Global Model Earthship for the world

[@shaynenbock3473]

The Navajo Nation would benefit from this amazing design.

[@danielk42582]

The entire 🌎 would, hopefully will benefit.

[@justinmyers5215]

I've got a feeling the Indians know more about building with Nature than anyone who came to America after 1492.

[@rodneyzorger571]

Oh, absolutely! I could not agree with you more.

[@aaaaaa2206]

@@justinmyers5215 Anyone who came to America after 1492 had ancestors in Europe, who were most probably peasants, who most probably built their own houses made out of cob and other natural materials in the middle ages which were cheap, easy to construct and were well insulated and efficient. In the past, all people around the world were able to do this. The "indians" were nomadic people who lived in tents/tipis but a jurta/yurt is more insulated and more comfortable. My point is that the "indians" may not have been superior experts in buuilding with natural materials but their structures got the job done.

[@Wiretalker]

Definitely would participate with a tribal nation that would embrace this building and repurposing.

[@wulfclaw4921]

Time to WAKE UP, people ! This man is a genius and has proven many many times how best to live in a sustainable way !

The greatest architecht of the 20th and 21st centuries

[@xavierdelisle5813]

I feel like earthship construction could be therapeutic!!!

[@goransvraka3171]

I must attend an academy soon. This is my dream home! This is the future. When the world around you goes to shit this EarthShip house will look after you. That's a great unique selling point!

[@crimblegnome]

Do it, the Academy was an amazing experience for me and it will be for you as well

[@goransvraka3171]

@@crimblegnome would you say you a confident to build your own house and do you have to build one out in a desert somewhere.... I'd like to build it in a suburban area close to the city?

[@crimblegnome]

@@goransvraka3171 ...to answer the first part of your question, nope! I would never attempt to build my Earthship by myself, what I am fully confident in, is the ability to make sure every component in the Encounter Model, turns out the way I intend. As far as where you can build them. You can tailor Earthships to any climate zone. 😎

[@adamgruber2342]

Goran Svraka do it ..u will not regret it..or do a 30 day build..graduate from earthship!

[@adamgruber2342]

Goran Svraka ur gonna have a lot of restrictions, in the suburbs....money can make it happen...but best to start small in a area that would allow it..

[@weezerwookie]

These free heating, cooling, water and food sources have always been around. But modern society has convinced us that we need to pay money for all of those things, so industrialists have worked hard to obscure this free stuff from the masses.

[@Itried20takennames]

I don’t think it is quite that bad, but that the stick-built homes on the grid are just easier to build and are well known, so easier to permit. Plus suburban box homes can be packed closer together than Earthships, which need a leeching field for the septic system, need to face a very specific direction, etc. so stickbuilt is easier and more profitable for builders. A permiter may refuse or delay an Earthship permit not because they think “no…I must make everyone pay corporate America!” but because they have never seen a request to bury a bunch of used tires, or the atypical, multi-use water system, etc. and so are not sure how to evaluate whether it’s safe and practical. Or a bank may decline not because they want to “keep the rabble dependent” but because they are uncertain of whether a unique home will have the same resale potential as a standard home design…..which is true. It is easier to resale a typical box home than an Earthship, or a cement dome home, or a home made of an old air plane fuselage.

[@weezerwookie]

​@@Itried20takennames yes you're right, I was probably high and paranoid when i wrote that. Hanlon's razor: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by unawareness.

[@mmcgartland2095]

I am too excited. I just registered for earthship academy after waiting 10 yr.

[@lewis730]

I am totally intrigued. Fascinating!

[@LuckyX0182]

it makes you think like how the hell isn't this a standard, all houses compared to this now seem dumb

[@MhUser]

in civilized countries there are hardly any plots that can fit house with such dimensions :)

[@gearandalthefirst7027]

it's labor intensive and development companies don't care if the earth is habitable in 50 years as long as they can throw a complex up and start selling trash as fast as possible then move on to the next place

[@gearandalthefirst7027]

Additionally you have to fight with local city planners to even build these on incorporated land because some of the botany and water recycling technically goes against building codes that were written 50 years ago

[@punkrockscreamsheet]

Dude I know how ya feel. This would end the economic slavery system that we are in .

