need or at least one part.
Complete Genious !! I'm retiring in a 3 years, you will eventually see me, I want to be the first one in my family to coexist with Nature.
Beautiful, thank you. May the universe conspire positively around all of you and each desire for this awesome home be manifested. Namaste. Be Well and change the world.
Une famille que J'ADMIRE !!!! BRAVOS !!!!!!!
It is extremely incredible how the human being has expanded his knowledge as far as construction is concerned and it is very pleasant to observe how recycled waste is used to construct buildings that in this case had an ecological purpose without forgetting that this type of construction also has an economic purpose adding that in the description of the video it explains in a summarized way that this type of construction can be carried out in any place with any climate that is present
The environment needs help, and what better than living sustainably. Day by day, change is more important, having this kind of lifestyle, with this kind of innovation in designs, talks about a complete caring about the Earth’s life. This assorts an improvement on the Ambiental crisis that is going on on the actuality. Looking at alternatives like this will lead to a better place to live, with a stabler quality on the ambient. The world is in constant innovation, and right now one of the most important ones is a sustainable lifestyle that will protect the nature of the contamination, causing an increment in global warming
It is very inspiring that its possible to make a house that is made of recycling materials that would be just more accumulated trash but also making a yard that approach the energy of the sun and produce food for the owners of the house making independent and ostensible, that kind of idea is what in others parts of the world we need to start making and adapting our life whit what is around of us to stop hearing the environment of the planet that also will benefit us spending less money.
It's amazing how you can create great buildings, houses, and other infrastructure. With those simple things like tires that we know will never be used again in life and putting them as a foundation for the house is an incredible idea, then the idea of the walls that are made with soda cans or other drinks is something that few people would have thought of. So I think that you are in a way to see the future and how to help the whole environment in a not too distant future because as it was seen it is already becoming possible.
I would love it if we could all sign up to volunteer our family to work for a week or two on one of these. I would love to see them popping up left and right, and in all climates, to raise awareness and teach people that things like this are possible.
Great! But what's up with the Baphomet?!?
L84aD82012 Interesting to hear the sign called "a baphomet." I had never heard that term used before. I've heard it called "devil horns."
But this sign has pretty much been accepted as "the metal sign" or "metal hand signal."
capoman1
There's the flip side of the history of the Baphomet-- AtlanteanConspiracy has much info :)
Mr. Mike you are an inspiration to humanity.
I believe that these houses are a very good project that support the sustainability of our society, it is important that as we see in the video, our resources are used correctly, that without many and we begin to use them responsibly. the designs are totally incredible and the cost is not very high, so the construction of these houses would benefit the care, not only of the environment and our resources but also to live a fuller and more peaceful life connected with nature.
I think that is very good that you promote this kind of things in UA-cam because nowadays there is very bad or non educative content. Thank you to inform us about this problematic and how to resolve
It's a lot of fun like watching the construction of an ecological house within an electrical plan or rather within the computer so thank you for putting it in, although I think it was strange to see the child eating together with his father since they ate things that are not very common
I've been studying these buildings since the early 70s and 80s when I went to Taos New Mexico and saw them for myself, I was first introduced to them by the actor Dennis Weaver who had built one in Colorado... They have all the answers for sustainable living, you can visit them in New Mexico, they will give you tours and explain how the houses work
Thank you !
I think it is very cool how we can reuse materials in an efficient way and at the same time we are helping the environment, I also like how they are putting renewable energy to make this house even more sustainable, but what I like most is how they use the space they have to implement all the areas they need is their house, I like that they have their own crops to use their own fruits and vegetables
Aluminum is one of the most common elements on the planet, it's literally everywhere. But it takes a lot of energy to extract. I agree with you that recycling it is more efficient, but it is virtually endless.
People should start gathering up and building small societies of fully independent communities in which everyone helps everyone out. You won't even need their extremely flawed banking and monetary system from a point on since you'll be able to produce most, if not everything, that you need to survive.
That is the best answer to their crises.
