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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 slash carbon emissions while cutting energy bills and enabling the expansion of renewable power, finds
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 are following its lead. As more and more new buildings are erected around the world,
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, Passive House Institute, Edinburgh Napier University, Passivhaus Trust and Construction Scotland Innovation Centre. The display
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 have a large enough piece of land that is not covered by shadows, ground-mounted solar
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 how we as a nation produce and use energy. Essentially this will mean that the
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 and a slate of Bay Area officials came to a solar-powered South Berkeley home Friday
Fiberglass Solar Glazing and Greenhouse Covering
Made from Sun-Lite® HP fiberglass glazing, a one-of-a-kind, high performance solar glazing material. Developed by Kalwall Corporation, Sun-Lite® HP is a lightweight, shatter-resistant low-cost solar glazing material that can be easily handled, cut and installed. Thousands of do-it-yourselfers, greenhouse builders,
You can pay for tires with Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin reached the Buenos Aires gomerías: you can pay for tires with cryptocurrencies. Other digital currencies will also be accepted; how will the calculation be to pay for the products. Not for nothing that Argentina is one of the 3
This Carbfix plant transforms CO2 into rock
To meet the ever-looming and increasingly destructive challenge of climate change, we must curb our carbon emissions drastically. Now, ‘Orca’ is helping us reverse some of the emissions we’ve already created. It’s the world’s largest plant designed to suck carbon dioxide out
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.
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.
Custom drawings for Earthships and all other types of floor plans, layouts and custom designs.
Pangea Builders can get your permit and build for you anywhere in the USA.
California Off-Grid Earthships
Design | Permits | Build
Earthships can be permitted and built in California. Any off-grid, sustainable building can be permitted and built in California. All buildings must adhere to the California state building, health and environmental codes.
Pangea Builders provides construction and permit drawings, acquiring permits and full turn-key construction services for residential, multi-family, commercial and non-profit projects.