Off-the-grid 3 bedroom, 2 bath home built in the gravel pit reclamation part of the Greater World Earthship community

Off-the-grid 3 bedroom, 2 bath home built in the gravel pit reclamation part of the Greater World Earthship community

 Interior planter and gray water treatment in kitchen

Interior planter and gray water treatment in kitchen

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  South facing windows for passive solar heating and cooling mean fossil fuels are unnecessary

South facing windows for passive solar heating and cooling mean fossil fuels are unnecessary

 Structural thermal mass walls are discarded tires rammed with Earth; insulated and bermed

Structural thermal mass walls are discarded tires rammed with Earth; insulated and bermed

 Catchwater and onsite gray water and black water treatment conserve this precious resource in the high desert

Catchwater and onsite gray water and black water treatment conserve this precious resource in the high desert

 Yes- All the water in this bathroom will be recycled in some way!

Yes- All the water in this bathroom will be recycled in some way!

 Berms maintain interior climate control and hold cisterns for catch water

Berms maintain interior climate control and hold cisterns for catch water

 Photovoltaic panels

Photovoltaic panels

 Home following construction

Home following construction

 Construction of exterior walls with earth-filled tires and aluminum cans

Construction of exterior walls with earth-filled tires and aluminum cans