Good video - well done graphics, simple, and slow enough to follow along with. The whole EarthShip concept is awesome and powerful enough to change and open minds. Thank you for sharing your work and your concepts so generously.
to tell the truth I think this project is very interesting, it is something that besides being futuristic is environmentalist since it helps the environment to not be so damaged by the current structures, this can reduce at least a little bit the pollution and direct it towards the side of the houses or other aspects that help the people, when we talk about the future it is inevitable to talk about the environment and in this project both are linked, building this project can help the sustainable development.
Sustainability is the Future. In recent years the homes that are made with recycled materials, like tires, plastic bottles, aluminum cans, etc. are becoming more common in many places, especially places were they are not many resources, these houses help us to solve many problems such as homeless and dealing with wastes. Also, sustainable houses are designed to try to reduce the use of electricity and water. Green architecture has to be the future if we want to save the planet, finding better ways to construct and innovate the way we live.
Sustainability is something that at the moment is a fairly relevant topic, something that if done well will help the future and help it to be better, it is literally a revolution and a change in the way we live and see life, recycling is something that will help us in everything and will make us pollute much less and the resources can be used again but something very important are the houses of the future, sustainable houses are houses that will not consume as much energy and apart from if they consume it they are from green sources, the sun, water, wind and geothermal energy are used, this will help us to reduce co2 a thousand times
Good morning. I will be attending your school. I love the knowledge being taught here. See you soon. ETA 2019
We can use the earth differently,more intelligently.First though we must be open to using our minds more insightfully,WISELY.
We love this idea ! To bad most communities do not accept recycling construction. Time to cook !
I think that this kind of videos are good because it can teach more people that is better to have renewable energy
Sustainability is growing so fast and causing a revolution, which is amazing. Architectures and big companies are looking for better options of construction, in a sustainable way, where trees are not being cut off; instead, they are planting trees and trying to get the most out of them, they are using tools, that sometimes are just thrown anywhere, to make the building. Organizations are giving them huge recognition for sustainability, that can also help with tourism and by giving promotion to the building or structure.
we don't need wood! Hemp can do an amazing job, now if only it were legal. Great video btw it inspires me to know that there are many people who wish to grow their own organic food instead of having to rely on supermarkets and other stores for their produce.
I love how the idea of living like this is becoming a more mainstream way of thinking.
It is practical if you’re in an extreme climate - otherwise I’ve always found these to look and feel, when you’re inside, a little like a bunker. No views to the outside. Practical yes if you want to grow all year but this can also be achieved by any ‘lean to’ type greenhouse. When this design was first aired in the 70’s / 80’s it was unique in terms of ‘sustainable solar passive design. However there are so many other materials now - straw - hemp - SIPS etc that I think the Earthship is a choice probably based on local climate considerations and aesthetics.
Have you priced SIPs lately? For a 24X24 home $35,000+ plus delivery plus installation!
Put in skylights.
In small scale unit, you can build this house anywhere on the earth land... brilliant!
Definitely Michelle, the main principle is to hide your home from the elements from above ground. Not sure why it is taking so long to go back to earth shelters. But common sense tells us that we ourselves want to get out of the elements. So why would we stick our homes in them, when we don't need to? Basically we started building above ground because we didn't have the technology to properly deal with some of the issues of building in ground. But technology is here, it's time to get smart.
Currently, sustainability has been doing something much more normal and it is being seen that in more places they implement it. Lately they have been making houses based on sustainable materials to avoid more damage to the environment, this has occurred mainly in places with few resources, this is also done with the purpose of reducing the consumption of electricity and water. In my opinion I feel that it is something that in most countries should begin to implement
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A great step in the right direction.
This is amazing, I think it is the only thing that will really make a change in the world. It is necessary for us to make sustainable buildings known all over the world. It is awesome to see how materials that pollute a lot , are being recycled , people need to see that wheels have other uses than just for cars. Sustainable buildings have a lot of advantages that were mentioned in this video, of course it is going to be a little bit hard to adapt, but we are going to love it at the end, I love this idea.
In my opinion this design that come true and was builded is something magnificient and a very smart inversion because how they say at the end you dont pay any kind of bill like the water or light one. This is very suprising because when you have a house like this one it means you only make the inversion of this one and you will never pay anything including food because you can plant on the garden of the house vegetables. Something that I had never seen before was a building elaborated with tires and cans like the video show us
Had a thought, been working on paths of possibilities as rubber has been on my mind along with a multitude of of other avenues incorporated into a partnership of a subterranean greenhouse& potential living, on or off grid and, perhaps both would be viable. With this demonstration, I can clearly see and understand the entire real deal regarding a hunch, no pun intended. Awesome video, thank you for conceptualizing what I had suspected. Love this posting and idea, thank you. Peace and love ...