[@jameswalker269]

@@MhUser only because you're still thinking inside the box we all still live in 😉 I totally understand that thought process, though, as I still sometimes struggle to let my thoughts and ideas be free of our societal structures currently in place. I have a question that might give you reason to think about it slightly differently - Why are plots sized the way they are now? Because they fit around the infrastructure and designs we use at this point. Nothing is stopping us from changing that to better fit earthship designs, except for status quo and greed (my pessimistic opinion 😂).

[@apotheosisofarose1425]

Wow thank you for making the blueprints available!!! With construction costs rising i could never afford $6,000 on design alone, but $600 is doable! Wish i could though because anyone with this forethought deserves to be rewarded.

[@UandMeGod]

I love this dude! Mike Reynolds you are such a genius! I have been watching his progress throughout the decades and he is just smart and cool! He needs a Nobel Peace prize!

[@Yenyou-777]

Hadih 🤲 Sne kalyegh 🤲 for posting, just real awesome home...

[@davidmariopratt]

I am so grateful to have met like minded people..! I love new mexico, I used to live there.. and I always saw myself possibly moving back...

[@SteveK6470]

My dream home! LOVE what Michael Reynolds has developed and I've been following Earthship design since the beginning. I just need some land and easy building permit process, lol.

[@RichardPerkinsNM]

Maybe check in Deming, NM? I don't know zoning/coding there but I have seen some land going for cheap and I know It has some of the best solar quality on earth.

[@annashtey1678]

AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING. GOD BLESS EVERYONE WITH AN EARTHSHIP!

[@BaltimoreActual]

I remember when I first saw this model when "fair companies" came down and did a video back in 2014, it still looks great after all these years. Hard to believe it's obsolete design already, seems to work so well. It will be exciting to see the new iterations!

[@jigold22571]

ThankU for keeping the dreams alive..

[@spiritflower6640]

So much appreciation and respect for this body of work has been developed over decades and all the Earth ships all over the world and I wish that this type of building was more accessible to people of less economic means... and, to people of less physical and intellectual capacities to save money by 100% building their own

[@garethbaus5471]

That is an issue common for most forms of housing.

[@SimpleRick22]

Can’t wait for the academy next month :) Also LOL at the “TITLE HERE” at the end

[@earthship]

oops... :)

[@adamgruber2342]

Richard Garrison it’s totally worth it...

[@janiznick]

@@adamgruber2342 How much to attend please, thank you.

[@stu2203]

Love the updates!!! The fish eye lens give me a headache though.

[@markworthington5423]

I wanna come out. I'll Air BnB it, learn and help out if any being built. Looks like a great retirement home.

[@rdhalim]

@mikereynold, I am one of your big fans, I hope you are doing well, we would love you hear from you also how you treated your cancer, what did you eat and activities make you so healthy. Thank you.

[@Chuck145e]

Some day I'm going to have my own Earthship.

[@carolscabinas]

Toilet flushes from the shower you took yesterday. That's a great idea!

[@Curiousnessify]

as long as someone doesnt accidentally reverse that its a great idea

[@unionse7en]

I just wish we could build these anywhere . Unfortunately building departments won't approve unusual construction techniques without paying for expensive special Engineering approval. It's a case of only those with money can build something that saves money. Thats why these are built in this area of New Mexico...a rare place that has lenient building regulations, if any.

[@VincentMillet1]

Awesome, i've been following your concept for years and finally you've integrated thé aquaponics system... looking forward to see a biogas sceptic tank and a natural swimming pool 🤘😎

[@allanparker20]

Thank you Mike

[@magnus_cockstrong]

its really awesome that you make this information available to people.

