Earthships: New Solutions

[@__DexJames__]

Nice production. The other day I accidentally took a wrong turn and drove past the Earthship homes in Taos and have been getting information about them since. This presentation has been more informative than most. One critique would be English sub titles for the interviews that were in Spanish. Totally enjoyed the story that went with the build.

[@alsdjfknbo]

I'm doing a smaller version of this. It'll be a combination of tires and strawbales. Mostly the same principle. Having 3 of the walls made of tires. Its going to be a 15 x20 and I'm doing it by myself just me. Its hard work but its slowly coming along. I'm in southern California. Where it's incredibly hot in the summer. The other difference is that I'm going to put a Little bit of dirt on the roof and try and grow ornamental grass. It'll provide even further protection from our strong sun in the summer. Winters are mild here. So not too concerned about the cold. A year ago I bought a few Acres so far I spent the last six seven months planning trees mostly fruit trees. I plan on having a food Forest. So I planted the fruit trees first so they take a few years before they really start producing and I just recently started building the house. I think ive planted maybe around 100 trees so far. I have many many more to go. I had to stop planting which is something I love doing so that I could build a small structure. In the future I'll build a larger earthship type home.

[@dopesail8939]

Can you upload your progress?

[@Will_Forge]

Sounds cool. This combination sounds scary since straw bales are flammable and tires which normally aren't easy to catch fire but will if you expose them to sustained fire also become extremely toxic when burning, but I'm sure you've done your due diligence and research and have a plan to keep the tires from catching fire by utilizing sufficient thermal barriers.

[@jeancampbell4341]

Good to see people building a house together. Thanks for this great info

[@redbaronalb]

And for sure they are volunters.

[@johnnylopez5123]

I dont think i could ever afford to build something as beautiful as that, but i enjoyed the video. Greetings from Costa Rica.

[@ІннаВерховська-я7п]

Thank you very much! You are doing such a great job for our Mother Earth, and you are getting wonderful homes for a happy and healthy life! And great thanks to you as well for sharing this with the whole world!

[@ghostgarden8032]

This kinda house is not a one man build, it took a whole village of people to gather resources, the layout and design, the imagination to bring all of this together, ❤️ the concept

[@XThexReaperX]

We can do amazing things when we work together

[@Dyshof]

YES, you need 200 people to build a house

[@shizuwolf]

@@Dyshof maybe 10 to 20+ for something like this

[@nomore1980]

Why no English translated subtitles for the non-English parts?

[@balticdubai950]

Why are the tires such a problem in amerika? In Germany we recycle them in steelfactories as fuel in the burners (in the melting process) for example or for the sportstadiums as tartan cover. All of the materials you are using as "trash" are from real value and can be reused and recycled. I am just wondering. 🤗

[@ZadovApproves]

People are not so smart then they think green. A lot of aluminium which is recycled wasted. Glass wasted. And so on...

[@RaeFaeM]

I love this video with updated version of demonstration, explanation of earthship functionality, etc. The only thing thats missing is language translation when some people are speaking spanish.

[@CreatureOfGoddess]

Just reminds me yo quiero mas practicar

[@aniamiroslawa7242]

I would like to build one in the US. Which states allow for such construction?

[@MariaCAColombia]

@@aniamiroslawa7242 they have a community in new mexico

[@mirenkruse4266]

So wonderful 😍 I wish you would have English subtitles when people are speaking Spanish 🙏🏽

[@gardenia73mccready79]

New Zealand - Te Timatanga - Earthship - beautiful structure & beautiful environmental

[@MareSimone1]

WOW. I want this way to be self sufficient in perfect rhythm with the earth. Plus recycling tires and other "trash" such a brilliant creation I'm going to share this with my friends and hopefully we'll be creating an earthship home soon.🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@ronwilliams1656]

If you Go with rammed Earth walls you will have finished walls when the forms are pulled off...it will save tons of time and resources. Like gas for vehicle to haul tires!!!

[@melaniesmith3954]

This is the best earth ship so far. I love this.

[@Ciciye12]

Small boys the same ever day! Good for your heart!💕

[@shrachi91d]

Thank Earthshipers.

