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The six principles of earthships

Building with recycled materials

Passive temperature control

Generate own electricity

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The six principles of earthships

Harvest own water

Contained sewage treatment

Own food production

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1. Building with recycled materials

Use used motorcar

tyres filled with

rammed earth.

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1. Building with recycled materials

Aluminum tins/cans

Glass- / plastic bottles

Recycled wood

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2. Temperature control

Earthships have a comfortable

temperature in any climate.

thermal mass keeps it constant

use sun to increase air temperature

and thermal mass

use ventilation to decrease air

temperature isolation to control temperature flow

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... also design

House faces north (southern

hemisphere)

Greenhouse indoors and in front

Thermal mass behind

Underground ventilation

system

Isolation in roof and in

thermal mass

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3. Generate electricity

Wind turbine

Micro-hidro-turbine

Bio-diesel Natural

gas

Photovoltaiccells

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own power station

Battery

DC to AC

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4. Water harvesting

Catch rain water

Use well

Roof and gutterfor water

Water tank

in earth wall

Gravel filter

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4. Water harvesting

Separate taps for drinking and washing

Re-use water four times

Use sun to heat the water

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own water reservoir

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5. Contained sewage

Use water

second time for

indoors greenhouse

plants

third time for toilet

black water goes to

septic tank outside

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5. Contained sewage

Use water

fourth time for outdoor plants

No ground water pollution roots clean the water

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6. Food production

Tropical fruits

indoors

Permacultureoutdoors

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Advantage

Efficient use of energy

Thermal mass

cool in the summer warm in the winter

Sustainable

Maximize use ofnatural resources

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... more advantages

Easy to build

owner and volunteers

Available Motorcar tyres

Bottles en cans

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Disadvantages

Resale alternative house

Building permit alternative houses

Financing new concept

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References

Earthship Volume I, II en IIIComfort in any climate Michael Reynolds

The Tire House Book Ed Paschich en Paula Hendricks

Earthships

Mischa Hewitt and Kevin Telfer The Renewable Energy Handbook

William H Kemp

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http:// links

Info- en training centres lowcarbon.co.uk/earthship-brighton

sci-scotland.org.uk/index.shtml

Tee garden in the Netherlands owaze.nl/production/earthship_zwolle.html

Earthship design principles earthship.net dreamgreenhomes.com/plans/earthship.htm

aardskip.blogspot.com

http://www.lowcarbon.co.uk/earthship-brightonhttp://www.sci-scotland.org.uk/index.shtmlhttp://www.owaze.nl/production/earthship_zwolle.htmlhttp://www.earthship.net/http://www.dreamgreenhomes.com/plans/earthship.htmhttp://aardskip.blogspot.com/http://aardskip.blogspot.com/http://www.dreamgreenhomes.com/plans/earthship.htmhttp://www.dreamgreenhomes.com/plans/earthship.htmhttp://www.dreamgreenhomes.com/plans/earthship.htmhttp://www.earthship.net/http://www.owaze.nl/production/earthship_zwolle.htmlhttp://www.sci-scotland.org.uk/index.shtmlhttp://www.lowcarbon.co.uk/earthship-brighton