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trxmedia (August 22, 2008 at 7:53 am)
Dude, did you miss that part??? Watch 2:50-2:55.
academianon (July 31, 2008 at 2:57 am)
I wonder how well this would work in the upper latitudes with cloudy and dark winter climates.Might have to add in a wood stove :/I hope to build one of these asap :)) I just need some land !
Nichen (May 17, 2008 at 12:22 pm)
Let us start the global cooling guys. I could die for a home like this!
OKflyboy (April 20, 2008 at 11:03 pm)
The solar toilet is in "Earthship Vol III" :) Interesting design but I'm a little turned off by solar and composting toilets. If you checkout the earthship website, they're doing something even cooler, now. They've installed a solar glazing panel over a traditional septic tank, which speeds along the natural anaerobic process.
crock703 (April 20, 2008 at 7:12 pm)
oh, yeah. Well we're in agreement then. I think these buildings are great. I can't find the books at any libraries here in D.C. - do you know which one has info/diagrams/explanation of the solar toilet they designed? - The one that they installed in Nepal.
OKflyboy (April 19, 2008 at 10:59 pm)
There's no downside IMHO. I LOVE earthships, I own every book Michael Reynolds has written. I just don't buy into Man-Made Global Warming I think if the advertising strayed away from furthering the Global Warming panic, and focused on the dramatic energy savings these houses can produce, people might take them more seriously. That's all I was trying to say in the first place 2 months ago...
crock703 (April 11, 2008 at 6:40 pm)
global warming or not.. what's the downside of making homes that don't rely on any outside water or electricity, doesn't produce sewage, provides most of your food, and uses trash in its construction?They should build retirement communities like this - its perfect for budget-strapped old folks
cvcazale3 (April 8, 2008 at 9:27 pm)
Completely or only partially man-made, the intensity of it is deffinetely humanity's fault. Either way, something whould be done to help, and the Earthship is a better starting point than most 'recycle #2 plastic only' things
Username01909 (March 16, 2008 at 9:39 pm)
my understanding is, although global warming isn't man-made as you stated, we did inadvertently speed up the process greatly.
OKflyboy (February 17, 2008 at 5:41 am)
Well, since we're still in a warming trend, and nowhere near a full blown ice-age yet, I'd say the tire is , perhaps, a bit overinflated, but certainly not blown out. I'd say your analogy is alarmist. |
