Earthships – The Independent Eco Future : Robert Wells - Cultural Adventurer
I’m sat, in complete luxury. I’ve just had a steaming hot bath, enjoyed a large mug of coffee, and listened to music whilst surfing the web….and I’ve done all of this without connection to either a power or water company. I’m inside an Earthship , situated on the snow speckled desert plains just outside Taos, New Mexico . Above me are large wooden beams, glass jewels are encrusted into the green walls, and dark red slabs of stone are underfoot. Architecturally the building is beautiful, an amazing unity of function and design. I think that we should all be living in houses made like this, and given the choice, I think that we would all like to be living this way; who wouldn’t want to remove quarterly water and electricity bills from their outgoings? For instance… I caught the end of an interview with Donald Trump in which he was talking about how he would kick-start the American economy. A page from 'Journey' by Michael Reynolds, the designer of Earthships (click to enlarge)
Maison autonome durable | Plateformes de connaissances sur les solutions d'habitations autonomes et écologique de demain.
nested architecture
1989. Frank Duffy. The Shearing Layers. The Shearing layers concept views buildings as a set of components that evolve in different timescales; Frank Duffy summarized this view in his phrase: “Our basic argument is that there isn't any such thing as a building. A building properly conceived is several layers of longevity of built components” (quoted in (Brand, 1994)). The layers are (quoted from Brand, 1994): “Site - This is the geographical setting, the urban location, and the legally defined lot, whose boundaries and context outlast generations of ephemeral buildings. Structure - The foundation and load-bearing elements are perilous and expensive to change, so people don't. Skin - Exterior surfaces now change every 20 years or so, to keep up with fashion or technology, or for wholesale repair. Space Plan - The Interior layout--where walls, ceilings, floors, and doors go. 1994. The building is depicted as a continuos flow, since change in building is universal.
Electricity | Systems
The Power Organizing Module (POM) is not one of a kind. They are mass produced and used over and over again in a variety of climatic situations. Glitches, bugs and custom design faults have long since been evolved out. Since the POM has been used all over the USA, we know what various code require. We are simply adapting our needs to the already existing activities of the planet. Why pipe water long distances from a centralized community water system, or from an expensive well that needs significant electrical power, depletes aquifers and lowers the water table, when water falls from the sky? Why have a corporate or political "middle man" between us and our energy needs? An understanding of mechanical systems for most humans is limited to what is within reach of their fingertips. Humans need comfortable temperatures, light, electricity, hot water, food, sewage treatment, etc.
Projet d’écovillage culturel
Projet d’écovillage culturel Dans le sud de la France ( ?) Le 27/7/05, V1 Par Benjamin LISAN Exemple d’écovillage : le village de Végan dans l’Ardèche Source : Dossier en construction. 1 Buts du projet 2 2 Les principes de base de ce village. 3 2.1 Préliminaires. 3 2.2 Principes de bases. 3 3 La pérennisation de l’expérience et sa lutte contre certains dangers et dérives. 7 3.1.1 Les dangers et dérives. 7 3.1.2 Comment éviter ces dangers ?. 4 Idées pour la réalisation de ces objectifs. 8 5 Projet amélioration du cadre de vie. 11 5.1 Projet jardin et agriculture naturelle. 11 5.2 Projet habitat et architecture intégrées. 12 6 Recherches à entreprendre pour découvrir ce lieu idéal 13 6.1 1ère solution : un village, hameau à reconstruire ou restaurer 13 6.2 2ème solution : construction de maisons neuves. 13 6.3 Idées communes à toutes les solutions de site. 14 6.4 Comment trouver ce lieu ?. 7 Projet d’écocentre - écoparc. 14 7.1 Buts de l’éco-parc. 15 11 Conclusion. 21 Etc …
Utopies et avant-gardes
Greywater
Elimination of greywater[edit] Domestic wastewater is usually combined at the sewer, so that grey- and blackwaters are removed together using a shared sewerage system in a process called elimination. Sewage water can then be treated to limit pollution and health risks, before being returned to the environment at large. Most greywater ends up as effluent in rivers and oceans in this way. There are other alternatives to eliminating greywater that allow for efficient use; using it to irrigate plants is a common practice.[1] The plants use contaminants of greywater, such as food particles, as nutrients in their growth. However, salt and soap residues can be toxic to microbial and plant life alike, but can be absorbed and degraded through constructed wetlands and aquatic plants such as sedges, rushes, and grasses. Recycling[edit] Underground Grey Water Recycling Tank Most greywater is easier to treat and recycle than blackwater, because of lower levels of contaminants. Systems[edit] Ecology[edit]
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