An earthship is a type of passive solar house made of natural and recycled materials. Designed and marketed by Earthship Biotecture of Taos, New Mexico, the homes are primarily constructed to work as autonomous buildings and are generally made of earth-filled tires, using thermal mass construction to naturally regulate indoor temperature.

2. BIOTECTURE
achieving sustenance
through encounter of earth phenomena

3. Earth Phenomena
wind, rain, sun, gravity, condensation, thermal mass, lightning, rainbows,
all aspects of biology and physics... and much more.

5. These creatures encountered
earth phenomena for sustenance.

6. They did not have
an ECONOMY.
. They did not have
GARBAGE.

7. Modern developed peoples have only been around for 200 years
and already they have had a significant effect on
the Earth’s ability to support humans.

8. They have an ECONOMY.
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They have GARBAGE

9. Are ECONOMY and
GARBAGE
the ingredients that
have caused modern
humans
to adversely effect
the Earth’s ability
to support human
life?

11. A greater world would have a system to sustain the people...
and the sustenance of people would sustain an economy.

13. The modern world economy produces garbage.
A greater world based on sustenance for people would transform and
consume garbage.

14. Garbage is the result
of economy.

16. Transcend the economy
and you will transform/eliminate
the concept of garbage.

17. Sustenance for the people
Provide comfortable shelter, water, electricity, food, sanitation
for all the people.

18. Transcend the
economy

19. Transform garbage

20. Have a life

21. The model creature for the earth

22. Decentralization
housing = utilities

38. Reclaimed metal from discarded
refrigerators, stoves and washing
machines used as roofing.

44. Thermal/Solar
Heating and Cooling

50. These planters are re-circulated by solar pumps. As the
Contained Onsite SewageTreatment
grey water travels through the rubber lined planters it
grows plants, is oxygenated by the plant roots and cleaned
up enough to be used for toilet flushing.

55. Food Production

58. Tomato security

65. Eggplant

66. Grapes

67. Chili Peppers

68. Watermelon

80. MONTANA 1
FRANCE MONTANA 2
TEXAS
CANADA
NEW MEXICO
MEXICO NETHERLANDS
GEORGIA

81. WYOMING

84. JAMAICA

90. Guatemala

91. Earthship Africa

96. GUANGZHOU, CHINA

128. EARTHSHIP CITIES

141. finding inspiration in nature

142. Nautilus Earthship floor plan

144. Presented by Anne
Tempel at Green
Drinks China
This presentation
was designed and
produced with
power from the
sun.
Contact:
aetempel@gmail.com

145. Presented by Anne
Tempel at Green
Drinks China
This presentation
was designed and
produced with
power from the
sun.
Contact:
aetempel@gmail.com