Live Life Off The Grid
Solar Gurl by COAD
With Earthship Biostructures
Earthship is a style of architecture developed in the late 20th century to early 21st century by architect Michael Reynolds.
Meet the C.O.A.D.
Create Organic Arch Designs (C.O.A.D.) is a non-profit organization that believes in sustainable builds for the future.
These components make up some of the basics of an earthship:
Temperature Control
Thermal/Solar Heating & Cooling
Power Supply
Electricity generated by Solar, Wind & Water Turbines
Waste Management
Contained Sewage Treatment
Recyclable Resources
Building with Natural & Recycled Materials
Food
Food Production grown in north facing passive solar greenhouse
Water Supply
Harvesting Rainwater
Examples of what earthship can do for you
Glass bottles and cans being used to construct a wall in an Earthship Home in Tres Piedra, New Mexico "built by Michael Reynolds"
Recycled tires and soda cans being used to construct a wall in an Earthship Home in Taos, New Mexico. "built by Michael Reynolds"
“It's the laws in America that almost prevent you from designing this way— the laws are a hinderance.” Michael Reynolds
How can you help?
Dixon would like the Earthships facade to be more modern and utilize more passive solar. This is an opportunity to train the younger generation how to build more sustainable buildings for the future. The pandemic crisis should help us see sustainable design such as this is needed now. We must implement change before a worse crisis challenges or disrupts our current grid system.