The black panel on the front of the house is not a septic tank. That is a solar hot water heater with a hot water storage tank on the top for hot showers or any other hot water needs.
wow this came up in my suggestions for youtube. this video is 10 years old :) still got my attention. I am interested in the water storage of earth shiops
aquaponics in the front greenhouse would add huge amounts of thermal mass, and you could add another solar array on the roof and use the power for electrolysis so you can convert water to hho gas to power a car, or the oven, heat the house. there are so many add ons that would work with this type of building.
There are permaculture people using solid waste with worm compost and several step layers of landscape gardening and purifying the waste. It can also be stored in bins under layers of straw for 1 year and it turns back into black compost, same as other compost. Liquid waste can be used in food gardens at the ratio of 1 cup to 1 gallon and run through a pvc pipe along the roots of the plants. This is becoming more and more popular. Congratulations on self sufficiency.
I understand that the latest thinking about glazing on the south side for passive gain do not need to be angled. Actually, the angle makes it much harder to keep water from infiltrating. Having vertical glazing and even having an overhang to shade during summer sun gain, is the way to go.
That's beautiful brother! Looks so exciting as it's easy to imagine a million things to do. Aeroponics, hydroponics, aguaponics, adding on underground, mass irrigation to grow clover and raise bees, make beer and wine, fly a kite lol The tub was someones organic imagination so bravo them! As we are all unique so is the visions we receive and although we may not completely groove with another's but we should respect it as that's a persons personal art. All too often I see very archaic plumbing which can be improved so easily. For example: commodes can be ran into a sealed septic with an wind driven aeration wheel then add some organic enzyme and anaerobic bacteria. Then using gravity, the mass would continue to an underground evaporation trough. At the end you would have milorganite to use as fertilizer while never allowing to seep into the ground as conventional septic's do and you would never have to have it sucked out as it would never get full. It is so simple. Anyway, have fun! God Bless!
Last year we built a 2 bedroom Earthship in Richmond Vermont. And yes there is a Earthship built in Montana, though I was not personally there for that build. Theres also an Earthship in NY, my home state which I would didn't expect to allow such a structure either. The one in Vermont was in a very beautiful location with a swimming hole right down the street.
Berkey Water Filters will do 6,000 gallons a pair and changes the taste of the water to sweet ! The County of Los Angeles had the Laboratory do a very thorough , detailed examination of the Berkey Activated Charcoal filters and the results are phenomenal !
They need to bring in an interior designer to do some contemporary designs. That makes people then realize these dwellings can look sleek and modern as well as being more eco-friendly.
You can live anywere maybe in the places you mentioned there is no permission but you can get one like mike reynolds said the hardest thing to get is the permission not to build the structure and that is a thing that everyone that wants to own an earthship has to struggel through (sorry for the bad english it's late here in europe and english is not my first language)
in Bromberg im Bezirk Neunkirchen/Nö hat sich ein Typ namens Karl Kovacek eine Art Earthship (minus the garbage, thank God) mit Wahnsinnsausblick nach Wien gebaut. Obwohl 600 m hoch und nach Norden exponiert nur durch einen gigantischen Wintergarten und einen kleinen Holzofen beheizt. Sehenswert. das ganze Areal eine auf Unmengen Roßmist angelegte Permakulturanlage.
It was the solar septic tank. I've read through the Earthship website, and they are using sunshine to assist the anaerobic bacteria in breaking down the blackwater. They get hot water from the instant hot water heater.
I want to know if the gardens have to be exchanged, or does the compost do the job for you ! Do we have to change spots of the vegetables or do they continue to grow nonstop!
JSYK light reflects off of every surface, the light scatters... it does not just stop at the wall. the light does distribute itself throughout a room... this misunderstanding is basic science. I believe I was taught about reflection and refraction, and how light works in elementary.
Keep doing what you doing. Not to be ignorant, just curious because I'm really inspired. I live in a climate that's got big swarms of fruit flies. We have indoor plants but, we having trouble keeping the fruit flies out. I don't want to use pesticides in my house it's harmful to the environment. How would you deal with fruit flies and other pests besides swatting or spraying them? I tried everything and they just come right back.
