Earthship Building

A plain-language guide to what an Earthship is, where the design came from, its six principles and how it handles…

A practical walk-through of building a rammed-earth tire wall: tools, pounding, leveling, courses and thermal limits.

A practical overview of earthship building: principles, tire-wall methods, thermal mass, water and power systems, and planning steps.

How thermal mass works in an Earthship, what the design comfort target really means, and why climate decides the result.

How an earthship differs from a conventional house in materials, services, comfort and permits, and who each suits.

Earthships use sun and heavy walls for warmth. Here is what the limited evidence says about cold sites and what…

A plain-language look at how an earthship greywater system treats and reuses household water, and what to check before building…

No code names the earthship, so approval is usually engineered and case by case. Here is how New Mexico handled…

What published sources say an Earthship costs per square foot, how owner-building changes it, and what the headline figures leave…