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The document discusses the principles of Earthships, which are off-grid homes built using recycled materials that are self-sufficient. The six principles are: 1) Building with recycled materials like tires, cans, and bottles. 2) Passive temperature control through thermal mass and ventilation. 3) Generating own electricity through renewable sources. 4) Harvesting own water from rain and wells. 5) Contained sewage treatment with water re-use. 6) Producing own food through indoor tropical plants and outdoor permaculture. Earthships aim to be efficient, sustainable, and maximize the use of natural resources for comfort.

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A Ard Skip Present A Sie Eng

The document discusses the principles of Earthships, which are off-grid homes built using recycled materials that are self-sufficient. The six principles are: 1) Building with recycled materials like tires, cans, and bottles. 2) Passive temperature control through thermal mass and ventilation. 3) Generating own electricity through renewable sources. 4) Harvesting own water from rain and wells. 5) Contained sewage treatment with water re-use. 6) Producing own food through indoor tropical plants and outdoor permaculture. Earthships aim to be efficient, sustainable, and maximize the use of natural resources for comfort.

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Aardskip

Earthship

The ultimate off-grid house

By Ludwig and Retha Everson

The six principles of earthships


Building with recycled materials Passive temperature control Generate own electricity

The six principles of earthships


Harvest own water Contained sewage treatment Own food production

1. Building with recycled materials


Use used motorcar tyres filled with rammed earth.

1. Building with recycled materials


Aluminum tins/cans Glass- / plastic bottles Recycled wood

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

2. Temperature control

... 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

3. Generate electricity
Wind turbine Micro-hidro-turbine Bio-diesel Natural gas Photovoltaic cells

own power station


Battery

DC to AC

4. Water harvesting
Catch rain water Use well
Roof and gutter for water Gravel filter Water tank in earth wall

4. Water harvesting
Separate taps for drinking and washing Re-use water four times Use sun to heat the water

own water reservoir

5. Contained sewage
Use water
second time for indoors greenhouse plants third time for toilet black water goes to septic tank outside

5. Contained sewage
Use water
fourth time for outdoor plants roots clean the water

No ground water pollution

6. Food production
Tropical fruits indoors Permaculture outdoors

Advantage
Efficient use of energy Thermal mass cool in the summer warm in the winter Sustainable Maximize use of natural resources

... more advantages


Easy to build owner and volunteers Available Motorcar tyres Bottles en cans

Disadvantages
Resale
alternative house alternative houses new concept

Building permit Financing

References
Earthship Volume I, II en III Comfort 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

http:// links
Info- en training centres
[Link]/earthship-brighton [Link]/[Link]

Tee garden in the Netherlands


[Link]/production/earthship_zwolle.html

Earthship design principles


[Link] [Link]/plans/[Link] [Link]

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