The fridge having beer and pizza tells me that they are saving so much money on Electricity and heating that they CAN afford beer and pizza. I know I certainly can't!! KOODO'S to you guys for the great space!! :)
no worries, he's just producing more building materials. that's some forward thinking right there heh. "did you buy MORE beer?" "yeah, getting ready to uh, expand the house. yeah"
Start salvaging and scavanging and set an amount to put toward it each month/week/etc. Part of the beauty of the earthship is SELF reliance. You don't need the bank, you can do it!
from what I read on his site, he is quite a clever entrepreneur. He builds these things mostly with interns or students of his "academy" who actually pay HIM to "learn". Also, they pay their own transportation there and even the accommodations in his camps, which seem to be quite basic. And I saw a documentary about earthship building and I saw these naive young enthusiasts work their asses off in very hard conditions, in very low tech and unsafe ways, many get injured, and they don't get payed? Is this not worse than slave labor?
+chaser107 R U Fucking stupid ? Ever worked and been paid $.35 an hour for your life ? How about $2.35 or $11.35 an hour ? Been there , done that on all counts .Your life is the TIME you and I have each day . The GIFTS you and I were born with , have been habitually and deliberately "undervalued "in order to provide those with some means of power through M O N E Y , which is man made ..to have control over your time and life . You are most certainly a slave . You will never break out of this mentality nor will you ever break free from its grip physically until you and I die . Have a nice life ...if you can. If you can , you will still be ...just a slave . One Slave to another ...mine is just about over . You can have it all.
James Oliver Wow hitting animal farm a little hard there buddy. Also you most definitely can break out of it (in my country at least). Become a forest hermit, live off the land that isn't inhabited. Or ya know start your own business and make your own money to gain fiscal freedom. Contrary to popular belief it isn't impossible to gain power over your life, I've seen it happen so I know it can be done. It's difficult, far harder than working for an hourly wage but possible none the less, (if you are willing to look and take the gut wrenching plunge into the unknown and uncertain that is). Life is only as grim as you see it and when your perspective changes so does your life for better or worse. "There is more in heaven and earth than you can imagine in your limited philosophy" -Shakespeare That is true for everyone (Just BTW you aren't a slave if you can choose your occupation, are paid for your work, and have total control over where the money you are paid in goes. Yes you have to work but you would have to work even if money didn't exist and you worked for no one, you would have to hunt, farm, gather, etc. using up time to survive.)
Our forefathers would have done well to leave this continent of the America's and north America alone and respected and learned from those who lived in it . Those who had lived here for thousands of years had a beautiful life without any "banks" . I am done..
Hallo amaro, das klingt spannend, weißt Du ob es gibt es irgendwo noch mehr Infos zu dem Projekt gibt? Wenn ich nach Karl Kovacek suche finde ich nur eine Schule wo er Permakultur und oder Gartenbau unterrichtet. Poste es gerne auch auf unsere facebook Seite: facebook-punkt-com/pages/Earthship-Biotecture-Deutschland/ Vielen Dank Felix
30 degrees from zenith (vertically straight up) as the sun is offset 30 degrees from the zenith in New Mexico (located at roughly 30 degrees latitude). You are correct that it looks about 75 degrees from the ground, but that is not what Radoj Glisik means in this case, and in the case of Earthship design.
Diego Sosa Madera Start by reading Michael Reynolds Earthship books, then if you decide that you're serious contact Michael for some plans. Michael also has hands on schooling and classes as well.
these places are ugly only in your opinion, i love these sorts of environments because its amazing to see how the eco-systems works , things that can thrive in the desert are amazing. (but thats just my opinion your entitled to yours as well)
You want to ask someone who is doing something about a sustainable existence, something that is very hard to do in the modern world, what is the point if it is not in your favourite suburb? It is people like you Sir that have landed society where it is. Your comment is if you can't live in the place I want to live then there is no point..... Consider that your life is pointless if that is the only thing you care about.
