I knew a bit about passive houses from my work on Energy Upgrade California and a bit about houses built using recycled materials, but I hadn't ever heard the term "Earthship" until recently. Nor had I seen any of these houses that were actually attractive enough to want to live in.
Earthship Biotecture actually builds really groovy, organic, passive structures that I'd live in. I particularly love the walls where they use glass bottles to create mosaics that also add natural light.
I'm totally stealing a bunch of these ideas for my own personal house-to-be...
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Passive House by Earthship Biotecture |
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Passive House by Earthship Biotecture |
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Passive House by Earthship Biotecture |
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Passive House by Earthship Biotecture |