This off grid green building has 2 generous size bedrooms, 2 unique bathrooms, copper counter tops in the kitchen and custom cabinets throughout. The interior greenhouse runs the length of the building. Even in the garage which was designed to be an electric car charging station! Set on a 1.76 acre lot in the Greater World Community which offers 340 acres of common land and borders the newly created National Monument
So, what is an Earthship? The Earthship archecture concept began to take shape in the 1970s. The architect Michael Reynolds wanted to create a home that would do three things: first, it would utilize sustainable architecture, and material indigenous to the local area or recycled materials wherever possible; second, the homes would rely on natural energy sources and be independent from the "grid"; thirdly, it would be feasible for a person with no specialized construction skills to build. Eventually, Reynolds's vision was transformed into the common U-shaped earth-filled tire homes seen today.
An Earthship addresses six principles or human needs:
- Reduce and even eliminate your utility bills.
- Get ALL of your electricity from the sun and the wind.
- Catch water from the sky for drinking, bathing, cleaning, showering, washing, flushing, etc.
- Contain and treat ALL of the sewage you produce in a healthy and beautiful way.
- Maintain comfortable temperatures in your building ALL year long, in any climate and reduce or even eliminate your heating and cooling bills.
- Some internal food production capability
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