I do like the idea of earthships.... however I do NOT like the fact that people are being encouraged to go help build them "to learn how to construct them" but must support themselves financially........ seems a lot to me like these people are exploiting free labour...... If the philosophy of earthships is basically to take better care of earth and each other, should not the people building them get at least fed and a bed while working?? I get that there is the opportunity to learn more about building them. But I just don't think that is an excuse to exploit free labour. Food and bed is the least the workers should get. Especially considering that the organisation IS CHARGING good money to construct them..... I like earthships. The idea. The philosophy. But I don't like that people are building them and getting no renumeration or even basic needs met while busy. if sharing is caring, then how about sharing the proceeds of the builds with those building? I would have gone along myself by now... except I refuse to be exploited for any reason. And with all the vids, and half a brian, those workes are getting no more than they could at home in front of their computer screens on youtube......... just doesn't sit right with me. Hope it gets put right!
They're called Volunteers, and it happens all over the world, in all kinds of branches. I see where you're coming from, but currently there's heaps of people willing to work for free on these projects and even pay for their own stay. One would be stupid not to make use of that free labor force, but it's more than that, there's a community element involved. Working with like minded people, that kinda thing. Also, this is how it was done in the old times. People actually helped eachother to get their houses and barns build. Many of these volunteers will eventually build their own earthship and rely on the help from people they helped in the past, or worked with in the past. - Keep in mind that nobody gets forced to work for free on those projects. It's a choice, and from my point of view a smart choice.
he people are helping each other, but the guy in charge (who is charging good money for the builds...) is just helping himself. He charges money for building.... but passes NONE on to his builders. that just sux...
LozDawney I don't necessarily agree with that either, but I'm pretty sure that he doesn't pocket that money himself. It's probably going towards some earthship foundation. Keep in mind that everybody knows upfront how this is going to work. It's not like somebody is getting screwed over because they thought they were getting paid or something. If people make that choice, why not let them..
LOL Thankfully what you're saying is incorrect. Earthships are located north of Taos, in the E Texas 'piney woods', in Montana, Georgia, upstate NY, Tennessee, various locations in Ontario and the Pacific coast of Canada, and around the world. Whoa - can't build in Vermont? Better tell the folks in Huntington (google Ecclesiastes Project). A closed mind gathers no moss...but no truth, either. Good luck with that. ;)
Do you realize where these guys have to build their structures? In places where I would have to be paid to do the same. I mean, great you're in an earthship, but you're in the middle of nowhere in a desert that's unbearable! And, not you can't do it in Boulder County, CO, or Bozeman, Montana, or anywhere in Vermont. The counties there won't approve anything like that. So basically if you can only live in ugly places, what's the point?
why would you spend so much time and effort to build an earthship - if is not fully sustainable ? why would you use gas / fossil fuel to heat the water ? I'd doesn't make any sense ...
+Stran I In most earthship homes, the on demand gas water heater is a backup system for when there is more than two or three days of rain or if the batteries do not have enough of a charge.
I love this earthy way to live, conscious and harmonious :)))
HUN. Álmaim otthona, és lakhelye ! Ez valami fantasztikus !
The black panel on the front of the house is not a septic tank. That is a solar hot water heater with a hot water storage tank on the top for hot showers or any other hot water needs.
wow this came up in my suggestions for youtube. this video is 10 years old :) still got my attention. I am interested in the water storage of earth shiops
I totally want to make one of these someday. This! is adaptability - keep it up
aquaponics in the front greenhouse would add huge amounts of thermal mass, and you could add another solar array on the roof and use the power for electrolysis so you can convert water to hho gas to power a car, or the oven, heat the house. there are so many add ons that would work with this type of building.
Very helpful narration too. Amazing design and would love to see another tour when it's fully finished. .
There are permaculture people using solid waste with worm compost and several step layers of landscape gardening and purifying the waste. It can also be stored in bins under layers of straw for 1 year and it turns back into black compost, same as other compost. Liquid waste can be used in food gardens at the ratio of 1 cup to 1 gallon and run through a pvc pipe along the roots of the plants. This is becoming more and more popular. Congratulations on self sufficiency.
I understand that the latest thinking about glazing on the south side for passive gain do not need to be angled. Actually, the angle makes it much harder to keep water from infiltrating. Having vertical glazing and even having an overhang to shade during summer sun gain, is the way to go.
