Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Earthship

An Earthship is a type of solar house that is made of both natural and upcycled materials such as earth-packed tires, cans, glass bottles, etc. There are many different types of earthships, there are more basse models and such that a very low cost. A custom built earthship is the most expensive route and it will take the most time. There have been earthships that have been built for 55k, and other large custom builds that cost over millions of dollars. These earthships are possible in any climate, they are made to withstand the extreme cold and the extreme heat too. They mostly work the same in any climate, sometimes it will need to be changed, but most earthships can be put into the middle of the desert of New Mexico, and then in the woods in the middle of Vermont, and work the same. Money is the only thing that changes the earthship, the more you're willing to spend on it the more large, and custom it will be. Even if you buy or built a small low budget one, it will perform the same but it's not as personalized as one you could custom build.


Earthships can be built in any part of the world, in any climate and still provide you with what you need to survive, with modern amenities and appliances. Earthships usually cost about the same as a conventional home, but a conventional home does not come with all the electricity and water you will use. The earthships comes with solar panels on it so in the middle of the day it soaks in the energy from the sun, and creates electricity for the house. The Design of the house also is made so in the day, in the winter the sun enters the house and heats it up, and in the summer the house is designed to block the sun keeping shade and the house cool. It also collects rainwater and recycles it so even if you don't collect a lot of it, it still works, the water first goes to the sink in the kitchen, then to the showers, then to the toilets etc. The building material is also made of recycled parts. The frame of the building is made with used tires that have been packed with dirt, and then they are covered by the walls of the house. Not all, but walls are made of cans, and glass bottles, plastic bottles, and other materials that otherwise would sit and rot for hundreds of thousands of years.










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