How To: Solar Greywater Recirculation Kit
A compact, powerful, and cost-effective mini power organizing module to supply enough energy to the DC recirculation pump so it can run 24/7 or manually via a switch. To build the mini recirculation pump
Harvesting Tires
The tire is indigenous all over the world as a "natural resource". Every city is a natural supplier of this item. It can be "harvested" with absolutely no technical devices or energy other than
Taos New Mexico Sustainable Green Building Construction
Taos General Contractor. Offering Complete Building & Remodeling Services in Taos County, NM, Santa Fe County and the rest of New Mexico. Passive House, Earthships & Conventional Custom Buildings. Retrofit, Renovations & Remodels. Pangea Builders
Earthships: New Solutions
An inspiring and personal story about a group of people building sustainable housing in the Baja California peninsula in Mexico, it also serves as an introductory guide to building alternative sustainable housing, as well
Packaged Earthship Model
A very simple and economical version of the Earthship concept in terms of construction and building. Pre-designed drawings and partially prefabricated construction packages available. It can be adapted to any climate It comes in any size It
Simple Survival Earthships
The Simple Survival Model Earthship evolved from the very basic prototype we constructed in Haiti. The purpose of the original Haiti build was to reevaluate the concept of necessity. No matter how well the “developed world” Earthship prototypes
Vaulted Roof Earthship
Two-bedroom, Two-bathroom Vaulted Global Model Earthship. The latest Earthship design. Better, more efficient in terms of performance and construction. Fits better into the hands of the people. Its load-bearing walls are made of discarded tires filled with sledgehammer-rammed dirt, lined
Earthship buildings are fire resistant, not a total loss.
The Question of how a structural earth-rammed tire wall would do in a fire has long been an issue for which we could only offer an intelligent opinion. People think that because tire piles in tire dumps burn so easily
Global Model Earthship
This building can be modified for almost any climate and comes in many sizes. It can also come in custom sizes. It has been built enough times that it has become a well oiled
What is the advantage of a 24v system over a 12v system?
You can get much bigger inverters on 24V or 48V than 12V. There are a number advantages in opting for a higher DC supply voltage. - For any given load, half the DC current