That's beautiful brother! Looks so exciting as it's easy to imagine a million things to do. Aeroponics, hydroponics, aguaponics, adding on underground, mass irrigation to grow clover and raise bees, make beer and wine, fly a kite lol The tub was someones organic imagination so bravo them! As we are all unique so is the visions we receive and although we may not completely groove with another's but we should respect it as that's a persons personal art. All too often I see very archaic plumbing which can be improved so easily. For example: commodes can be ran into a sealed septic with an wind driven aeration wheel then add some organic enzyme and anaerobic bacteria. Then using gravity, the mass would continue to an underground evaporation trough. At the end you would have milorganite to use as fertilizer while never allowing to seep into the ground as conventional septic's do and you would never have to have it sucked out as it would never get full. It is so simple. Anyway, have fun! God Bless!
I wish you were here to show me what you have in mind.
Last year we built a 2 bedroom Earthship in Richmond Vermont. And yes there is a Earthship built in Montana, though I was not personally there for that build. Theres also an Earthship in NY, my home state which I would didn't expect to allow such a structure either. The one in Vermont was in a very beautiful location with a swimming hole right down the street.
Berkey Water Filters will do 6,000 gallons a pair and changes the taste of the water to sweet ! The County of Los Angeles had the Laboratory do a very thorough , detailed examination of the Berkey Activated Charcoal filters and the results are phenomenal !
They need to bring in an interior designer to do some contemporary designs. That makes people then realize these dwellings can look sleek and modern as well as being more eco-friendly.
I like your hammock!
that's AMAZING!!
Thank you for this Inspiration!!
You can live anywere maybe in the places you mentioned there is no permission but you can get one like mike reynolds said the hardest thing to get is the permission not to build the structure and that is a thing that everyone that wants to own an earthship has to struggel through (sorry for the bad english it's late here in europe and english is not my first language)
in Bromberg im Bezirk Neunkirchen/Nö hat sich ein Typ namens Karl Kovacek eine Art Earthship (minus the garbage, thank God) mit Wahnsinnsausblick nach Wien gebaut. Obwohl 600 m hoch und nach Norden exponiert nur durch einen gigantischen Wintergarten und einen kleinen Holzofen beheizt. Sehenswert. das ganze Areal eine auf Unmengen Roßmist angelegte Permakulturanlage.
The windows are actually exactly 70 degrees. 90 degrees and they would be vertical. But 70 is what Mike Reynolds specifies.
Well done video ,,thank you
that wasn't the septic tank. that was the solar water heater.
It was the solar septic tank. I've read through the Earthship website, and they are using sunshine to assist the anaerobic bacteria in breaking down the blackwater. They get hot water from the instant hot water heater.
NICE!
Way cool. I didn't catch the location, looked like AZ?
You get an upvote for the "Hey." in the mirror.
LOL :)
With all that tire and dirt mass surrounding the house, was it really quiet in this dwelling? Silent living?
I want to know if the gardens have to be exchanged, or does the compost do the job for you ! Do we have to change spots of the vegetables or do they continue to grow nonstop!
JSYK light reflects off of every surface, the light scatters... it does not just stop at the wall. the light does distribute itself throughout a room... this misunderstanding is basic science. I believe I was taught about reflection and refraction, and how light works in elementary.
Keep doing what you doing. Not to be ignorant, just curious because I'm really inspired. I live in a climate that's got big swarms of fruit flies. We have indoor plants but, we having trouble keeping the fruit flies out. I don't want to use pesticides in my house it's harmful to the environment. How would you deal with fruit flies and other pests besides swatting or spraying them? I tried everything and they just come right back.
beautiful work man!
Great walkthrough you've given us there. Have you started building yours yet? :)
what type of jobs do people have to build this mansion? ❤very awesome video
ahh yes, pizza, beer and soda :)
Good job Radoj!
can activated charcoal be used to filter the gray water?
What kind of windows are used? Are they double pane? Cheers
i read down the comments and there is a home built in GA? Does anyone know where? Please reply!! thank you
is that a reverse osmosis water filter?
Can you tell me the name of this house, and how we can rent it for a few days?
