An Earthship house may sound like something you can get behind but there are things you need to know, on both the positive and negative side, that will either motivate you to move on with the project or stand back and consider it further. Either way, building a home is not something to be taken lightly.
Advantages
The biggest benefit you will get from using an Earthship design revolves around the fact that these buildings are being successfully deployed in every area of the world.They have also been built in hot climates, cold ones, wet, dry, and just about every other place you can imagine.
Even though modern architects do not say much about this design, there is plenty of advice available from the founding architect as well as homeowners that have built Earthships on their own. Therefore, even if you run into problems, chances are someone else has grappled with the same issue and come up with a solution that can be duplicated.
Unlike many other structures designed for survival or environmental conservation, most everything used in building an Earthship home comes from the junk yard. You will only need a few wooden beams, and then fill in the walls with mud, cement, old tires and tin cans.
The entire structure is designed to be heated and cooled without using conventional heating systems, which will reduce energy costs to low or non-existent. Interestingly enough, as time goes by, the structure will actually become more efficient and provide more stable temperatures.Disadvantages
When you first look at pictures of Earthship homes, they may not seem that complicated or expensive to build. Among other things, aluminum cans and old tires can be saved up or bought for a very low price. Cement and wood can also be purchased and set aside for years if that is what it takes to build up enough materials to build up a decent sized structure.
Most people that built Earthship homes were surprised to find that it cost between $100,000 and $150,000 from start to finish.
There is no question that Earthship designs are ideal when it comes to saving energy and money. Unfortunately, they may not be ideal for survival situations in which contaminated air play a major role in the crisis.
This includes nuclear and biowarfare attacks as well as volcanic explosions that release millions of pounds of very fine ash into the air. Unfortunately, even if you use air filters on incoming air vents, it will impede air flow, which will make it much harder and more expensive to achieve passive heating and cooling.
In other words, an Earthship home appears a good, strong structure but possibly not idea for survivalist living, especially after the grid goes down. We can’t help think there can be modifications made to aid in the matter but at what cost? Still, a one hundred and fifty thousand dollar home, while not cheap, is still far less than any home you will find in states like California, Florida and New York!
To read more about Earthships go to Survivopedia. Personally, we like the sound of it but still have questions. Yet, a home is a home and if it is environmentally sound, that is a step in the right direction.
Don’t give up.
Clay Reed what do you think about this?
Interesting points; seems well thought out–stuff I’ve read indicates they are pretty durable, but I’ve not worked with one up close and personal…
Can we find some and visit some
Can we find some and visit some
Can we find some and visit some
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John Reed Absolutely!
For sure!
It looks cute,field trip.Do they have field trips anymore ?
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