[@LadyJ1A]

I Cannot Wait To Help With Lauren's Build In Mid August to Mid September 2020... This Home Is My Dream... Dreams Do Come True! ... With Dedication And Hard Work... ✌🏼🥰 Thank You @Mike Reynolds @Earthship Biotecture For Keeping Plugging Away And Improving This Concept Of Alternative Living Without Loss Of Comfort!!! We All Really Have More Than We Really Need Anyway! ✌🏼🥰✌🏼

[@BillyFromTheHills01]

I'm signed up for Lauren's build too!👍😁

[@nicktorr7888]

Can't wait to see what improvements are up and coming.

[@virgoessence1233]

This is one of the videos I can re watch many times and not get tired . Informative and beautiful. ❤

[@mineismichael]

I love the one earthship on the picture on the wall.

[@simongigney2138]

Loved this, thanks for replying so quick on your website. Can't wait for the day can start on mine

[@one_b]

Good video tour to introduce the Global model and Earthships in general to people. Did the academy in 2017 and helped on Vallecitos and Truchas. Still follow everything as much as I can and watch everything Mike puts out. I hope to buy the set of drawings for the Global 4bd/3bth soon. As for funding building... that is a whole other beast to slay.

[@kavitagoel9524]

Hi....I m from India. I saw all ur videos n debates n discussion on earthships .i really want to learn this from u .n build house for myself from waste materials. But i don't have resources for it

[@edbornau]

Are the drawings available architectural and structural ? for building permits?

[@lindastonebraker2512]

The water system should be a requirement for every home on the planet!

[@peaceandlove544]

Great wise generous man

[@pascaledelmann2153]

Thank you for your courage (it takes courage to fight against the obstacles and apathy of the existing system). Thank you for your perseverance in wanting to build a world in which man integrates himself without imposing himself. Thank you for your brilliant ideas and your constant desire to improve them. You are a great man!

[@cam062690]

Thank you for the video! Really enjoy the tour videos of different earthships. I can't wait to attend the Academy one day! Keep it up, guys!!!

[@TheNewMediaoftheDawn]

Cool, as for cooking with gas. You could have a wood stove for winter cooking/some heat and electric for summer when there’s piles of sun. for northern forested climates. I guess there’s regional options…

[@SteevSalas]

Great vid Michael! I can’t wait to get out there again. We stayed in the Lemuria last year. I love what you’re doing, Keep on rockin!

[@soonerjoose]

Awesome video! My father-in-law and his best friend were thinking and doing these things back in the late 70’s early 80’s. Good stuff man! For everybody that disliked this video, piss off, you don’t have a clue and you have zero ability to think outside the box.

[@KeysForMastery]

This is awesome man! My passion is cob domes building with pallets, stones, tires & reclaimed Lumber, Im relativley close to this in the san Luis Valley.

[@stardustsimulation]

I asked this on another video but I wanted to add it here too. Could you have installed steel support beams to create a 2nd story above the roof? Could you have a mezzanine that circles around where you can see down into it? Or would that defeat the purpose of its design to create cool/warm air interior climates?

[@0neven439]

Thank you Michael, you are a master builder for our beautiful planet. I am sorry for humanity that it is not embracing the beauty of the earth ship. We built ours many moons ago, fue to divorce I am no longer there but wish I could be. God Speed to you Michael, builder of the future.

[@daniluchison]

Darn it! I thought earthships would survive anything! I can see they can't survive divorces!

[@theuglykwan]

@@daniluchison They need a divorce-proof model which allows it to be partitioned and extended to add kitchen etc in the event of divorce.

[@TeacherMom80]

Thank you for making the Global Model Earthship available to everyone! I am in awe of your cause & of all the love, time, energy & resources that you & yours have devoted to this project throughout the years -- a true gift to humanity! You may not leave a carbon footprint, but your footprints have surely been stamped within the hearts of many. I pray that your legacy lives on & continues to make a positive difference in the lives of human beings everywhere, as we work together to learn how to lead more sustainable lives -- for the good of all & for Mother Earth, who sustains us. Thanks be to God for you! Amen 💞🙏🏻🕊️ BeWell

[@dr.trashbag]

one of my favorite videos, weird first 10 seconds of sound lol. Global Model is my favorite, although i would probably take a few things that was learned with the Encounter and Refuge.

