They built an earthship home & it's gorgeous!

[@janinafisher101]

Earthships are so amazing because we are using waste materials, and building using natural processes like water catchment and filtration of wastewater, the natural flow of air for heating and cooling, passive solar, etc. Goldie did a great job explaining the benefits. A really fun couple, and I loved the outtakes!

[@trevorlambert4226]

Earthships are a luxury product masquerading as environmentally friendly. There isn't enough land in places with the required resources for everyone or even a significant minority of people to do this. And upcycling is great, but it's a resource that is dependent on the consumption of others. The more people you convince to do things like this, the scarcer those resources become, until you reach the point that you're forced to buy something new. The point being, this isn't a model for a more sustainable way of living as a society, just for a small number of people. It's a hobby.

[@seriousbutfunny2]

@@trevorlambert4226 Nobody does everything. They will always be consumption and waste in every part of nature. That is why we have buzzards. This is just one alternative to many ways of living. I wish them well.

[@oakld]

Well, while I don't think Earthship are actually masked luxurious products, it's true they do require significant plot to start with. Furthermore, this is technically not Earthship, but "Earthship inspired building", since the author prohibits using this term loosely (and this is clearly not his design, having vertical windows). The earth tubes can only work properly in extremely arid locations like deserts (and even then I'd be seasonally careful), since in all other climates they're extremely tricky and basically must be equiped with bunch of sensors, automatic valves and custom programmed control unit; otherwise condensation, mold and associated high health risks are guaranteed. Gray water fed with toilets is outright banned in many countries, but one can still employ shower or kitchen sink water. Rain catchment is absolutely standard in most of Europe and since some 10 years ago even a requirement for every new house in most countries in Europe. As for reusing materials, this is truly a luxury part (if you want to do it correctly). Renovating old materials needs top-notch workmanship, dedication and a lot of time and resources - so they end up much more expensive than regularly available items (and most of the time unique and admirable). Slapping together bunch of scrapyard items kind-of-works, but in my opinion is dreadful. In fact most of Earthship projects really lack good workmanship. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a great thing people are building any houses themselves and they should, but maybe they should make efforts to study the trades at least on youtube, pay at least for a part of some jobs someome who's willing to teach tem a bit (takes effort, but there are many open to that),... The lack of workmanship is sad. But don't get me wrong, while I consider Eartships an extreme exercise, I think they're for the same reason very interesting and got me inspired for my next house I plan, an earth bermed and sheltered house.

[@jonothandoeser]

@@trevorlambert4226 Not if you build it yourself.

[@trevorlambert4226]

@@jonothandoeser I was already assuming that. There's no earthship contractors out there.

[@LaLadybug2011]

What a sweet, fun and inspiring couple! Would have loved to listen to them playing some of their instruments!

[@australianwoman9696]

I love earthship homes, their definitely a labour of love! It's extremely hard to gain building approval for these homes thus far, unfortunately. ( Yours is beautiful Matt & Goldie, enjoy it! )

[@jessemeyer3628]

Nice to see a kind earth caring couple living the dream! They look quite happy!! Love the ceiling in the master room. That master room hammock looks very practical too haha.

[@noellaq8056]

Enjoyed watching this lovely couple, Matt and Goldie. I do like their earthship design/version very much and Goldie explained everything so well.

[@elisaboots1125]

We went to New Mexico a few years ago and stayed in an earth ship for a week- LOVED IT. So wonderful to see more people ( younger than us) deciding to embark on this awesome adventure. Hats off to Goldie and Matt! Wishing you Bright Blessings and many happy years in your beautiful home🥰!

[@shadowmomma]

My soul longs for a home like this ❤️

[@kallasusort2986]

Goldie you are a great spokesman for Earthships and clearly know the drill. It is nice to see alternative Earthship designs - your place is so open looking. They are such a wonderful way to live on Mother Earth - I am jealous! Bless you both may you have a joy filled life.

[@theUcane]

GREAT bloopers!

[@TinyHouseGiantJourney]

Haha we had some fun

[@TwilightMysts]

It is nice to see a new Earthship video. I feel like there hasn't been anything new for a while, it has all been videos revisiting homes that were finished and covered years ago.

[@imm0rtalitypassi0n]

Yeah, sadly, it's getting harder and harder to build them inexpensively, which is tragically ironic.

[@hollyjobitner3285]

Love your home! I would love to live in one, but now that we’re both retired, that’s never going to happen. I am enjoying our 36 solar panels, heat/cooling pump, with our garden in western PA, and locally grown proteins. We’ve made our south facing modular home a much of an earth ship as it will ever be. 💙

[@milo6971]

Plants fruiting in the winter doubles your harvest season if you garden outside as well! Amazing build! Owner Builder Unite!