[@davidhill129]

These houses are amazing!

[@joasli]

That would be my dream house. Although, I'd go a step further and have a composting toilet and skip the septic tank. I don't know what building regulations would say about that in the UK and where I'd get the funds from though...

[@allenureta493]

wow....good job...saving the earth move...god bless

[@abelardopena7906]

Me encanta este video ojalá no pase mucho tiempo para poder poner esto en práctica. Gracias por toda la información

[@fahtimaali6392]

Love The dedication and work u All are doing

[@lorenaaltamira4990]

Hola a todos ...pueda ser q mas personas se entusiasmen de este projecto ...es grandioso y una salida si es q no es la unica salida ...a la nueva era..donde todo cambia rapido y el empleo muta y se restringe dia a dia ....adelante con todo....lo q trabajab en elllo yo mismo quiero una y la voy a hacer aqui en mendoza argentina en 3 años la comienzo ...adelante......gente hermosa

[@mimib6253]

Love earthships, not only do they acknowledge the trash problem YET not afraid to focus on a Realistic solution for what could become litter we don't seem to need anymore.......taking it to the people so to speak instead of expecting government/greedy corporations (with their "what's in it for me/us" mentality, to do something First!!!

[@romainring]

I love the energy of all the people there

[@mrdavidnrose]

Too bad that the sound cuts off the last couple minutes..

[@Zayskibop]

I gotta say, after getting involved with various earthship builders and sustainable collectives.. PASSIVE HOMES are the real tried and true eco homes. There are plenty of renewable resources like hemp bricks with high R values, that actively sequester carbon than just “offsetting”. Much more flexibility with building and design, and did I mention it’s the HIGHEST international building standard? You won’t struggle to get an occupancy permit in a passive home, that’s for sure! I’ve watch earthship flop and people sued for improper tire disposal. I know people a decade in still ramming tires with earth.. The ability to work ANYWHERE that isn’t a desert /environment that gets cool at night even if the days are 100F+ is also a HUGE caveat.. Bermed earth has its place, but the push for earthships really seems like something that should have come and gone

[@jacobvantuinen5426]

That was a really fantastic production!

[@edixasanchezpacheco3692]

20:00 Latinos to the force of positive goodness! The race of humanity is one ☝️

[@TedOfNod]

“The race of humanity is one” Singles out the Latino race. 🤷‍♂️

[@OJesusX3]

I can understand that. It feels good to see your heritage doing Good. Power on everyone! 😇🌎✨

[@viaja3569]

Mike Reynolds you are a legend!

[@milankajurisic7382]

Love it, I am from Serbia.

[@romainring]

Once people understand that these houses are vital for human existence the old standard will go out the back door

[@luchitag.sheehan.1843]

Que buenas idea ,una forma de ayudar a la madre tierra. Felicito a los diseñadores y a todos los voluntarios. Yo quiero la mia,aunque sea la version mediana. Mi terreno es de 10X20 mt. Saludos cordiales a todos. ⚜️🙏💫👍💝

[@littlegreenfarm149]

Wondering how well this would work in the mountains? I'm assuming having trees around your house would be an issue. How much land would you have to clear around your house to insure you'd get enough sunlight? We bought 6.4 acres in the mountains in New Mexico and our property is a rectangle shape.

[@shortbear1198]

As much sun as possible. Or just set up your solar panels away from the house. Or use turbines instead of solar. Lots of options.

[@carlthor91]

Depends upon the latitude of the build site, this determines low sun angle in the winter. Size and location of a Trombe wall inside to absorb heat during the day in winter, then good insulated blinds for winter night, while the wall radiates heat into your structure.

[@vaetiolamon2188]

I'm 18 and i have a goal on making one of this for my house in Indonesia in my 30s

[@RIZFERD]

Hi from Indonesia

[@ericdary8041]

Get started now. Life goes by fast from here on out, kid.

[@ronwilliams1656]

Do it now while you're young. I was 67 years Young when I started the house, willpower and seeing that you are getting a little done everyday is the key for the willpower!

