This is an eight week workshop to build a two bedroom Earthship, structural shell and systems. Daily, Weekly and Full Session attendance available. We will be pounding tires, installing cooling tubes, cisterns and the thermal wrap.
Systems - Solar power and start up, residential wiring, fixture installation and grid interconnection. - Solar hot water installation, plumbing, principles and fire up. - Cistern installation, plumbing and burial. - Household plumbing and inspections
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Conceived as a sustainable reinterpretation of a monolithic gable roof house, the Palatine Passive House integrates modern residential form with innovative building technologies. The certified passive house was designed and built by the architect.
