Low-tech brick/ adobe making device:

www.aureka.com/eace/index.php

Wow, Michael, do you have pics of your earthship?

do you mean send mesage on my bio? i have no control over that. others messages are getting through.

We had 3 separate (duplicate) threads running on EarthShips. I've moved the posts here & consolidated the threads into this one.
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Site with good descriptions of several Michael Reynolds' books on Earthship building.

www.grannysstore.com/Do-It-Y...uses.htm

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I took a look at this
www.earthship.net/
www.touchtheearthranch.com/tirestart.htm
www.ehow.com/how_2106196...d-tires.html

While this sounds like cheap housing, I am sure there are other costs involved. if you have better information, please share that with us all.

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If you ever have the chance, stop by the Earthship Visitor Center, just outside of Taos NM.
There is an earthship set up as an office, which is open for tours.
A small donation is required. There are TONS of ideas available, and it is worth the few dollars.
It is very cool to see one in person, even if you have read up on the concept.

However, I would really like to connect with an everyday resident of an earthship, to get the real story, as opposed to the party line.
If I had the cash, I would really like to use their nightly rental program sometime, but it is priced too high for me.

In any case, there are many concepts involved in the design and construction, that I plan to include in my (so far away)
future home.

I am convinced that daily expenses to maintain a well designed earthship, would be close to zero.
I say close because of the expense involved in maintaining the battery banks.
I have yet to put any numbers to this.

www.earthshipkaruna.net/

"The Diary of an Earthship Build in Kodaikanal India 2009.

This website documents the entire build of an earthship in Kodaikanal India by Alex Leeor from UK. I have been involved with earthships since 2002 with Earthship Brighton and have spent some time with Michael Reynolds in Taos New Mexico. I have no formal training or building experience and am documenting this build as a personal diary as well as a useful resource for others who are doing a similar thing. I am building an authentic earthship with all of the systems and components that allow sustainable living, off grid with all the comforts of a modern home.

Please be aware that every earthship must be planned and developed according to the local resources and climate. The basic earthship principals will stay the same, but details such as size, roof height, orientation and window sizes will all differ according to the ambient temperature and other factors. If you are making your own earthship then you will find a lot of information that you can apply to your own build, but you should always consult an earthship specialist before performing any actual work.

Earthship Karuna is designed as a 37 foot roundhouse with high 13 foot walls and second floor mezzanine. The building is not bermed with soil or insulated more than the walls and gap filling since we are in a temperate climate. There will be extensive grey water treatment planters within the building, and power derived from solar, hydroelectric power and generator as backup. I am building it in a organic farm/guest house that has existed in the mountains of Tamil Nadu since 15 years. The past three years has seen the development of the community side of the farm. Currently there are three new builds happening, with this being the first and only true earthship in India.

The site was leveled between May -November 2008 and tyre ramming began in Early January 2009."