[@petteredward3951]

Muito bom É esplêndido ver como o fazem com boa vontade e ao final da obra a satisfação das pessoas que ajudaram a construir, uma casa para toda a vida, é com certeza uma bela forma de viver.

[@hervehaddad341]

I don’t understand except for recycling but was is the natural realtion with putting tires made of petrol into your house ?

[@FortniteOG420]

I am building one in Alabama, the first one that I know of here, based on the unity model plans, except I don't have easy access to large amounts of tires, so I am using reinforced earthbags with a timber reinforcing frame, and since it rains here so much I can afford to use a green roof for extra cooling, and more growing space for plants like lettuce, strawberries, and other low growing plants and grasses that don't have invasive roots and the price is a fraction of a large scale earthship, at only $10,000 for a 36x20 interior space with 3 rooms and bathroom.

[@govegan562]

only 10k???

[@saulcha1]

I loved this !!

[@jojolighttheway63]

I really want to have one of these homes. I have to see how to make this happen in Arizona.

[@richardpoynton4026]

I’ve been quite interested in the Earthship concept since I heard of it several years ago. But on none of the videos I have seen on the subject has anyone mentioned using the black water/sewage to create methane using a biogas generator setup - which could then be used as a cooking gas or if needed power generation/heating.

[@mrdavidnrose]

burning methane is pollution right? I think the point is to reduce your carbon foot print.

[@ronnor58h]

From what I have read, burning methane releases only carbon dioxide and water. the combustion of methane releases fewer byproducts than other fossil fuels. ... When one molecule of methane is burned, it produces two molecules of water vapor. That being said, methane in itself is one of the contributors to global warming according to scientists, I would think that burning it might actually be beneficial, of course that is just an opinion. I am absolutely not a scientist, and my facts come from info on the internet, that doesn't make it right, but it gets you to thinking, about ways to utilize an untapped resource for free. No matter how you look at it the by-product is inevitable, whether you burn it or just let it vent it has potential harmful effect, so why not utilize it?

[@TheWanderingYogi]

I would love to build one here in Thailand

[@raphaelzanglein537]

Me too

[@michaelwalusimbi3869]

I'm trying to study it and see if I can build it as my farmhouse in the village in Uganda

[@Marusija8]

SUPER... !!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Josua100]

Wow, thanks guys

[@angelicaavila9701]

aweasome!! how much $?

[@buenavidaestates-livingthe6333]

Orale! I love Earthships and now live in Mexico. Would love to get involved!

[@brudo5056]

This material actually is an important source of PAH, poly aromatic hydrogens, which can migrate to the surrounding area...

[@annashepard6337]

Will you have to rebuild the home when the planet tilts in order to appropriately orient the solar room?

[@aicram62]

If you're in a different climate do you still want three sides of tires?

[@BudgetCarnivore]

I live in hot climate of South India. We don't have freezing temperatures in winters. Will this work for me in our area. It's a dry land ?

[@joepaullawncare7222]

Yes

[@j.mariemartin]

I want to live in an earthship, are there any in austin texas?

[@davidgch16]

Muy cerca de los médanos de Samayuca, Chihuahua compré un terreno y me gustaría llevar a cabo está magnífica idea para preservar la naturaleza. Esta ubicación queda muy cerca de ciudad Juárez, una ciudad muy industrializada y con muchos desechos con los materiales que han usado para construir está earthship. Sería fabuloso cambiar de las cabañas a esta manera de vivir la naturaleza

[@ronwilliams1656]

Rammed Earth is the way to go same dimensions you're talking about $900 invested includes fue for l equipment and forms. But I agree it's a lot of work and the payoff is it knowing your heating and cooling bill is paid for. Pouring Bond beam now. I should have close to $1,000 invested in it. 20 in thick wall 18'x26' inside dimensions I started on it 4th of July 2019 and have had nearly no help.

