Not everyone has the time, energy, or desire to collect and prep hundreds of used tires (an integral part of
Earthship construction).
Not exact matches
The
construction of the
Earthship in an area that itself is already off - grid (not necessarily by choice) allowed the community to be exposed to a variety of sustainable concepts, but also to provide work force training.
Besides having volunteers travel to Nicaragua to build
Earthships, several locals were included in the
construction process as well in hopes that they will then reproduce more
Earthships and model the concepts in structures throughout the community.
If you are interested in learning how to design and build your own
Earthship, the
Earthship Academy offers extensive training and workshops in
construction methods and self - reliance.
Mainly strawbale,
Earthship and Cob
construction.
There are tons of courses around the US led by experts that want to teach you all about straw bale building, cob homes, earth bag
construction,
earthships, renewable energy installation and much, much more.