eTextbooks for Sustainable Designs, Builds, Systems, Permits and more.
Specialists In Modern Off-Grid Homes
Designs, Permits, Systems & Construction
Residential, Commercial, Government.
Passive House, Earthships & Custom Buildings.
Heightened comfort and self-sufficiency provide security, independence and enhanced living.
What is an Earthship Home?
An Earthship is a type of passive solar house that is made of both natural and upcycled materials (such as earth-packed tires). Earthships can be completely off-grid or partially off-grid.
Earthships can be built in any part of the world, in any climate (with a permit) and still provide electricity, potable water, contained sewage treatment and sustainable food production.
Earthships are thermal mass homes first, passive solar homes second.
Whatever temperature goes into an Earthship, it will hold… and since it is also a Passive Solar House, it is also very tight and interacts only with the sun and the earth for heating and cooling, providing stable comfort year round in any climate. This results in being able to provide a sustainable home on property that may not be situated to the ideal of 13.5 degrees east of south.
Our Core Values
We are dedicated to high quality, super efficient and skilled craftsmanship. Our primary goal is to provide buildings that are sustainable as possible as affordably as possible. We value the opportunity to work with you.
Off-Grid Living Systems
Water | Power | Waste Water Treatment | Heating/Cooling
The systems of a building. These are the systems that go into the structural shell of the building for occupancy. Some or all of these systems can be used instead of the conventional methods to provide utilities to buildings. This can make the build more sustainable, secure and healthy than only using conventional utilities.
All systems can have automated conventional backups. All systems can be added to existing conventional buildings as a renovation project.
Living with sustainable off-grid systems enhances our lives, secures our lives and is a better investment than conventional buildings.
This increases both psychological and physiological comfort.
Green Building Contractors, Sustainable Design, Off-Grid Systems, Earthships, Passive House, New Research and more latest news.
Zero-Carbon Hot Water and Steam in Homes and Industry
Heating water in homes and commercial buildings, and producing low-temperature steam in multifamily and industrial facilities are one of the biggest untapped opportunities to
Zurich is leading the way in recycling concrete
How Zurich Blazed a Trail for Recycled Concrete. The Swiss city requires recycled concrete to be used in the construction of public buildings. Now other cities
The Ice Box Challenge shows effectiveness of passive house design
The Ice Box Challenge was a visual representation of the effectiveness of passive house design elements, presented as a collaborative effort from iPHA, Glasgow City Council,
Ground-Mounted Solar Panels: What You Should Know (2021)
Although you may think of solar energy and picture black boxes on a rooftop, solar panels can be installed on many types of surfaces. If you
We need a national green bank to build the green economy
economy Achieving President Biden’s goal to move the nation to a net-zero energy economy by the year 2050 will require a massive change in
Energy secretary visits Berkeley, touting app to speed up solar permits
The Biden administration wants to get more Americans to install solar panels by making the permitting process faster and easier. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm
Off-Grid Builders, Earthship Home Designs
Pangea Builders is an educational and research organization providing sustainable buildings for residential, commercial and government use. We are specialists in Modern Off-Grid Designs, Systems and Construction.
We are dedicated to high quality, super efficient and skilled craftsmanship. Our primary goal is to provide buildings that are sustainable as possible as affordably as possible. We value the opportunity to work with you. Our services are based on many decades of experience on all kinds of buildings, systems and lifestyles. We offer standard designs and custom designs to make your dreams come true.
Note: We design and build all over the USA and around the world.