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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.
Under construction… High Desert, High Performance Home
The first of several sustainable projects in the larger Joshua Tree California area is nearing completion! This sustainable home consists of two separate buildings,
Codes & Laws for Green Buildings
Generally speaking, building codes are developed by well intentioned people who are actively involved in the construction industry. Their original purpose, as stated in
Boise Is Tapping Into Free, Sustainable Energy
Boise's geothermal heating system is the largest in the U.S., but experts say its success could be replicated almost anywhere. In the early 1890s,
Obtaining a Building Permit
Already have money and insurance. now you are looking for land and ready to acquire land. do not buy land yet, make sure you
Site Development Layout
In many ways, choosing a site is the most important decision when constructing a green home. From a design perspective, a site limits the
Qualities & Features of the site
Choosing a site on which to locate a new home is not a simple task. Countless factors – natural, man-made, social and economic –
Off-Grid Builders, Earthship Home Designs
Pangea Design | Build 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 as sustainable as possible and as affordable 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.