What i like of Earthships is that they are green buildings constructed using a variety of recycled materials and which also use natural processes, such as solar energy, rainwater, and plants, for the various utilities such as heating, power and water. For example, rainwater harvesting helps to provide water while plants absorb and treat sewage. The technique is to use everyday materials that would normally have been disposed of as ‘trash’, such as tin cans, plastic bottles. For example in the video they use a lot of recycled materials like used tires that is something interesting that we can and need to start doing it
Absolutely amazing presentation and design. I couldn't ask for a better job on the graphics and combination of real video. Thank you! (Jae)
I think narration would have been more beneficial than the banjo soundtrack.
@Pa Tero. Silly lemming. Tires take as few as 50 years to decompose. I would like to know how this factors in to burying them as insulation calling it sustainable. The costs to uncover and replace would be crazy. Not to mention the destruction of landscaping.
I LOVED THE BANJO IT GETS ME INSPIRED
@@C.Church you haven't read Michael's Reynold's work and it shows
@@jadejaguar69 You're a lemming and it shows.
"Though Reynolds always stressed the experimental nature of his homes, disillusioned buyers filed lawsuits and complaints over defects, such as leaky roofs and inadequate climate control. Spurred by the many claims against Reynolds, the State Architects Board of New Mexico stripped him of his credentials, saying his home designs were illegal and unsafe."
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[2] Reed, Susan; Michael Haederle (January 14, 1991). "Want an Ecologically Correct House? Architect Michael Reynolds Builds Earthships Out of Beer Cans and Tires". People: 105.
@Poua Kai 1 min 59 second feel good brochure. It doesn't help people understand the issue of burying tires. Earth ship houses are beautiful. But there are concerns. Fair ones.
This one will work really well on the property here in Oklahoma where I'm living off-grid living. Currently living in a little pallet house until I can collect all the materials to build this little refuge house here build it and they will come!
In my opinion, this type of buildings should be more recognized so that more people and more architects know about this and they can use materials such as the tires shown in the video, because this are materials that are thrown aways every day when they can have another use, also using this materials to create buildings is favorable the environment because the tires are materials that take a lot of years to disintegrate and in this way less waste is produced.
Save your energy and put your heads together with like-minded souls to build one of these houses for someone, eventually you will have the support to build others and YOUR OWN as well!! Get into the vortex of positive energy. Be the change, don't just stay stuck in blame!
I agree 100%, the problem we have however, are those that say "We Can't", yes we can, many people don't realize that power we have but we need people who would be willing to live in a symbiotic bee hive, we work together to live together.......
I lived in a Hacienda years ago and loved it. Are those water tanks that were buried in the rear of the building? What kind of power can you generate and where are your batteries? How fire resistant is the structure? Normally, it is recommended that a space 3 times the height of the flames be cleared to prevent a forest fire to spread and ignite a structure.
very neat and organized
Very impressive. Would love one. Big thanks to Dennis Weaver (RIP 2006)
for introducing so many people to this concept.
I applaud Mike Reynolds for such an ingenious home design and I would like to build one. However, after discovering the price is $8,000 for the plans I was disheartened. If you guys truly want everyone to embrace this then drastically reduce the plan price. It's about 10x too much. At $8K, it seems like an oxymoron. Only people who do not need to use recycled materials can afford to build it. Don't you guys think that if the plans were $100 (for the smaller models) to $1,000 (for the global model) you would more than makeup for the revenue in volume and you'll have way more people embracing this unique concept?
+Sarah Lunafire Yes, I'm perfectly aware that it could be built without the plans. However, plans are the most optimal way to build and the way that I'm sure he prefers you build it. I recently began investigating earthbag homes. Owen Geiger has created many plans for earthbag homes and they are usually no more than $500. His pricing is in alignment with his philosophy. Mike's pricing does not seem to be in alignment with his philosophy. (if that makes sense)
+Eric I completely agree. If we're speaking on a global level, sustainable home building has to be realistically affordable for the majority of the world to enjoy and truly partake in idea of green living. If only the wealthy, or even the upper middle class can enjoy, then how effective can this actually be? doesn't seem to be in keeping with the logic of global sustainable living.
