Ariel Bui dreams of a mesa oasis where she can play music amid purple-tinted mountains. Ben Adams leaves behind a life in academia to build utility-free homes in the desert with dirt and garbage. Ryan ...
There’s no need to leave our orbit to experience the essence of a spaceship. Keep your feet on the ground and live in an Earthship instead. Earthships are a building design focused on the efficient ...
If only there were a style of homebuilding that checked all the sustainability boxes. Oh wait, there is! It's called Earthsip architecture and it's pretty amazing. Here is everything you need to know ...
The pros and cons of this self-contained, fully sustainable home. The most fascinating part about an Earthship is the fact that you can eliminate all outside utilities. So, not only is the home ...
When Brian and Jess Johnson drove to Taos, New Mexico, for a getaway weekend from Colorado in 2016, they had no inkling the trip would change their lives and their notions of a dream house in a ...
In the New Mexico desert, discarded car tyres, beer cans and bottles became the unlikely foundations of a different kind of home. Architect Michael Reynolds began developing his Earthship idea in the ...
With a spike in interest for self-reliance and sustainable choices following the pandemic and rising inflation, Earthships could be a response to growing energy prices, housing affordability, and ...
Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Jan. 2, 2025. Click here for that audio. Find out more about our Reverse Course series here. It takes a lot of fossil fuel to heat and cool a typical ...
TAOS, New Mexico — Old tires, crumpled cans and empty wine bottles are piling up at construction sites across the desert. A renewed purpose awaits these discarded items, which will become the building ...