Earthship biotecture

Made of 800 recycled tires and 12,000 beer cans encased in mortar, the Kinney family's long and skinny bungalow is a radically sustainable building that offers all …

An Earthship is an off the grid building designed for autonomous and self-sustained living. It's a unique design that combines smart construction, renewable energy sources and eco-friendly methods to produce a zero impact living space which offers the features and comfort of a 21st century home.

We are still working really hard during every spare moment we have! This past week we finished tiling both bathroom floors, passed our electrical inspection, starting covering the walls with plywood, covered the master bathroom shower with backer board, painted on some Red Gard waterproofer, installed a toilet and temporary sink in the master bathroom, finished the short can wall in the greenhouse, cleaned out our bedroom a bit, and cleaned out the living room/kitchen/dining room open space…

The Earthship, and the concept of biotecture, was conceived in Taos, New Mexico, the brainchild of Michael Reynolds.

1) How did Micheal Reynolds think to add passive solar heat/ventilation and thermal mass when he was designing the Earthship? Michael Reynolds went to school to study architecture. Part of those studies was to learn about alternatives, history and other cultures. Relating to the sun and physics is part of these studies. Adding Passive House designs and […]

In June 2009 I traveled to Taos, New Mexico to stay in an Earthship with my son, Brian. We stayed two nights in the "Phoenix" Earthship and met with Mike Reynolds to discuss his thoughts on...

Image 13 of 19 from gallery of Latin America's First Earthship is a Sustainable School Built from Found Materials. via Earthship Biotecture / Tagma

Earthship is a type of passive solar house that promotes sustainability. American architect Michael Reynolds designed earthship in 1970, using recycled and

Looking to build underground because of the hot temperatures in our country Cyprus. Im looking at any construction design as long as its cheap to build, sustainable, keeps a constant temperature in summer and winter.