Seth Johnson No. It's much different. These tires take the place of other building materials, many of which are not sustainable or demand greater resources both economically and environmentally. The tires have already been manufactured and have exhausted their usefulness except in an application such as this where they are used for structure rather than simply being stored. Additionally, they are sealed into walls rather than just sitting in huge stacks that breed mosquitos and, if they catch fire, will smolder for weeks polluting the air.
@@sethjohnson4378 After 20,000 miles the tires have off-gassed as much as they will; the tires aren't hurting anything at this point AND they don't just go in landfills in the US, they get burned which is badd-badd for air quality, so this is a very good thing.. when they're buried they cannot off-gas or pollute anything and they are providing your home with climate control via convection circulation, perfect humidity, what with the plants and watering system. You know what? I'm just gonna stop right here. I'm thinking maybe you need to watch a few more videos. I'm beginning to get worked up - meaning tree stump preachy. If you're asking this question you don't have enough information to fully understand. It is the most perfect house you can imagine. Since 1996 when this film was made, they have made loads and loads and loads of improvements to the way they do things, so look up one of the newer informational videos. Your eyes will be widened with illumination. Then you'll be a smart as we who understand it all. Just joking, not trying to be mean, but seriously I think you probably need to learn more - all of your questions will be answered. I was skeptical, at 1st I thought "what a load of krapp" then the videos kept coming up in my queue according to my interests and because of what I do watch, which is really an eclectic bunch of everything on RUclips. Anyway, there they are," so I decided what the heck" and watched one, and as Mike explained things, or others giving tours, I completely understood why they're even called Earthships in the 1st place - just like if you were on a ship to make a trek across the ocean, scuse me, voyage, you would pack in everything that you need to make it across the ocean, right? Earthships do that reusing and up-cycling garbage is 1 way to help the planet and Mike is not even a big tree hugging ecological do gooder per se, BUT he IS a pragmatic individual, in fact using logic and practicality is practically a mantra for him. The newer homes are even beginning to look a bit more traditional by still having the same elements because what works works and if you change it very much or very it slightly it wont-work a mean your body is a vessel to you can't put your lungs in your thigh, right? And your brain won't work if it's divided in your feet... Study up, you'll be amazed. I am totally on board now. I have a small space to build within the city and I am going to use as many of his ideas and systems as I possibly can to live off grid in a cottage in a large back yard as stealthily as I can, After I dig a basement installing convection tube, screen that in, waterproof it all, reinforce the ceiling and then get a kit shed that I'll build on top and unconventionally "out"-sulate and waterproof and then begin to build-up a berm around it back in the trees were nobody will notice and call the city on me or my landlord, later building a greenhouse front. The city only lets you build a 100 ft² with no permit needed. Baby steps. Later I can build in water catchment having already dug in and buried the cisterns. Then I will have almost 200 ft² and they just won't ever know about the basement. I can run electricity out to my house via extra long extension cord but then I can begin to get solar installed. I can also buy food grade hose to transport water in to my house. As for bathing, I can do it in the landlord's house or heat up water on the stove like the pioneers did - won't hurt my feelings, I get clean just the same! The only concern I have and I wonder if I can get directly ahold of Mike is will these principles in will air flow work in a triangular building I would have due South exposure year round if I was in the corner of the yard hidden from nosy neighbors....
I would like this kind of house but without the tires and cans..i live in Northern Minnesota and would not rely on the hat this house produces..I would need a wood stove .. it get -50 sometimes
If I were building an earth ship house, I would bring in mules or draft horses to pull the large weight bearing timbers. Why haven't you thought of this?
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These are still good for even places that get cold. Like the midwest... we experience -30 with windchill for sometimes 2-4 weeks subzero temps. It works great in hot regions, as you face it the other way and depending on how you construct your walls, you can easily have an R30-R60 on your berm wall. Which is more than conventional buildings use, even for their ceilings..
I understand why these are great but what I don't understand, after watching all these earthship videos, is how are they building these and confirming to code. I mean in the beginning when they built the first ones they finally got a permit to have an experimental community. So how are people still building them in different places in the USA and getting around building codes?
Like before mentioned, thanks for the upload. This seems unnecessarily laborious and unreliable. I know earthships are all the rage but solar power is unreliable, expensive and maintenance intensive. Mud huts are old news. It seems the only thing I would want to take away from the earthship is the plumbing design as I would prefer a hydroelectric system which is not only much more reliable but capable of generating much more electricity for a much lower cost and a fraction of the maintenance. Green houses aren't a new concept either although using a green house as a buffer between your home and the outside climate seems a very good idea for insulation/climate control. I love the idea but am not to keen on this particular implementation. Maybe its my ignorance of the research that Reynolds has been doing for so long or perhaps its because his research was started and got stuck some time long ago in its approach? either way I intend on building my own alternative home and will take several ideas inspired by the earthship into consideration while building it.