Living off the grid, yet the fridge is full of pizza, Coke and beer? Hmm..
living off the grid doesn't mean living like a savage ;)
It's a contradiction for sure, disappointing to see
The fridge having beer and pizza tells me that they are saving so much money on Electricity and heating that they CAN afford beer and pizza. I know I certainly can't!! KOODO'S to you guys for the great space!! :)
no worries, he's just producing more building materials. that's some forward thinking right there heh.
"did you buy MORE beer?"
"yeah, getting ready to uh, expand the house. yeah"
Bill Voelker please watch Top secret water 2005
Did you make it and how much did it all cost?
I believe they are triple pane "low E" glass
Radoj Glisik please watch Top secret water 2005
i love it and i want one. my banks won't lend on it. how do i finance one?
Start salvaging and scavanging and set an amount to put toward it each month/week/etc. Part of the beauty of the earthship is SELF reliance. You don't need the bank, you can do it!
Seems nice, but can't survive without at least 100mbps net.
what happens if it doesn't rain for awhile? no shower?
from what I read on his site, he is quite a clever entrepreneur. He builds these things mostly with interns or students of his "academy" who actually pay HIM to "learn". Also, they pay their own transportation there and even the accommodations in his camps, which seem to be quite basic. And I saw a documentary about earthship building and I saw these naive young enthusiasts work their asses off in very hard conditions, in very low tech and unsafe ways, many get injured, and they don't get payed? Is this not worse than slave labor?
chaser107 no they signed up for it, They paid to be there.
+chaser107 - Ever been a graduate assistant at your average university?
+chaser107 R U Fucking stupid ? Ever worked and been paid $.35 an hour for your life ? How about $2.35 or $11.35 an hour ? Been there , done that on all counts .Your life is the TIME you and I have each day . The GIFTS you and I were born with , have been habitually and deliberately "undervalued "in order to provide those with some means of power through M O N E Y , which is man made ..to have control over your time and life . You are most certainly a slave . You will never break out of this mentality nor will you ever break free from its grip physically until you and I die . Have a nice life ...if you can. If you can , you will still be ...just a slave . One Slave to another ...mine is just about over . You can have it all.
James Oliver Wow hitting animal farm a little hard there buddy. Also you most definitely can break out of it (in my country at least). Become a forest hermit, live off the land that isn't inhabited. Or ya know start your own business and make your own money to gain fiscal freedom. Contrary to popular belief it isn't impossible to gain power over your life, I've seen it happen so I know it can be done. It's difficult, far harder than working for an hourly wage but possible none the less, (if you are willing to look and take the gut wrenching plunge into the unknown and uncertain that is). Life is only as grim as you see it and when your perspective changes so does your life for better or worse.
"There is more in heaven and earth than you can imagine in your limited philosophy"
-Shakespeare
That is true for everyone
(Just BTW you aren't a slave if you can choose your occupation, are paid for your work, and have total control over where the money you are paid in goes. Yes you have to work but you would have to work even if money didn't exist and you worked for no one, you would have to hunt, farm, gather, etc. using up time to survive.)
Our forefathers would have done well to leave this continent of the America's and north America alone and respected and learned from those who lived in it . Those who had lived here for thousands of years had a beautiful life without any "banks" . I am done..
Hallo amaro,
das klingt spannend, weißt Du ob es gibt es irgendwo noch mehr Infos zu dem Projekt gibt? Wenn ich nach Karl Kovacek suche finde ich nur eine Schule wo er Permakultur und oder Gartenbau unterrichtet.
Poste es gerne auch auf unsere facebook Seite:
facebook-punkt-com/pages/Earthship-Biotecture-Deutschland/
Vielen Dank
Felix
You obviously have no idea what angle those windows are at if you say they are 30 degrees. They're more like 75 degrees.
30 degrees from zenith (vertically straight up) as the sun is offset 30 degrees from the zenith in New Mexico (located at roughly 30 degrees latitude). You are correct that it looks about 75 degrees from the ground, but that is not what Radoj Glisik means in this case, and in the case of Earthship design.
Ryan D No, he doesn't, he's clueless because Mike Reynolds designed it and he states 70 degrees in his videos.
how do I do this? where can I get help? if I have the land, who can help me if I do not know nothig bout building?