[@ronwilliams1656]

@omar Fernandez Adobe is good. When you ram the earth it compresses and makes the materials more dense and hold the heat longer. In the winter bottle the heat all day with the doors and windows closed and the night you will smile all night long. After about 2 to 2 1/2 years the walls will staybelis in a temperature of around 70 degrees

[@fazeelaabdelsamia799]

I’m so fascinated by this way of building, one question? Are all of the people working on this volunteer. Or how does this work. Anyway keep up the wonderful work ✌️✌️

[@mhintrepid]

From the looks of it, it seems that the amount of labor and materials required is equivalent to the energy and labor and materials costs of building a conventional home. How is this a savings? Except for the use of tires which would be destined for a landfill, I don't see much of a difference in energy and materials expenditure.

[@robertziawinski6554]

I have been wanting to build a recycling and grey water system in my South Florida home. Also, it has been a step further to make my home more energy efficient. Cooling via an air tube system could be possible with building up berms surroundings too. All ideas that I have had for decades.

[@zskywalker8916]

a greatness awaits us. a beautiful future foreseen indeeeed. eye has a few questions. so firstly does anyone connected to this and or earthships have a community server or app we can talk @? please and thank you. i am in Fl

[@widescreen8964]

Is there any off-gassing from the old tires?

[@auntym4729]

Tele Box No they get no air or sunlight, so no off gasses

[@DarthPoyner]

One side is covered in 10+foot of earth. The other 6+ inches of concrete/adobe. So like Auntym says, no air or sun to power the process and no where for the gas to go even if they did.

[@ronwilliams1656]

There are no tires or garbage in rammed Earth you off gas

[@pauamat8460]

Como le. Hago para hacer una aquí en oaxaca? Algún contacto aquí en mexico🙏🙏🙏

[@weezerwookie]

can i slowly shawshank dig a basement into a 90% finished earthship home (northern NM), and eventually expand it to 2nd finished basement level? or at least keep it as a survival bunker for extreme shit.

[@pacciato]

thankyou so much is a good idea

[@cynthiaestrada8318]

in a tropical earthship, I wouldn't need to heat the earthship. Also I wouldn't really need an atrium. It should use bamboo. It should have a second floor or be of a level above ground as there would be less insects that way. The 1st floor should be made of stone and the floor above should be made of bamboo.

[@RIZFERD]

Depends on the climate, even here in Indonesia there are many cooler areas

[@DarthPoyner]

The atrium is not just to gather heat, the convection cooling system is based on gathering the heat at the front. Also, the plant cells are step 2 in the water process. It helps clean the grey water enough to be used in the toilet. I am sure there are things that can be altered or taken out to fit the climate. They actually have videos of building different types in different places. At least 2 of them in tropical areas.

[@lpmoron6258]

English subtitles or translation would be wonderful in the Spanish speaking segments.

[@laarniperez3728]

i really want to have our own earthship herein our country, Philippines. Maybe, with help from the community.

[@goransvraka3171]

you totaly should. I saw the way Philipinos live in the villages. This would change their lives! You have the will you just need the knowledge!

[@OJesusX3]

You just need the leadership. The rest will follow. 😎🌎✨

[@ronwilliams1656]

When you pull the forms off from rammed-earth the walls are finished. There is no more to do but the floor roof and doors. I have for sliding glass doors across the face of my home. 95 degree day on the winter equinox... no fire!

[@omarfernandez4561]

@@ronwilliams1656 What about adobe?

[@MrPhotodoc]

Actually looks like fun.

[@mrreonbowens7310]

will something like this be practical in the caribbean.

[@nicholasebertram]

Great question!

[@MariaCAColombia]

They built one in Puerto Rico

[@shortbear1198]

Literally practical in EVERY climate.

[@keithloggains3531]

How long does it take for the earthship pay for it self?

[@ronwilliams1656]

My first winter told me everything I needed to know... there was nearly no cold air infiltration! 95 Degree Days in the dead of the winter with no fire during the day! That should be enough said.