[@RokDAWG1]

I need one of these! I hope to have one built within a couple of years!

[@LarryRichelli]

This video should have been titled Global Model Earthship for the wealthy world!

[@rongray4118]

Too bad I wasn't able to make the session a couple months back when I was in Kingman, Arizona! Still appreciate all the passion and Deanna and I are looking forward to starting on our own version on the property!! Beautiful as always!! Blessings One and All!

[@jameswalker269]

Amazing example of an earthship 👍👌 we're going to be leveraging as many earthship design features as is feasible for us when be build our home. We want completely off-grid and self-sustainable. Thank you for sharing your example!

[@helenzachos4508]

I LOVE it. There is NOTHING I don't love about this Earthship.

[@lolaost9559]

I hope to build a home in the Baja. Thank you for bringing this knowledge and experience to all.

[@kendalllladnek9779]

the gas backup stuff, you guys need to do a basic biogas reactor setup so that accumulated biogas can be the gas cooking and backup and be part of the sewage treatment and septic.

[@garethbaus5471]

Exactly.

[@fredericgerniers3505]

My wife and I are convinced to build such model in Zambia, Africa. We would need advices on adapting the ventilation system to mostly cool the place and use the wider exposure to sun for bigger greenhouse. I wonder if these house can be adapted to cooling mostly. I was thinking of high roof with hot air escape, in-house fish pound, inside patio with lush garden, etc...

[@mj-jo8es]

Stunning!

[@OGdank13]

Go Mike! Great job!!

[@FoodForestPermaculture]

Wow fantastic eco system . Peace

[@ArpitKumarGoel13]

Loved the work you are doing. Need of upcoming time. Any suggestions on using less woods to help cutting of tree as well ? Also one can grow a organic orchard, plantation site there. Also suggest using less chemical treated items like ceramic tiles, fancy stuff, also wouldn't rubber tyres produce poisonous gases on heating up during summer. Suggest minimalist life style guidelines with this kind of living to make it more meaningful in true sense. Thanks.

[@auntym4729]

No off gassing because it’s buried.

[@MrBigjoecincy]

I've been looking into Earthships for about a decade now. My plan is to buy some land in Tennessee and have one built for me at some point. I would love to build it myself but wow that really is a lot of work. I wish you guys would talk more about the help you can provide to people who really want one but doesn't really want to build it themselves. I know I could contact a local contractor but I worry about the lack of experience they might have building this style of building. Maybe on the website have a list of contractors you guys have used in the past or maybe a local area guide where we could find people with experience building them in your wanted area.......

[@daniluchison]

Your main issue would be humidity but it can be done. Depending on he crew, it can take 3 months all the way to two years!!! Again, it is very labor intensive.

[@newatthis50]

Humidity and rain. Winter rains are sometimes brutal. I've been looking into this in Ten. too but rain??

[@daniluchison]

Mary Ann Hieb I think they’ve done it in Florida.

[@realtruth1448]

_dotConnector yes it depends on the size of the homes and the crew working on the home

[@oldhippie6764]

There is one in I think Hendersonville, saw it on KZbin

[@Boleh888]

It's the best place for the quarantine of the whole family member for the endless time. Quarantine? Not a big deal dude.

[@DjPositiveP]

I Love This! Thank You For Sharing!

[@alegiojesus]

This is awesome. I can not wait to start

[@brucegelman5582]

"WHATS THE USE OF A FINE HOUSE IF YOU HAVENT GOT A TOLERABLE PLANET TO PUT IT ON." H.D. THOREAU

[@ohdanigirl75]

We just put in an offer on land to build an Earthship just south of Santa Fe.

[@jedics1]

I kind of lost interest in Earthships when I realised I was never going to own land unless I went into the remote desert which did not appeal one bit. Instead I built an off grid truck which is operating nicely but the Earthship model is the only sane choice if you have the land.