Where do you live?
Diego Sosa Madera Start by reading Michael Reynolds Earthship books, then if you decide that you're serious contact Michael for some plans. Michael also has hands on schooling and classes as well.
these places are ugly only in your opinion, i love these sorts of environments because its amazing to see how the eco-systems works , things that can thrive in the desert are amazing. (but thats just my opinion your entitled to yours as well)
All that sun and they are using gas to heat their water...???
BTW, the Corner Cottage is back online for nightly rentals! Check us out at:
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These homes are awesome, but the name "Earthship" is so cheesy.
deadly
タイヤは、将来、処理に困りそう
chlorine or rat poison fluoride system.
regiooooooooooooooo
You want to ask someone who is doing something about a sustainable existence, something that is very hard to do in the modern world, what is the point if it is not in your favourite suburb? It is people like you Sir that have landed society where it is. Your comment is if you can't live in the place I want to live then there is no point.....
Consider that your life is pointless if that is the only thing you care about.
I do like the idea of earthships.... however I do NOT like the fact that people are being encouraged to go help build them "to learn how to construct them" but must support themselves financially........ seems a lot to me like these people are exploiting free labour......
If the philosophy of earthships is basically to take better care of earth and each other, should not the people building them get at least fed and a bed while working??
I get that there is the opportunity to learn more about building them. But I just don't think that is an excuse to exploit free labour. Food and bed is the least the workers should get. Especially considering that the organisation IS CHARGING good money to construct them.....
I like earthships. The idea. The philosophy. But I don't like that people are building them and getting no renumeration or even basic needs met while busy.
if sharing is caring, then how about sharing the proceeds of the builds with those building?
I would have gone along myself by now... except I refuse to be exploited for any reason. And with all the vids, and half a brian, those workes are getting no more than they could at home in front of their computer screens on youtube.........
just doesn't sit right with me. Hope it gets put right!
don't believe me? look on their own website and read a bit........
They're called Volunteers, and it happens all over the world, in all kinds of branches. I see where you're coming from, but currently there's heaps of people willing to work for free on these projects and even pay for their own stay. One would be stupid not to make use of that free labor force, but it's more than that, there's a community element involved. Working with like minded people, that kinda thing. Also, this is how it was done in the old times. People actually helped eachother to get their houses and barns build. Many of these volunteers will eventually build their own earthship and rely on the help from people they helped in the past, or worked with in the past. - Keep in mind that nobody gets forced to work for free on those projects. It's a choice, and from my point of view a smart choice.
he people are helping each other, but the guy in charge (who is charging good money for the builds...) is just helping himself. He charges money for building.... but passes NONE on to his builders. that just sux...
Building earthship: GOOD. Letting some guy *profit* from your *free* labour: BAD.
LozDawney
I don't necessarily agree with that either, but I'm pretty sure that he doesn't pocket that money himself. It's probably going towards some earthship foundation.
Keep in mind that everybody knows upfront how this is going to work. It's not like somebody is getting screwed over because they thought they were getting paid or something. If people make that choice, why not let them..
please watch Top secret Water 2005
LOL Thankfully what you're saying is incorrect. Earthships are located north of Taos, in the E Texas 'piney woods', in Montana, Georgia, upstate NY, Tennessee, various locations in Ontario and the Pacific coast of Canada, and around the world. Whoa - can't build in Vermont? Better tell the folks in Huntington (google Ecclesiastes Project).
A closed mind gathers no moss...but no truth, either. Good luck with that. ;)
Do you realize where these guys have to build their structures? In places where I would have to be paid to do the same. I mean, great you're in an earthship, but you're in the middle of nowhere in a desert that's unbearable! And, not you can't do it in Boulder County, CO, or Bozeman, Montana, or anywhere in Vermont. The counties there won't approve anything like that. So basically if you can only live in ugly places, what's the point?
why would you spend so much time and effort to build an earthship - if is not fully sustainable ? why would you use gas / fossil fuel to heat the water ? I'd doesn't make any sense ...
+Stran I In most earthship homes, the on demand gas water heater is a backup system for when there is more than two or three days of rain or if the batteries do not have enough of a charge.