[@ronwilliams1656]

My first winter was enough to convince me it is the way to go explanation point

[@ronwilliams1656]

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[@ronwilliams1656]

Mine was only $4,800... Rammed Earth! that included fuel for the air compressor and backhoe also money for the forms. The floor and the roof where the most expensive parts

[@edixasanchezpacheco3692]

6:32 ... cada edificio es una “célula” que vive y respira. No es “una celda..”- traducido incorrectamente

[@radasmelaya6492]

books? please share titles

[@dylanowens3173]

Those watching , tire bales where the tires are pressed and flattened into a square bale saves time and body stress labor in packing the tires with dirt. And many have found it is better to have the Windows not at an angle as they will always leak and void a widow warranty if installed at an angle. It is better , cheaper, and saves warranty to have windows straight and then have sky lights rather than widows at an angle

[@mariecameau097]

I would love to own an earthship homestead

[@LarryRichelli]

The codes and restrictions in the US are totally against this free kind of building. If you want one, be careful of where you buy your land! I was looking at land in Arizona but the building codes would not allow it.

[@greenhometony]

You need to talk with an engineer. A live free or die state like Az doesn't accept an engineers stamp??

[@lolaost9559]

Espero lograr mi meta de regresar a Baja y construir mi ecohome.💜

[@altela1597]

You say that this house produces its own food, but it would greatly surprise me if this house produces all the food, without the need to buy some. But for the rest those house are great.

[@55MusicHub]

House and concept is so beautiful but i have question who is going to live here in the middle of nowhere. 😊😊 I’m going to build this concept house in city.

[@romanakasparova4467]

Hi :) How long did it take to build it?

[@ronwilliams1656]

A little over 5 months with the help of a cement mixer and backhoe and a lot of willpower. Four sliding glass doors across the front...I had 95 degrees on the winter equinox with no fire in the wood stove. It was the warmest winter I've ever spent in a home...

[@BudgetCarnivore]

@@ronwilliams1656 how many people did build your earthship ?

[@ronwilliams1656]

@Abdul Rahim I built it myself... I owe no one for anything !!! I did this at 68 years of age. A word of advice...exercise and build some muscles first. You will need them, but you will feel like King Kong and when you get done and feel you can concour anything!!! I had no help!!!!!!!!

[@govegan562]

@@ronwilliams1656 how much did it cost you and where did you build it

[@bitkrusher5948]

Registered toxice waiste housing nice! If you could only get rid of the use of tires ........I have started ours and we will not be using tires but a combo of rock \earth bags .

[@jjjblade]

Me encanta este tipo de viviendas, y la idea de ser autosuficientes y contaminar lo menos posible, pero siempre me surge la duda sobre si esas ruedas o llantas enterradas a la larga no contaminarán la tierra de alrededor de la casa una vez que empiecen a degradarse y a descomponerse. Me gustaría saber qué opinan ustedes, gracias

[@agromora]

La degradación de mas llantas tarda más de 300 a 500 años…. Y no contamina ….. igual pasaría si están en un vertedero, aquí les dan una segunda y tercera oportunidad……

[@jjjblade]

@@agromora Muchas gracias por contestar. Mi temor era que si construyo una casa como esta y en los alrededores tengo huertos y otros cultivos, algunos productos de degradación de las ruedas pasen a la tierra y de ahí a mis cultivos, que luego consumiré. De todas formas, veo complicado poder construir algo así en España con la legislación existente. No sé si hay alguien de por aquí que haya podido construir una. Un saludo.

[@seanjustg5425]

Awesome💪🌍👷...thank yall so much. 🙏...Ya know one could tap the top the septic tanks for some 'natural'💩gas🔥. Just a thought. 💞

[@theuglykwan]

The guy near the end with the god is green t-shirt - with a little practice he could be a stand in for Vince Vaughn's voice.

[@rJBowker007]

theuglykwan Ha too true! A more stoned version, VV always sounds like he’s on speed...

[@armithel3133]

23:20 OSHA cringing in their seats

[@lpmoron6258]

I would love to have a home like this. Could never afford it.

[@annashepard6337]

How safe will this structure be in a large earthquake?

[@shizuwolf]

I’d imagine the tires would act as a shock absorber. So probably pretty safe

[@FloatingIdeasonanarrowboat]

I thought the analogy would be, bees make wax!

[@mauriciotoz]

37:00 YES

[@SuperJMichael]

These look 1000x better than those from 5 years ago. They don’t just look like piles of trash.

