Australian Study Supports Tyres in Construction
One of the most straightforward, easiest to access, and cheapest route to recycling tyres is to use them as they come off the vehicle. Whole tyres that need no prep and no processing offer
How Long Does it Take to Build an Earthship?
A typical 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom earthship takes about 4 months to build with an experienced crew and materials organized and money flowing from a construction account. Building an Earthship yourself will take longer
Off Grid and Self-Sustaining Homes with Jonah Reynolds
Have you heard of Earth Ships? This episode is with Jonah Reynolds, Earthship Biotect - which is the number one eco-construction and self-sufficient living design. Off-grid, self-sustainable houses. Absolutely an alternative investment. We
How to pound tires and build tire walls
Tire walls are made by laying tires in staggered courses like bricks or concrete blocks. Each tire is filled with compacted earth, so that it becomes a rammed earth brick encased in steel belted
Harvesting Tires
The tire is indigenous all over the world as a "natural resource". Every city is a natural supplier of this item. It can be "harvested" with absolutely no technical devices or energy other than
Construction Materials
Materials Awareness Structure = Walls. Walls are made of materials. The major materials presently used for housing compartments have many factors that warrant some rethinking. Too much wood is used and although this is
Tire Offgassing
40 years of research and development of self-sufficient housing made from recycled materials. This is an extensive study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison that was presented to us by the state of New Mexico.
Tire Retaining Walls
The same method for building structural walls in buildings can be applied when building retaining walls made with rammed earth encased in steel-belted rubber. Depending on the load the retaining wall is retaining, the batter