Nobody is claiming that the ideas in an earthship are original or are the only choice moving forward. Actually a lot of the time they say that this is nowhere near close to where we could or even need to be, but that this is a good stepping point. The thing that I like about earthships is that the way you generate power into them is entirely up to you. A lot of them utilize solar power, and even wind power. So it's easy to say that you could just hook up a hydroelectric generator up to it if you live on or near a stream. I intend to build one of my own some day as well, and I'm really eager to learn and utilize all kinds of these great ideas to provide a sustainable healthy way of life.
Yeah Dude ! Everyone gets a cloudy day or even a week , that's why there are a wind turbine for steady eddy and a gas generator if ya just gotta have more now ! But still , they are off the grid that is destroying the very earth we live on .How much more nuclear waste should we EVER allow ? How much longer do we have to look at smoke from coal fired electrical facilities ? Why look at this Earthship with such distain ? Maintenance intensive ? Solar panels ? There are even Solar panels being developed for parking lots and play grounds and Solar Roadways ! It creates more jobs or , better , it replaces a good guy or gal doing the 8-5 hustle to just put bread on the table and these bring the store into your home ! Geeze ..there's lots more . ...
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I think a sauna built into the house is the way to go.... of course a quick shower is required at times.. but sauna is most relaxing
This is like the “Stonemasters” era for Earthships, I love it...I wonder if Lynn Hill ever visited this crew in Taos
Tires go in the foundations of earthships rather than in groundfills. Talk about recycling bottles and cans,too!
Seth Johnson No. It's much different. These tires take the place of other building materials, many of which are not sustainable or demand greater resources both economically and environmentally. The tires have already been manufactured and have exhausted their usefulness except in an application such as this where they are used for structure rather than simply being stored. Additionally, they are sealed into walls rather than just sitting in huge stacks that breed mosquitos and, if they catch fire, will smolder for weeks polluting the air.
@@sethjohnson4378 After 20,000 miles the tires have off-gassed as much as they will; the tires aren't hurting anything at this point AND they don't just go in landfills in the US, they get burned which is badd-badd for air quality, so this is a very good thing.. when they're buried they cannot off-gas or pollute anything and they are providing your home with climate control via convection circulation, perfect humidity, what with the plants and watering system.
You know what? I'm just gonna stop right here. I'm thinking maybe you need to watch a few more videos. I'm beginning to get worked up - meaning tree stump preachy. If you're asking this question you don't have enough information to fully understand. It is the most perfect house you can imagine. Since 1996 when this film was made, they have made loads and loads and loads of improvements to the way they do things, so look up one of the newer informational videos. Your eyes will be widened with illumination. Then you'll be a smart as we who understand it all. Just joking, not trying to be mean, but seriously I think you probably need to learn more - all of your questions will be answered. I was skeptical, at 1st I thought "what a load of krapp" then the videos kept coming up in my queue according to my interests and because of what I do watch, which is really an eclectic bunch of everything on RUclips. Anyway, there they are," so I decided what the heck" and watched one, and as Mike explained things, or others giving tours, I completely understood why they're even called Earthships in the 1st place - just like if you were on a ship to make a trek across the ocean, scuse me, voyage, you would pack in everything that you need to make it across the ocean, right? Earthships do that reusing and up-cycling garbage is 1 way to help the planet and Mike is not even a big tree hugging ecological do gooder per se, BUT he IS a pragmatic individual, in fact using logic and practicality is practically a mantra for him. The newer homes are even beginning to look a bit more traditional by still having the same elements because what works works and if you change it very much or very it slightly it wont-work a mean your body is a vessel to you can't put your lungs in your thigh, right? And your brain won't work if it's divided in your feet...
Study up, you'll be amazed. I am totally on board now. I have a small space to build within the city and I am going to use as many of his ideas and systems as I possibly can to live off grid in a cottage in a large back yard as stealthily as I can, After I dig a basement installing convection tube, screen that in, waterproof it all, reinforce the ceiling and then get a kit shed that I'll build on top and unconventionally "out"-sulate and waterproof and then begin to build-up a berm around it back in the trees were nobody will notice and call the city on me or my landlord, later building a greenhouse front. The city only lets you build a 100 ft² with no permit needed. Baby steps. Later I can build in water catchment having already dug in and buried the cisterns. Then I will have almost 200 ft² and they just won't ever know about the basement. I can run electricity out to my house via extra long extension cord but then I can begin to get solar installed. I can also buy food grade hose to transport water in to my house. As for bathing, I can do it in the landlord's house or heat up water on the stove like the pioneers did - won't hurt my feelings, I get clean just the same!