[@BenicioYT]

Genial, Michael 👏👏👏

[@sweetiecheressehamlett4455]

I just got the full collection of books I’m reading Volume 1 now one omg!! 🥰👌

[@alfredomagallanes3993]

Dios lo bendiga por las contibuciones ecológicas al mundo, saludos desde México, lo queremos mucho. 😀

[@leifcian4288]

Fantastic thanks.

[@mnickross008]

Love watching all of these earth ship vids. “The next earthships will be 15% better” is this video going over this 15% better or is that an earthships not completed at the time of this video?

[@mnickross008]

I am assuming it is the encounter and the refuge. Being ~15% cheaper/less man hours to build

[@tinadiesman5442]

What a blessing you are giving regular people like me. Can it be made wheelchair accessible?

[@antonioguamil3275]

An alternative would be too propane, is biogas. You can convert your septinc tank to a bio digester and cook and heat on biogas.

[@BIGPGA]

Hi from ROMANIA

[@szabik.5579]

Hi, hughe respect for the whole team and the founder of the technic. I respect my planet what gives my life to live. The sad thing i live in Hungary and i cannt find people, a team to build up an EarthShip, of course i don't know the whole method also, but i really want to live sustainable life with my family to respect the Earth, plants and animal life. But what can i do to live a full Earth respectable life, this fantastic team works in New Mexico as i know. I will try to find out something to make a something similar solution to live a peacefully life on this beautiful planet. Thanks.

[@mezuzatheband]

Fabulous... If this video does not make one live in an earthship then I dont know what does?

[@suezzzeee1]

i love you mike, i dream of living in a earthship with aquaponics and a big garden.

[@suekoppel5492]

I really want to live in one of these of my own, and build it myself.

[@arty.1447]

Whats the crew size of this particular structure. What supplies need to be provided for the crew to maintain minimal operation? What is the maximum average yield of (what is the most effectivr crop associated with this setup)? And questions like that?

[@edcrfvtgbyhnujmikolpqazwsx]

It's really wonderful!

[@bubbles8968]

Very awesome! I am just learning about this for the first time. I love the greenhouse, but I was thinking some of those trees like the avocado and fig will need A LOT more room to grow. Is it possible to build an Earthship that is 2 stories? Also, wouldn't it be better to put those trees outside -- you are already directing the black water outside to nourish plants. I saw another video that didn't use the Earth mound off the back of the house -- instead, it put two layers of tires to provide the insolation for the cooling vents. I am only mentioning this because it may not be possible to have the Earth mounds in some areas. Thanks so much!

[@frankpeng62]

I think the growing space for the plant is not big enough for a 3-person family. To make it useful, you have to design it to host 20 people in case you have visitors. The sewer and wet waste processing capacity needs 20 times in the video. I think a dedicated room for plant to grow and another room for solid waste and wet waste processing room is needed. For sewer water system, you need 3 or 4 huge septic tanks under ground to basically finish the sewer water treatment. Altogether the biological processing capability will be 30 times as the video.

[@seorasbytheshoremusic]

Seriously the coolest thing, but how do these work in eastern Canada. I realize the heating in the winter would be the big issue, but whether I would build an earth or a house I’d have a wood stove!! Even opt for a heat pump if needed. But would the material hold up in our extreme climate? Hot summers and cold winters?

[@travelfeet]

There are a few northern climate builds I have seen. Some design changes are needed, but nothing drastic. Suplimental heating seems like a good idea regardless for long dark winters.

[@Itried20takennames]

My amateur guess is that it works in cold, less sunny weather with some modifications, as I have seen videos on similar designs in some traditional homes in Siberia (mostly buried, with a wall of South facing windows). The tricky part is often the permits and loans. Earthships are often built in the US 4- corners, empty, desert states, since these allow permits for “experimental” housing. Other locations are not used to Earthships and don’t know how to address a request to bury a bunch of tires, or the repeated use of the water supply, etc. And loan companies worry about the resale value of very unique homes.

[@89TobinRoss]

Would this be viable in Texas? Love everything this man does Also who downvoted this shit?!?

