The future of living : Earthships

This new type of housing might be the key to sustainable living in the future.

An Earthship is a type of passive solar house that is made of natural and upcycled, already existing materials such as tires and bottles.
The concept was coined by architect Michael Reynolds, who, in the 1970s, wanted to build a house that would do three things.


Earthship

In short, an earthship adresses six principles or human needs; First, the home could and should be able to reduce and even eliminate all your utility bills.
Second, people living in these homes are relying more on what nature provides, they get their electricity from the sun and wind,
their water from the sky for bathing, cleaning, showering, flushing etc. The sewage that is then produced from this is contained treated in a wholesome matter on the premise.
The home also ensures comfortable living, as temperatures inside should be comfortable all year round in any climate and therefore reduce your heating and cooling bills.
Lastly, while not strictly necessary, many of these homes and the people living in it use the structures to grow some sort of food as well, as many earthships have large windows,
which can be used to reach a greenhouse-like effect.

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