[@loml4evr196]

🤣🤣 Don't judge a book by its cover. Smh

[@PRACTICALBUSHCRAFTSURVIVAL]

WHAT THE APPROX COST FOR ONE EARTHSHIP.???

[@guifrakss]

Money.

[@realtruth1448]

PRACTICAL BUSHCRAFT & SURVIVAL about 225$ per square foot, so for a 2,500sqft home(average size of american home) that’s about 560k then you have to buy land to sit it on but depending where you buy the land and how much an acre can range from 500$-50k for a good example In Texas I can buy about 5 acres(that’s a lot of land, anything about 3 acres is alot of land) I’d spend about 1500$ an acre in a nice spot away from everyone, maybe even cheaper, but to build an earthship it’s gonna cost but will be worth it

[@greenhometony]

@@realtruth1448 generally people who build their own earth ships don't spend $225 a sq. ft.

[@realtruth1448]

greenhometony yea but I would want trained professionals to build the earthship for me

[@lorileo4319]

They are great, but the tires are a lot of work. I wonder if there is a faster alternative to the tires??

[@aparadox7253]

You should look into cob walls

[@RIZFERD]

Tires are better long lasting

[@RIZFERD]

Also flexible earthquake proof

[@DarthPoyner]

Many individuals have developed quicker and less labor intensive machines for the tire production. Pneumatic rammers to pack the sides leaving just the middle for manual work, partially liquefying the dirt and pumping it in like a concrete, and many others. What you will find in many of these videos is that they are using man power to cut down on other bits. Plus in many of these they have more man power than money to begin with. Of course you could go with Cob Walls, Bail walls, straight poured concrete, Just about anything that can support the roof and hold heat. But those require new resources to build where using tires is actually removing trash that already exists.

[@ronwilliams1656]

Rammed Earth! when you all the forms off it's finished... much less work involved!

[@walt2099]

Wow 😮

[@charlescardiaslevandovski9167]

Verry good ! But has a litlle problem....and missing one more thecnic to minimize the cost impact and pollution impact...." Cement " . Should be use Rammer earth thecnic.

[@DarthPoyner]

You could always try it out and let us know how it goes. There are other more earth friendly concretes available, but they cost quite a bit more.

[@javoncrawford4412]

20 days that's crazy

[@kylalaursen9875]

Are the health risks worth it though?

[@BeeBait]

Yes, you can always offset the risks in building by following safety regulations around the worksite. After that, your house will generate clean energy, consume less and produce more water and produce food using waste you generate and will be more than healthy enough for you and your family for decades.

[@benpoulin5637]

What health risks are you referring to?

[@OJesusX3]

You mean the old tires? They're typically covered in a layer of dirt/cement and aren't exposed to heat or light to permit off gassing or further decomposition.

[@ronwilliams1656]

No tires in rammed-earth... health issue solved

[@sontisontheim3138]

problem: i am not allowed to built that way in germany. cant do that

[@nenoi5815]

How toxic are old tires? The biggest problem with discarding old tires is that they contain chemicals and heavy metals that leach into the environment as the tires break down. Some of these chemicals, according to the California Integrated Waste Management Board, are carcinogenic and mutagenic (cause cancer and gene mutations)

[@nenoi5815]

dont mean to be a party pooper, love the idea.

[@Edzhjus]

Most problems and solutions are simply different POV. 🙄

[@chadarama5387]

ممتاز

[@2008VICMAY]

contribuyan con los planos

[@psychiatry-is-eugenics]

Individual transportation is a huge mistake . Omega will fix everything

[@dawnamorgan6903]

It would be nice to be able to hear what ever the person is saying instead of the music. Okay, so I had not waited long enough for the music to finally stop. What ever was being said before the music stopped must not have been important.

[@m.w.2098]

Hi, please get me in contact with someone who is knowledgeable about earth cooling tubes, I have a design I'd like to get feedback on, thanks for helping the Mother of us all. Namaste

[@richthibodeauartspace7146]

After the first weekend

[@richthibodeauartspace7146]

I knew enough about Earthships to build my own .

[@hangarbolorchimeg2723]

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