Jessica De La Cruz Bravo Yes, this can only serve to make well-to-do people feel good about themselves, but as it is currently being sold, it will never have an impact on society.
Agreed. This is awfully commercial.
That $8k price is for the Global model, which is for intended for the developed world, and customized for each client. I doubt that it's tabula rasa work, but even so, they do adjust the design to the client's specifications. I can definitely see using a design like this for a ski cabin or lake house, and I would pay $8k for it.
Their website doesn't list pricing for the Simple Survival design, so I would imagine they tailor that to the specific situation. I doubt they are asking $8k from someone in a disaster zone trying to recover.
Someday!!! Earthships are amazing!!!!
would love to live long enough to see this as the normal way to live but at least there still maybe some hopes for my future grand and great grand children....I hope!!!
love mother Earth!! Once she is gone ....so is everything else!!!! Aho
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guaranteed that won't happen, but at least building codes and consumer demand is for much more thermally efficient homes, which is better than nothing.
We all have been brought up to chase freedom like hamsters trapped in a wheel. Well, this is freedom. I love this!
I have to have watched this a dozen times, as I am planning to build one. I only just realized you failed to include the gray water system and plumbing, in the foundational construction.. bit of a serious omission..
The most common graywater system in these houses involves filtering it through the beds in the front greenhouse (which should have a plastic liner) and reusing it for the blackwater which typically feeds into a standard septic tank.
@@garethbaus5471 Since I commented 3 years ago.. this reply is a bit of a shock as I didn't even remember I had commented.
I probably wanted it included so I could see how to do it without having to go to the expense of buying a blueprint. 3 years on I am still not even at the ground level of constructing my own.
I have done so much research, since commenting, I am fully aware of how it all works and have no doubt I can do it myself, efficiently.
Good one Baki & Biotecture!
I played this on a loop while fixing my hair, Love it All❤
It would be interesting to see this design fused with the architecture of older homes that have walls needing to be eliminated and replaced with an extension...
In my opinion, this measure to protect the environment seems to me somewhat fictional because of the simple fact that each family comes to live in one of these houses to avoid the use of plastics and energy, but to force society to leave the life in which previously they have been adapted to expand another form of cycling is somewhat difficult. In spite of this, it is a revolutionary idea to have plants of different energies and produce our own porpia food to reduce the cost of fast food and excessive overproduction, as well as the plastic containers and containers that were used in these foods.
Absolutely amazing! Outstanding presentation and designed. (Jae)
Three stupid questions please: (1) Tires appear to actually provide the insulation and support for the outer shell of the home. How does this design hold up against things like tornadoes, earthquakes, flooding, snow, etc.? (2) The interior walls seem to use empty drink cans for insulation and support (is that right?). How accessible are the tires and drink cans in the quantities shown in the video? (3) What is the maintenance like on a home like this. I really love this idea and the personalized decorative touches are also very appealing.
It is amazing how can you reuse all those materials that affect the earth in order to save it and create something new that is going to help the environment. All the architects should use this models as an inspiration to create houses, maybe by having this recyclable material gets more expensive the house construction but I'm sure that it would be really nice having this type of gardens at home where they can grow their own plants, fruits and vegetables.
Just stayed in the Phoenix ...LOVED IT!!! I want to live in an earthship. There is one thing with the design that I am not sure about the wing/retaining wall has no thermal break so tire walls outside airlock will be say -20 and that will transfer into the airlock ....why not have the insulation penetrate the retaining wall and separate the hot from the cold??
It appears at least sound quality was invented at that time.
I really love the principle of earthships!
I am researching a new home design. After researching several hone designs I believe the main advantage to this design is recycling 750 tires. It is defiantly not the cost of the structure. I am looking at a earth sheltered stabilized compressed earth block home. The back retaining wall will be brick much less labor intensive. If you want to recycle the tires then cut them in half then lay them as a base for your road.