[@debbralehrman5957]

Great Earthship house. Glad you got to have your dream home.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂

[@tinam5330]

That was Great. Goldie explained everything in such good details & the message she ended with was so meaningful. 😊

[@rexhaney9806]

I've seen great designs on houses like this in the desert and you stay nice and cool where it's very hot I love this idea and thank you for the knowledge I appreciate it

[@sararvaughn]

Goldie and Matt!!!!! I'm so excited to see this wonderful video - I remember when this was all still a dream in the early stages, you both have done such a wonderful job creating the life you yearned for. Congratulations!! xx

[@daniellem5175]

Great video! I've never heard of an earthship home. Very interesting and so unique. Thanks for sharing this fabulous home!!

[@delbowen1]

Love this earthship. Simplified with still all the good stuff.

[@consciouslove]

Amazing ❤ I LOVE that you accurately costed it to xx

[@RVBadlands2015]

I have been following you along time. I wondered if you finished the Earthship. Truly love it.

[@poonamdayal9088]

thanks for keepin' it real with the bloopers at the end!! such fun!!

[@thereseshine7506]

I love your earthship! It's amazing and beautiful.

[@greenbamboo4264]

They did a great job, it’s a stunning home on a gorgeous property.

[@Prairiedogs11]

omg that drum made out of propane tanks!!

[@LindaSAndrews.]

I'm very new to your channel but kudos this is amazing. We are in our 70ish but if we had it to do over this is my pick. We have always lived in town but six years ago we moved to the country. Thank you for sharing your dreams and home with us. We're in central Alabama.

[@rebeccaamador6679]

What a marvelous accomplishment. Beautiful.

[@bpsutherland]

F-ing amazing, Good job, great work.

[@retro000]

More like this please!!! Love it

[@constructdestruct360]

I learned so much from this video. Alot of concepts and design that i wasn't familiar with.

[@alchemydoc1692]

Yeah Matt and Goldie! You guys rock!

[@carynthomas1396]

Have enjoyed watching Goldie and Matt's build. YEAH! Buddha 💚

[@rebeccarothfuss-ym3gs]

Nice earthship and nice couple!❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheK7aloha]

Ok sista! This is extraordinary! Aloha from Colorado!

[@r.k.2823]

Amazing property. Good for you. I love homes like this.

[@enobishop1419]

I LOVE YOU TWO! So happy for you both! Thank you for sharing 🔥 🔥 🔥 ❤ ❤ ❤

[@lovetocraftlovetocraft241]

I never heard of earth ships. This is so cool. Love it!

[@cherylbasil1656]

Super, super cool! I LOVE your claw foot tub 🛀🏾, I have always wanted one. Maybe one of these days! I always LOVE your big walk-in shower 🚿, something else I've always wanted.

[@theebalz]

I live in Colorado and looking to do something similar. I will build a Monolithic Dome for my retirement home. I learned a number of things in your video. Thank you for sharing.

[@mikeloki2064]

Sweet home, so glad I am welcome to your earthship.

[@swatisquantum]

This home is basically a future museum. So many stories.

[@marthamaeda8257]

Beautiful home!❤ Enjoy your labour of love 🎉

[@nata3467]

wish this was the norm- what a great way to use waste . Think about how building with these systems would support better water use practices ( especially in South West) We need more alternative living options and more regulation on businesses buying homes and apartments for investments, not for living. Their log walls, the use of glass etc is amazing.

[@pattyblevins2765]

All the old tires they used. The bottles. Awesome!!!! Took 5 years to build and no mortgage and paying out thousands 💰 in interest!!!!! With the price of rent and house payments now in 2024. They built it back when things were cheaper, too. Love the greenhouse and the bathtub area!!! I would want an island in the kitchen and with about 4 comfortable tall swivel chairs. They probably eat in the greenhouse. Drink coffee/tea in the greenhouse. That greenhouse in the winter time. 🥰 I love seeing people’s creativity. I would like to have a sunroom.

[@oakld]

Unfortunately (or not), this can't be the norm. First of all, these buildings are quite space demanding. Using waste materials is generally very demanding, if you want to do it properly. A LOT of work needs to go in restoring the materials and if you want to have a good level of workmanship, it really becomes luxurious item. The earth tubes will not work properly and will be dangerous to your health, if you try to build them in other place but desert, without multiple sensors, automatic valves and custom control unit connected to smart hub. It needs to know real-time atmosferic conditions, preferably also forecast, temperatures in different parts of the tubes, etc. Effectively becoming more expensive than a good ERV unit (not saying it's not worth it, but pointing out the troubles). They didn't mentioned it, but earth tubes is half of the natural ventilation, you also need some high exit point for effective ventilation, typically front windows, which also need to be automated, if not in arid conditions and the natural ventilation should work without you being a control unit 24/7. Releasing toilet waste is not permitted in many countries in the world and I believe whole EU, for instance. To sum it up, my point is, that you can get some inspiration in Earthships as an extreme architectural exercise, but local conditions and realities of this world will (and should, IMHO) force you to build differently, even if you start with an Eearthship idea in other places than arid Southern USA.

