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The six principles of earthships
Building with recycled materials
Passive temperature control
Generate own electricity
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The six principles of earthships
Harvest own water
Contained sewage treatment
Own food production
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1. Building with recycled materials
Use used motorcar
tyres filled with
rammed earth.
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1. Building with recycled materials
Aluminum tins/cans
Glass- / plastic bottles
Recycled wood
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2. Temperature control
Earthships have a comfortable
temperature in any climate.
thermal mass keeps it constant
use sun to increase air temperature
and thermal mass
use ventilation to decrease air
temperature isolation to control temperature flow
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... also design
House faces north (southern
hemisphere)
Greenhouse indoors and in front
Thermal mass behind
Underground ventilation
system
Isolation in roof and in
thermal mass
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3. Generate electricity
Wind turbine
Micro-hidro-turbine
Bio-diesel Natural
gas
Photovoltaiccells
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own power station
Battery
DC to AC
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4. Water harvesting
Catch rain water
Use well
Roof and gutterfor water
Water tank
in earth wall
Gravel filter
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4. Water harvesting
Separate taps for drinking and washing
Re-use water four times
Use sun to heat the water
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own water reservoir
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5. Contained sewage
Use water
second time for
indoors greenhouse
plants
third time for toilet
black water goes to
septic tank outside
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5. Contained sewage
Use water
fourth time for outdoor plants
No ground water pollution roots clean the water
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6. Food production
Tropical fruits
indoors
Permacultureoutdoors
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Advantage
Efficient use of energy
Thermal mass
cool in the summer warm in the winter
Sustainable
Maximize use ofnatural resources
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... more advantages
Easy to build
owner and volunteers
Available Motorcar tyres
Bottles en cans
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Disadvantages
Resale alternative house
Building permit alternative houses
Financing new concept
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References
Earthship Volume I, II en IIIComfort in any climate Michael Reynolds
The Tire House Book Ed Paschich en Paula Hendricks
Earthships
Mischa Hewitt and Kevin Telfer The Renewable Energy Handbook
William H Kemp
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http:// links
Info- en training centres lowcarbon.co.uk/earthship-brighton
sci-scotland.org.uk/index.shtml
Tee garden in the Netherlands owaze.nl/production/earthship_zwolle.html
Earthship design principles earthship.net dreamgreenhomes.com/plans/earthship.htm
aardskip.blogspot.com
http://www.lowcarbon.co.uk/earthship-brightonhttp://www.sci-scotland.org.uk/index.shtmlhttp://www.owaze.nl/production/earthship_zwolle.htmlhttp://www.earthship.net/http://www.dreamgreenhomes.com/plans/earthship.htmhttp://aardskip.blogspot.com/http://aardskip.blogspot.com/http://www.dreamgreenhomes.com/plans/earthship.htmhttp://www.dreamgreenhomes.com/plans/earthship.htmhttp://www.dreamgreenhomes.com/plans/earthship.htmhttp://www.earthship.net/http://www.owaze.nl/production/earthship_zwolle.htmlhttp://www.sci-scotland.org.uk/index.shtmlhttp://www.lowcarbon.co.uk/earthship-brighton