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Is There Such a Thing as Truly Non-Toxic Insulation?

What clients with chemical sensitivities, fire concerns, and long-term health in mind deserve to know. In conversations about healthy buildings, insulation is one of the most misunderstood—and emotionally charged—topics. Clients often ask a deceptively simple question: “What is the

Integrated Housing, Community, and Regenerative Development

Pangea Biotecture is an integrated design–build and development platform focused on delivering housing and community infrastructure that is affordable, resilient, and regenerative by design. Pangea addresses the upfront cost of construction and the long-term operational realities that ultimately determine whether

When the U.S. Once Built Beautiful Homes for Working Families

Long before today’s affordable housing crisis, the federal government took direct, large-scale action to house working Americans, and the results were striking. During World War I, the U.S. faced an urgent housing shortage as tens of thousands of industrial

Affordable Housing, Taos|

The Art of Place: Planning with Culture, Land, and Legacy

Affordability, Regenerative Housing, and the Biotecture Academy Good afternoon, everyone. It is an honor to be here with colleagues who shape the future of our communities—planners, designers, policymakers, and advocates committed to the art and responsibility of place-making. Today,

Innovative Solutions for Rural Housing Challenges

Across New Mexico, rural communities are grappling with aging housing stock, vacant and blighted properties, and a lack of affordable, healthy homes. This panel explores bold, cross-sector strategies to turn those challenges into opportunities for long-term

Affordable Housing, Community|

What Is Regenerative Architecture? A Complete Guide to Building Beyond Sustainability

A Complete Guide to Building Beyond Sustainability Introduction: Why Regeneration Matters Now We are no longer in an era where doing “less harm” is good enough. The environmental and social crises we face, climate disruption, housing insecurity, water scarcity,

Sponge Cities: A Nature‑Based Strategy for China’s Water Crisis

A Growing Urgency China confronts a critical dual threat: widespread flooding and severe water scarcity. In July 2021, Zhengzhou endured its most intense rainstorm in recorded history, resulting in at least 31 fatalities and the displacement of over 1.24

Off-Grid Builders, Earthship Home Designs

Pangea Design | Build is an architectural design and construction firm 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.

Construction and Permit Drawings

Earthship Floor Plans. Pangea Builders are experts at acquiring permits for passive house, earthships and any other type of green building. Included in our services are production of construction and permit set drawings to build your beautiful green building. This includes Earthships and any other type of floor plan layout for off-grid living.

Off-grid floor plans and Custom drawings for Earthships and all other types of floor plans, layouts and custom designs. 

Pangea Design | Build can get your permit and build for you anywhere in the USA.

Taos, New Mexico | California

California, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arizona Off-Grid Earthships

Design | Permits | Build

Earthships can be permitted and built in California, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arizona and more… Any off-grid, sustainable building can be permitted and built in California, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arizona and more… All buildings must adhere to the state building, health and environmental codes.

Pangea Design | Build provides construction and permit drawings, acquiring permits and full turn-key construction services for residential, multi-family, commercial and non-profit projects.

Taos, New Mexico

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