EarthShip

Sometime ago when I was doing my secondary studies, my dad was so obsessed with Earth ship. He still does. In fact, he's still practicing this so called demeanor as he believes the earth is closing to apocalypse. Nah, I'm just joking. My dad loves the idea that recycling is part of our responsibility and what others may think that throwing gets rid of their problem, we may be able to fix and make use of it again.

So what's an Earthship?



The idea is using waste material as the base material for your building. Think of it as this way. The native Kadazans in Sabah are surrounded with Bamboo woods. So, naturally that they would use it as their construction blocks. Those living in Gaza uses clay as that's what is available to their disposal.

So why not use tires/bottles/boxes/newspapers etc. as your very own brick and mortar?
The pioneer to Earthship, Mike Reynolds wanted to create a home that would do three things;
first, it would be sustainable, using material indigenous to the entire planet as well as recycled materials wherever possible.
Second, the homes would rely on natural energy sources and be independent from the “grid”, therefore being less susceptible to natural disasters and free from the electrical and water lines that Reynolds considered unsightly and wasteful.
Finally, it would be economically feasible for the average person with no specialized construction skills to be able to create.



Read more here.