The definition is very clear, especially when you have had it, then lost it.
every home in the world should be an earthship
I absolutely love the idea of Earthships when I found out about them in the late 90's! I have since gotten my Associates in arch design and would love to even just spread sustainable homes throughout the world. Its been over 20 years now and I don't have community or anyone to help me get started. Ideas?
I think it is very good to implement these ideas to help our planet, because with this we are reducing the pollution that is generated by not taking advantage of certain materials that take a long time to degrade. But on the other hand, I feel that it will be difficult to implement because it requires starting from 0 and a large investment, which many can not implement
now this is so fantastic!!i love this so much! this is how i would like to build a house for sure!
You found a way to design out the cooling bills, the heating bills, and the electricity bills? Great job! If only you could find a way to design out the property taxes, that house would be perfect.
What you see in the video is a representation of how society can start making its homes or places to hang out. It is a way in which you can save a lot of money and also you are taking care of the environment which is one of the main objectives since the world has been very affected. The materials may be difficult to get even to do the whole process but in the end I feel it is worth helping the planet and your pocket.
Great animations, I have a good friend who lives in a straw house, I am wondering if I can place straw bales in place of the tires? Tires are quite expensive here in ALBERTA, CANADA
I really get very hyped t imagine a world where we all live in houses like this and having a very comfortabe lives but without damaging our planet. Not being harmful for the planet should our main objective in this life because we all not be the same, but we are living on the same earth. Living all in the same planet should mean a global cooperation to keep it alive. While some people are dreaming other are planning in how they can make their dreams come true.
Earthship seems a best idea that leads human to live green.
GREAT WORK
This is what makes the world go round. :)
Really? Hello? The plans alone cost $8!!!
Freedom
My favorite model of Home!🌷
Wish I can built my own....🌷💌🌷
I'd LOVE to have a home like this!
Just saw this youngish girl build one, pueblo-style, tire construction, on some 'off-grid' show on cable. Record time, too! Really admired her taking it on almost solo, after guy came and showed her the technique, he split and she finished it alone exc. for occasional friend-ly helpers. Pretty cool. Solar and compostable facilities, but water is tough there.
I love everything I see! This is genius! I lot of people in who want to know more. If you uploaded the videos to your Facebook page, the could be distributed worldwide.....for free...buy people who care about humanity. ❤️
In my opinion, this global model could become the way by which all of us can save our planet. I am saying this because doing this kind of things we are recycling products and we reduce our waste generation, meaning that our negative environmental impact will reduce exponentially. Moreover, in long periods of time, it can be better for our economy, owing to the structure can satisfy all our needs autonomously we will not need to pay more services like water, electricity or any other.
simply amazing and whole heartedly free. I am doing this, like it or not gov
My understanding is the nature of the human soul. If you have a human being that does not have good self esteem it is reluctant to change for fear of life getting worse or more challenging.
looks good, and gives me a great ideas for my future project. thanx for sharing :)
in my opinion I think that sustainable constructions can make a totally radical change since these focuses on increasing the efficiency of resource use - energy, water, and materials - while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment during the building's lifecycle, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal. I would love to make a green construction because apart from that you save the environment personally I like too much the appearance of these green constructions since with the implementation of nature they have a very striking color and are complemented with the Nature
The point is to use the tires because it's one of the few good ways to recycle them.
In volume one, it mentions making a series of continous "U's" with the tires. In this global model You have the concrete buttresses. Is this one 'better' or a more 'advanced' technique than what is shown in the book? Thanks!
I have dedicated THOUSANDS of hours on how to get around this and am developing a whole program to show YOU and anyone else how to build WHATEVER you choose on your OWN land~
Throw an axle and wheels under it and you're legal. The biggest hurdle would be the retaining wall and that's not so bad.
Shredded tires were recently banned from football parks due to a few coming down
with cancer. You can probably eliminate tires altogether and replace them with a
safer approach - RAMMED EARTH walls. The tires could break down in ways
you cant predict and may contaminate your drinking water or other parts of the
building.