[@timgillman]

Very nice! If you are gone for a month or so, can you set it so that the water in the greenhouse recycles to keep the plants watered, even if no one is there taking showers and washing hands? In what ways could the manual labor of pounding tires (2 years) be replaced by say a concrete block wall? I appreciate what Matt said about free materials not being free and taking work to get them ready to reuse.

[@goldiemariola-gill6522]

Great questions! We have left for weeks at a time and I have a lot of potted plants too that need watered so I have always had someone checking on them. The large planter cell stays full because the mulch/bark prevents evaporation. I imagine it would be at least a month before water needed to be added. And yes, many things can be used in place of tires. Rammed earth, ICF block, straw bale. Even a standard stick frame, as long as it faces south, and you have plenty of thermal mass and insulation, it will function similarly.

[@jazzyg530]

I attended Earthship Academy in Taos in 2012 and Ive wanted one ever since. But im not ready to live in the middle of nowhere yet. Especially as a single person. I love them though. Especially modified ones that fit the owners aesthetic.

[@jennyyates329]

I have seen you guys finish alot but I have been watching for years I don't even think your son was born yet when I started watching

[@TarahMatson-zz2hj]

I love this type of home. I wonder if it would be possible to use this type of construction to build an environmentally friendly Hobbit house. I would adore that. I love, love this eco friendly home.

[@kwhatten]

Only thing I would add would be a small "air lock" room in front of the current front door for winter use.

[@chickadeeacres3864]

You’re right! There are usually air locks at each end. Almost built one.

[@gregpendrey6711]

This doesn't really matter, but if people find discount windows and doors they can always be painted to match, which may open up more possibilities for money saving.

[@wendy7879]

Absolutely Gorgeous!! ❤

[@williamwaits]

Great job guys

[@Twila-uo7eu]

Truly beautiful, like you both😊

[@fredtheuberdriver]

I remember having a Formica table very similar while growing up a long time ago !

[@maria201079]

This was just amazing to see ❤❤

[@rebeccacarlson9166]

Wow! So nice! Cute couple, too.

[@albertine2169]

Totally brilliant ❤❤❤

[@sheilacirioni4676]

Beautiful EarthShip..I love the use of the bottles & tires.This home is huge. I just love the use of items to make your home so pretty.😊👍🎃🍂🍄🍁🤗🌻🌴

[@TinyHouseGiantJourney]

I totally agree!

[@mccardieclan1755]

Amazing build!!! What about your laundry?? ty

[@ДенисМещеряков-о1ъ]

Mamma mia. So beautifus home😍😍😍

[@greensage395]

The view is awesome!

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

Having such a positive partner no doubt makes projects like this much easier.

[@salscycleshop3416]

Beautiful

[@HabitualButtonPusher]

Rather than tires, I have seen people use 2,500 lb stackable, interlocking concrete blocks for their thermal mass and retaining walls. Granted, you’re not reusing used tires, but it definitely speeds up construction times. Love your build!

[@ReneWaugaman]

Wow, Amazing. Thank You for saying nothing is free 🆓 your The First Person I've heard say that, My Back and now useless hands can relate. Your heating has me wishing, OMG your glass and Buddha Walls. ENJOY 🎶🎶🌻

[@jasonlightfoot4145]

Matt and Goldie are epic humans. Come meet them at next years Alternative Energy Fair in Crestone CO

[@secretbassrigs]

Building your own home was already such a birth right, the forefathers never thought they had to constitutionalize it. The industrial bureaucratic complex should be more than obvious xsince it confronts us everyday in each our personal lives no matter the income level.

[@joanneganon7157]

You did an amazing job with your earthship 🎉 Thanks, Jenna😊! JO JO IN VT 💞

[@Oh_Foe_Sho]

What county is this in? I am moving to south western CO relatively soon. Did you have to apply for any special permits for watch catchment? Love your take on the earthship!

[@OwnerBuildersUnite]

Saguache county... yeah a GWS 78 Rooftop precipitation permit with the state of Colorado. There's a video on our site that walks you through it.

[@katrinadoiron1075]

Amazing very inspiring thx for sharing

[@lucianaparma9555]

Beautiful !!!

[@donnaforte5379]

You are very lucky to live there. I wonder with all the plant's you have, do you get alot of Mold?

[@goldiemariola-gill6522]

Thankfully we have not had any issues with mold. The climate here is very dry and we have good ventilation in our home. All of the house plants help as well.

