EARTHSHIPS
TOP 10 – SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
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Earthships
EARTHSHIPS
LOCATION: TAOS, NEW MEXICO, US CEO: MICHAEL REYNOLDS
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY: EARTHSHIP BIOTECTURE
COST: STARTS AT US $ 100,000
NOTABLE FEATURE: BUILT USING RECYCLED AND NATURAL MATERIALS, ENTIRELY OFF-GRID
are self-sustaining homes built from recycled materials including tyres, bottles and cans, bound together with compacted earth. Designed by architect Michael Reynolds, these structures generate their own electricity, collect and treat their own water and regulate temperature through passive solar design. Completely off-grid, Earthships are a radical reimagining of what domestic architecture can be. Earthship projects have sprung up all over the world, but the original community of them is in Taos, New Mexico.
Michael Reynolds, CEO, Earthship Biotecture
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