The whole thing cost us $200 (application fee only, more to come!) and we still have to double check a few things. I sent the original HPO application by Greyhound ($13) to ensure we could get the paperwork back in the 2-3 weeks it may take for … [Read more...]
The Complete (incomplete) Plan set
The rendered perspective at the beginning of this post is an image of the earthship buried in the ground. You can see berms at the back (north end) of the roof to channel collected water from the roof into the cisterns. The ducting to accomplish … [Read more...]
Investigating Graywater
I’ve spent the last couple of days trying to wrap my head around the implementation of a gray water recovery system for the earthship. The information provided in the Earthship volumes by Mike Reynolds is not detailed, and as gray water recovery is … [Read more...]