+David Plenty of data shows that tires don't break down unless exposed to sunlight, UV, Ozone and Oxygen. Shredded tires used as mulch has an increased surface area and are exposed to all of those elements at once. Not good. It's wise for them to be banned for that use. Tires in Earthships are completely covered and encased. Even water is kept from them by the bottom course of tires being enclosed in plastic. Earthships are also covered in a kind of umbrella that keeps the water away from the site. Mine is going up on a mound on top of it all. It's good to warn of this issue as I see some people leaving tires exposed on the outside of their eartships. Not good. Enclosed, they will last eons.
Good point and I agree. I'm surprise no research has gone into rammed earth wall for Earthsips. Tires may be a little problematic when time to, say, dismantle the building due to new unexpected laws. Imagine the cost of disposal.
+David I don't know of a law that would require any house that was once permitted to be demolished. Especially one as safe as an Earthship. I intend to work on this myself though. I'm building it the Mike Reynolds way first since I know that works. Then I'll experiment. We'll see what happens. Do you have plans to build one? Maybe you'll get to the rammed earth walls idea first and share?
+David If you increase the entropy by shredding and not covering the tires, then yes, its contents would leak out. But because tires have that problem, perhaps not right away but after a few decades depending on how rigid you manage to build it -- you generally want to build on higher ground, just to make sure you never contaminate ground water.
+Alexander Ojeda Eons = Ages ! = 40-80 120-160 200 and more years !
It is amazing how the designer managed this ingenious home design. I like a lot the design and the idea of using a lot of recycling materials for make the home. I really believe that this type of architecture will make a change in our world. I hope I live long enough to see this as the normal way of living. However, the prices for these plans are very high, more than $8K. Also the “dream house” takes too long to do, from getting the materials, installing the solar panels, air turbines and the other eco-friendly services necessary for the house.
My dream house.
Excellent animation on an excellent house. I'm using tires on my project too, but I stopped being young and stupid enough to be wailing away with a sledge hammer like that.
Me too Marisa. It's one of the few things that I'm promising myself that I will do.
@8DoverNJ Looks like Google Sketctup. I would LOVE for them to release this model. It's 1000 times better than the one I uploaded to the Sketchup Warehouse following the current Global Model Volume One book.
Also, I noticed they changed the front skylight designs as well. I still dream that some day, I will live in one of these.
so cool!
Please run a description of what construction is taking place instead of the music.
thank you
Thanks for psoting this-great design!
well....if you can find it in you to build these houses, you can certainly find it easy to plant more trees than it takes to build one
That's cool as hell. I only have one disagreement. At the end where they desribed it as "live simple". To be fair...look at all the various factors that went into that house and the sustainable living it's designed for. I wouldn't exactly call that simple. In fact, it looks quite complicated. But that's neither here nor there. It's still pretty awesome overall!
Does anyone know any good books on building one of these things? I'm particularly interested in the earth tube cooling and how the water is collected, filtered, used and recycled. Can't find much on earthships. Help?
would an earthship be wise to build in desert countries? eg. the Tires are the main concern due to the heat in the desert. Thank you!
earthships can be built anywhere, in any climate. The rammed earth inside and the earth berm around seal in the tires. Earthships perform great in the desert countries.
Earthship Biotecture Thank you so much! If you would be so kind as to provide me with links/sources for me to start it would be very helpful. Thank you so much!! :D
I think this design is more for cold climates. Wonder what design would be for a tropical one. One where the opposite of conserving heat is necessary.
This is one for Canada.. Some people have copied the basic design here, and the average soil temperatures are a bit low, so they end up burning wood to keep it warm. With enough solar gain area, and a way to isolate the sun space at night, or whever it's not providing heat, it should work all winter with no heating fuel other than sunlight. I'm assuming there's a rain shedding layer in the back to prevent water from washing heat out of the soil between the pink insulation and the tires.
@Decktrio What we also need are individuals who don’t shape the future on aesthetics alone. Building codes are in place to make sure a structure is safe. Not to keep you from building what you want. We made the building codes in the first place there is no reason we cannot add to them. There are more ways than one to “skin a cat” so to speak.
I am not an expert on buildings or design house's but I think this is a great idea for a green house that is auto sustainable. The construction maybe the major problem because of the space it needs and also the materials, if someone wants to build it would be difficult to find that many tires. What I like the most of the design is that the house does not need any cooling system of heating system because of the way is built and the garden they have that gives I'll the food the need or at least one part.