How do you explain to people what an Alternative Building is when they do not understand the status quo? Stick-frame housing built with no consideration of the surrounding environment, relying on pumped in water, heat, air con-ditioning, electricity and pumping out its own waste at a rate the municipal systems are not able to deal with. This model for housing is horribly outdated and can and will fail at any time from interruptions in the grid, shortages of fuel and through depleting our natural resources.
Imagine a home that: heats and cools itself; provides its own food and water; generates its own power; handles its own sanitation; works in harmony with the intelligence of the earth and is made predominantly from recycled materi-als. This home is called an Earthship, and its technology —which goes beyond merely “green” to actually generative — has been refined through 40 years' hands-on experience worldwide.
Michael E. Reynolds, Architect, has 35 years of research and development in self-sufficient housing made from recy-cled materials. The focus of his work is in the development of Earth friendly and people friendly community living con-cepts that require little or no mortgage payment and no utility bills. Reynolds states as one of his missions: “To make small, believable steps toward slowing down and ultimately reversing the negative impact of human development as it relates to the Earth’s ability to continue to support life.” Mike will present the evolution of earthships and how they will sustain our future through utilizing and preserving our natural resources.
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