The only concern I have and I wonder if I can get directly ahold of Mike is will these principles in will air flow work in a triangular building I would have due South exposure year round if I was in the corner of the yard hidden from nosy neighbors....
@@CarlosBenjamin Right, they've off gassed as much as they're gonna. They're not gonna pollute dirt or the air!
looks like a lot of work!
I really enjoyed your presentation..thanks!
I would like this kind of house but without the tires and cans..i live in Northern Minnesota and would not rely on the hat this house produces..I would need a wood stove .. it get -50 sometimes
Thanks for uploading, saved me 30 bucks.
Won't the house smell like old tires with the desert heat hitting the house year after year?
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If I were building an earth ship house, I would bring in mules or draft horses to pull the large weight bearing timbers. Why haven't you thought of this?
+Theresa Draper Human Labor is cheaper and less problematic
@@jamesoliver5688 not where I live ... just saying
I’d like to see one of these houses after it’s 40 years old, or so - just to see how it’s performed and how it’s lasted.
They ones from the 70s
Damn how old is this? The music sounds 70's or 80's.
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Hippy music.
Has anyone got a detailed construction plan? Also about the build of the water filtration system. Would be very much appreciated! Thank you kindly
I have been trying to find that myself, sorry for the 2 year gap but have you had any luck. I find some quick vids with not much detail.
crazy hippies
The Devil is in the details !! hahahah Just need to really pay attention here !
Are there any earthships there in Taos NM for sale??
Awesome. What year was this?
The film was made in 1996, at least it says so at the end.
I’m concerned that many of the materials are not really life long..
What book are they saying to read??
Are these houses good only for places with high temperature?
These are still good for even places that get cold. Like the midwest... we experience -30 with windchill for sometimes 2-4 weeks subzero temps.
It works great in hot regions, as you face it the other way and depending on how you construct your walls, you can easily have an R30-R60 on your berm wall. Which is more than conventional buildings use, even for their ceilings..
@@LightGesture They have them up in Canada.
I understand why these are great but what I don't understand, after watching all these earthship videos, is how are they building these and confirming to code. I mean in the beginning when they built the first ones they finally got a permit to have an experimental community. So how are people still building them in different places in the USA and getting around building codes?
Some areas don't have codes. We just bought property in a small town with ZERO restrictions. Kinda wild. Love it!
Also, you can omit building codes by hiring both an architect and a structural engineer, to verify the strength in highly custom solutions.
Like before mentioned, thanks for the upload. This seems unnecessarily laborious and unreliable. I know earthships are all the rage but solar power is unreliable, expensive and maintenance intensive. Mud huts are old news. It seems the only thing I would want to take away from the earthship is the plumbing design as I would prefer a hydroelectric system which is not only much more reliable but capable of generating much more electricity for a much lower cost and a fraction of the maintenance. Green houses aren't a new concept either although using a green house as a buffer between your home and the outside climate seems a very good idea for insulation/climate control. I love the idea but am not to keen on this particular implementation. Maybe its my ignorance of the research that Reynolds has been doing for so long or perhaps its because his research was started and got stuck some time long ago in its approach? either way I intend on building my own alternative home and will take several ideas inspired by the earthship into consideration while building it.
Nobody is claiming that the ideas in an earthship are original or are the only choice moving forward. Actually a lot of the time they say that this is nowhere near close to where we could or even need to be, but that this is a good stepping point. The thing that I like about earthships is that the way you generate power into them is entirely up to you. A lot of them utilize solar power, and even wind power. So it's easy to say that you could just hook up a hydroelectric generator up to it if you live on or near a stream. I intend to build one of my own some day as well, and I'm really eager to learn and utilize all kinds of these great ideas to provide a sustainable healthy way of life.
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+alex vincent Oh Man . Where is you head !
Go back to sleep .
+alex vincent Don't overlook the use of thermal mass for passive heating and cooling.
Yeah Dude ! Everyone gets a cloudy day or even a week , that's why there are a wind turbine for steady eddy and a gas generator if ya just gotta have more now ! But still , they are off the grid that is destroying the very earth we live on .How much more nuclear waste should we EVER allow ? How much longer do we have to look at smoke from coal fired electrical facilities ? Why look at this Earthship with such distain ? Maintenance intensive ? Solar panels ? There are even Solar panels being developed for parking lots and play grounds and Solar Roadways ! It creates more jobs or , better , it replaces a good guy or gal doing the 8-5 hustle to just put bread on the table and these bring the store into your home ! Geeze ..there's lots more . ...
What's with all the Hippy music?