[@goldiemariola-gill6522]

Thankfully we have not had any issues with mold. Our climate is very dry and we have good ventilation. All of the plants help as well

[@veronicaroach3667]

Lovely for those who have the energy & oomph to do the work, and the necessary cash to get started - you need at least the price of the land for that. Not something everyone can do, but it's a great thing for those who can. And of course if the whole population decided to do this there would not be land enough for everybody anyway ! So - my point is this is lovely for those who can, but never forget you are privileged if you have the chance to do this !

[@erickabrady4780]

Love it great job ❤

[@fernlintner65]

Awe!! Wonderful wonderful setup. Did you get a special permit? Because in Colorado water catchment more than 5 gallons is illegal. Stupid I know but true!

[@OwnerBuildersUnite]

Yes it's called a GWS 78 Rooftop precipitation permit with the state of Colorado... There's a video on our site that walks you through the steps!

[@fernlintner65]

@@OwnerBuildersUnite oh wow thank you so much I am definitely going to check that out! Thank you!

[@cherylbasil1656]

Thank you for the tour!! 😊

[@TinyHouseGiantJourney]

No problem 😊

[@tammytilley6051]

I could never live there , to barren ..I love the inside though

[@tammycruz8189]

Absolutely Amazing N Beautiful 😍

[@lorirugato6463]

Beautiful earthship home ❤

[@mackea1]

I would really like to see an earthship home built for colder climate. Maybe Canada

[@vickielusby1006]

What is the temperature range for the atrium during the summer & winter? Love your home!

[@goldiemariola-gill6522]

I do track the temps, in the winter it's usually 54-60F and summer is 64-70. The living space is more stable, around 58-68year round.

[@annnorris5992]

This is amazing!

[@Chris-og8ri]

Beautiful I want to build a monlitic dome home

[@splashesin8]

❤😂😊I wanna do something like this.

[@brookestephen]

*you can lay out mylar sheets outside, parallel to your front room, to catch more sun in winter.*

[@KneeJerkReactions13]

Shower floor looks painful. And real fun to clean. Nice home.

[@juniru6139]

Love it ❤ and you two are so cute

[@SindyLowery]

All so Awesome 😎 and u like Metal Music 😻🎶

[@joyhobbs5431]

Very Nice

[@imm0rtalitypassi0n]

Nice shirt, Matt. 🤘🏼

[@usa3479]

Great job.👍👍👍

[@Ronny68100]

*Amazing !...👌❤👏*

[@Utoko]

The construction costs between $125,000 and $250,000+. It is cool, but it prompts the question of whether a similar result could be achieved at a lower cost by using more conventional materials and techniques. In particular, it would be interesting to see whether a comparable result could be achieved with less expensive materials and a heat pump, with solar energy playing a more prominent role. What do people think about that? Trying to learn and earthship are around for a while now but tech is changing. Beautiful earthship ether way

[@GeorgeanaSavelovas]

Love it!!! ❤

[@texasscience6580]

the grey water planter is so tall. does the water from the shower, sink, ect still flow to the grey water planter?

[@elonnamills1535]

❤LOVE IT...! ❤️

[@christkortis3250]

2 questions. Do you use a specific hand/ body soap and shampoo that is biodegradable so not to harm the plants when that Grey water is used for watering? And do you get a lot of dust coming through your cooling tube? A furnace filter would be easy enough to use, but would that impede airflow?

[@goldiemariola-gill6522]

Yes we have to be aware of what products we use. Luckily we like the natural stuff anyways. Our house can get very dusty, we live in a sand box so it gets in from everywhere. It's not a huge issue, I just sweep every couple days. A filter would help dust but also minimize air flow.

[@matsfreedom]

I'm in Colorado. It's my understanding that rainwater catchment is limited to 75 gallons per year. How did you get around this state regulation? Nice work on your Earthship!

[@ellencox8415]

If that's true, that is a stupid law.

[@OwnerBuildersUnite]

If you qualify for a well permit in the state of colorado you can get a special permit called a rooftop precipitation permit GWS 78 with department of water resources and catch as much rainwater as you want. Thanks! Glad you liked the Earthship! We did a video on our channel if you check it out.

[@nicoletelles8251]

What part of Colorado is in this? It looks so much like NM!

[@buydirectusa4954]

I like it but do they charge batteries with the dolar? Are the batteries kept in a seperate structure to protect from offgassing and fires?

[@romanlasek5557]

Piękne życie w pięknym otoczeniu.

[@jesathousandtimesjes]

Her: "The land cost $16,000" Me: *Cries in Australian*

[@liia9736]

ME: (in the year 2024) *cries in American*

[@deniseferron3397]

Love your house. With only 12 inches of rain annually, do you ever need to buy water to fill your tank?

[@imm0rtalitypassi0n]

Pretty sure they also have a well.

[@goldiemariola-gill6522]

Yes we do also have a well but the cistern stays quite full with little rain. Our roof is huge so we get a lot of catchment.