[@Itried20takennames]

Someone would downvote a video on how to easily reverse aging, achieve world peace and make unlimited free clean energy. It would likely work great in Texas, but these are mostly in the 4-corners states as this area allow permits for “experimental” housing. In many other areas, permitting departments don’t know how to respond to a request to bury many used tires, or that has an atypical, multi-use water system, and it can be difficult to get the permits.

[@adamgruber2342]

Aqua-botanicals baby..love those mud puppies!

[@reneebrown2968]

I have one big question. Is there a limit to the size of your greenhouse as compared to the home size or could you double the size of your greenhouse??

[@theuglykwan]

There are ones where the greenhouse is bigger. Their Phoenix model. A celebrity had a multilevel one filled with more planters but he seemed to just grow flowers. There's a homesteading family in Canada that repaired an old earthship and doubled the greenhouse area - they seem to live mostly on what they grow. I think the reason the greenhouse section is so anemic because most people aren't all in with growing and already find this overwhelming. His original plan was to have a bigger garden area, I think he just adjusted it to match what people wanted. You can customize yours.

[@naodyohannes5501]

what kind of glass did he said at 7:40 please?

[@steveborn3455]

So is the fish cell a closed loop system that is separate from the other water cells? I'm just wondering if the pond water (with fish droppings) is also used as a part of the toilet flushing system or not.

[@wulfclaw4921]

When the economy fails, and the mark of the beast is implimented...many will wish they had the ability to be self-sufficient.

[@FeralGypsy8]

this is when this would be best imiplemented... and grow your own food and recycled water. no need for the 'outside'. barter in the community. some grow one thing, enough to share and others would grow other things. i've been looking at 'pocket communities'. these are mostly in the city. 12-15 houses with a courtyard in the middle, but there's no reason someone could have a community and work together foodwise etc. just find the land and the people

[@tatsumakisempyukaku]

Awesome stuff.

[@gutsandgrittv5076]

What direction do the windows face and are they plexiglass on glass?

[@mrearthshome1375]

Absolutely Beautiful :)

[@GreatBoneStructure]

Want one! come on lottery ticket!

[@tibubazuajr9320]

This is awesome, what kind of glass would be optimal for this type of greenhouse facia?

[@earthship]

thermal panes, standard sizes.

[@jl9678]

@@earthship Thanks for that info. As someone who knows little about glass, what are the standard sizes? ie whats the $1 burger of the glass industry?

[@maggysantana3878]

Hi Mike thanks for sharing. I am just wondering how this building can be strong to support an earthquake, or an hurricane or a tornado. Is it a way to make it stronger to hold the Mother Nature forces. Can you make a video as an orientation in how the earth ship can be more stronger. Thanks

[@travelfeet]

The earth berm and high mass perform very well in high winds/earthquakes. The earth berm must be an issue in flood prone areas, but then again, so are any designs that aren't on stilts. I have heard him mention earhtquakes in other videos and he said the tire wall performs better than a concrete one.

[@Viajarhaciendoamigos]

Hola soy Carmen de Paraguay pero vivo en Argentina, muy lindo, todo es de ensueños ojalá se replicara en todo el mundo y les pido si pudieran hacer uno explicado todo en español, amo lo q hacen.

[@sirrenasingleton3311]

What about the longevity and humidity issues? Can you tell me or explain those issues?

[@Spazman247]

Was always curious, do you ever do permaculture thing's around your housing designs with the land?

[@brokkoliomg6103]

I would think no as they're in the desert but it's a thing I'm also curious about. Would love to build an Earthship with permaculture as the perfect and ultimate apocalypse proof house lol

[@Pawsitivehouse]

I would love to build an earth ship here in Alberta but I doubt our governments would sadly ever allow it. This would be my dream and I would love to have people from all over come and see my earthship!

[@emmamccormick8443]

i think i’ve heard of someone who made one in alberta, i’ve heard of people make them in Quebec too

[@SuperMasterTurtle]

Do you have to pollinate the plants with a paint brush or expose them to bees and other pollinators?

[@Itried20takennames]

Don’t t know, but could likely do either. Doesn’t take to much time to just hand pollinate if needed.

[@FoodForestPermaculture]

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