Building an Earthship isreallystraightforward. The technical knowledge required is minimal, the steps are easy to understand, and you do not require much in the way of specialized tools or equipment. If you are determined, you may be able to handle the entire process of constructing your own h...
What’s really troubling about these numbers is that a lot of the power and water we use—and pay for—gets wasted. The average US citizen wastes about30 gallons of water every day, and while it’s difficult to know exactly how much electricity the average person wastes, we do know that...
This step is mandatory. Do not even think about leaving labels on the bottles. Many years ago a woman built a house in Nevada out of bottles and she did not remove the labels when summer came the mortar contracted and the labels stayed with the mortar and her house ended up looking like...
When you picture an eco-friendly home, do you imagine solar panels that are something of an eyesore, or maybe those Earthship solar houses from the 70's? Green homes get a bad rap sometimes, but there are modern green technologies that pretty much anyone can incorporate into a home. And ...
Slow and steady wins the race. While pulling the plug may seem like a pipe dream, there a few things you can do while you wait for yourearthshipto be built. Most of us waste more than we actually use; being mindful of how you use your resources is the first step towards energy indep...
Slow and steady wins the race. While pulling the plug may seem like a pipe dream, there a few things you can do while you wait for yourearthshipto be built. Most of us waste more than we actually use; being mindful of how you use your resources is the first step towards energy indep...
Slow and steady wins the race. While pulling the plug may seem like a pipe dream, there a few things you can do while you wait for yourearthshipto be built. Most of us waste more than we actually use; being mindful of how you use your resources is the first step towards energy indep...