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| Author: | Johhny Electriglide [ Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | "Garbage Warrior" |
This video from http://www.earthship.com is short and to the point; http://earthship.com/earthship-biotectu ... zeera.html |
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| Author: | Johhny Electriglide [ Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Garbage Warrior" |
Earthship Design Principles 1) Thermal/Solar Heating & Cooling(or geothermal, all with thermal mass) 2) Solar & Wind Electricity(or other non-emissions power) 3) Contained Sewage Treatment(septic system or community septic, both with composting) 4) Building with Natural & Recycled Materials (along with super insulation) 5) Water Harvesting (rainwater and recycling systems) 6) Food Production (inside and outside gardens, aquaculture, and small animal husbandry) Along with these, it is a given that each building has a stable amount of people, staying within the range of its support mechanisms. Rainfall change is something that affects this amount. The passive solar is affected by prolonged cloudiness, and backup systems by local and outside resources. |
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| Author: | Ann Vole [ Sat Sep 15, 2012 6:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Garbage Warrior" |
| Author: | Ann Vole [ Sat Sep 15, 2012 6:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Garbage Warrior" |
| Author: | animal-friendly [ Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Garbage Warrior" |
| Author: | Johhny Electriglide [ Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Garbage Warrior" |
One problem about cities and solar is the amount of shading from other buildings. There is a section at the earthship site on retrofitting buildings, but you need more room to do it. Basically adding thermal mass, insulation, and tilted glass walls to heat a greenhouse area. In colder climates, rolling insulated shutters help with night heat loss. Higher latitude or altitude earthships need to have more solar thermal gain glass per square foot, more of the thermal mass "finger walls"(interior sun line colored free standing tire walls) and insulation between the underground and the tire walls. Waste straw in well made non-round bales is a great eco-insulator, but needs protection from moisture rot. Another problem with cities is roof area per person---it isn't enough for catchment with tall buildings. Also not enough area to grow food. The unfortunate reality is that cities themselves are unsustainable. Design Principles 1) Thermal/Solar Heating & Cooling(or geothermal, all with thermal mass) 2) Solar & Wind Electricity(or other non-emissions power) 3) Contained Sewage Treatment(septic system or community septic, both with composting) 4) Building with Natural & Recycled Materials (along with super insulation) 5) Water Harvesting (rainwater and recycling systems) 6) Food Production (inside and outside gardens, aquaculture, and small animal husbandry) |
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| Author: | Ann Vole [ Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Garbage Warrior" |
here is an interview with the guy who kind of founded PassivHaus much like Mike the Garbage Warrior founded the earthship movement. For some reason it is a bunch of short clips |
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| Author: | Ann Vole [ Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Garbage Warrior" |
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