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An Earthship is an ‘earth-sheltered’ building that functions autonomously (profiting from sunlight, temperature, wind, soil, landscape and natural resources). Mike Reynolds was one of the first to design and build Earthships in the 1970s. Today there are many thousand Earthships that are build all over the planet. Different shapes, designs and infrastructures make it possible to optimize an earthship specfic climate conditions.

The interesting thing is that one of the main materials that is being used to create an Earthship are old tires which are filled with Soil (one of the best isolation materials). Old tins and bottles can be used together with clay in order to build the house.

Special are also the unique shapes that Earthships are build in. Usually people do not only spend lots of time and effort in building a selfsustained house with a water recycling system and renewable energy resources but they also create innovative living spaces.

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