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Integrated Solutions for Low Impact Living!

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All Earthship structures are inherintly designed to fuction off-grid and without infrastructure.

Structures are built so they provide their own power, water, and waste management systems.

Buildings use 70% of the worlds energy with 40% used for heating and cooling. Earthships reduce the impact on our natural resources by heating and cooling themselves naturaly.

The Earthship Concept - Design Principals for Sustainability

Earthship Basics
  • Thermal / Solar Heating &Cooling
  • Solar & Wind Electricity
  • Contained Sewage Treatment
  • Natural & Recycled Material
  • Water Harvesting
  • Food Production

Hybrid Additions
  • Passive Annual Heat Storage
  • Monolithic Domes
  • Ferrocement
  • Cooking with H2
  • Transportation Fuel
Promoting a Lower Impact Lifestyle while Saving Iowa's Resources