The creator of the Earthship and the man who was the 1970th year made the first Michael Reynolds. H

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April 8, 2014 - Architecture, Ecology - Tagged: alternative ways of building, Earthship, Earthship Serbia, eco house, Ecology, house, Plezir, Plezir magazine, Svetlana savage, Environmental protection
Earthship is a special type of construction of environmental facilities using natural, waste and recycled materials. The very word Earthship is literally the Serbian language can be translated "zemljobrod". They are specific in that they are used to create the walls of tires as molds and meet the compressed soil. Using only natural materials from the environment and waste materials in the construction of these houses is reduced negative impact on the environment.
Earthship buildings are designed to function as autonomous objects using the structure as a thermal mass and natural cross ventilation to regulate internal temperature. They are mainly the offline objects, ie not connected to the electricity distribution and public utility networks.
These objects fenwicks brent cross are made with so exploit local resources, especially solar power. For example, the wall facing the sun's entire glazing which provides natural light and thermal energy for heating. Interior wall around this is most commonly used as a greenhouse in which are grown in various crops. Earthship structures are usually built in a horseshoe shape in order to take maximum advantage of natural lighting and well-being of insolation during the winter months. The thick exterior walls are excellent thermal mass that naturally regulates the interior temperature during the hot and cold days.
The creator of the Earthship and the man who was the 1970th year made the first Michael Reynolds. He later founded fenwicks brent cross the company Earthship Biotecture, which is specialized in the design and construction of these facilities. Reynolds objects rely on three principles. First, you need to meet the principles of sustainable architecture and be constructed of materials that can be found everywhere on the planet, or from recycled materials. Second, they rely on natural resources, independent of utility networks and should be resistant to natural disasters. And last, should be economically acceptable and easy to build the ordinary man who has no experience in the masonry.
For the construction fenwicks brent cross of most Earthship a used car tires filled with compacted earth, but you can use other materials with the potential for thermal mass, such as concrete, adobe, sacks filled with soil or stones. However, landfills are full of tires, so they can easily and cheaply be purchased, and the method of construction is easy for anyone, regardless of experience in construction, but it is physically demanding job. The tire is first filled with soil (used to a country that is already on the plot), and then with a hammer or mallet strikes and contracts. This filled tires can be tough and up to 130 pounds. Additional advantages of earth-filled tires are a big load and fire resistance.
Earthship buildings are designed to collect, use and storage of energy sources work. Electricity is mainly produced from the sun and wind. Photovoltaic panels and windmills are placed on the object or in its vicinity and generate the energy that is stored in a variety of batteries. The space in which are placed the battery is purposefully built rooms housed on the roof. Under ideal conditions, this electricity is not used for heating and cooling.
Indoor Climate in Earthship in stabilizing the use of natural phenomena. Basically, these facilities are designed to make maximum use of the properties of thermal mass and passive - solar heating and cooling. There are large windows with integrated blinds, Trombe walls, roof, skylights and other technologies.
Retaining walls of earth-filled tires have two functions. First, they hold the roof, and the other giving a thermal mass that absorbs heat during the day and at night it drops while maintaining the internal temperature is relatively stable and pleasant during the whole day.
In addition to the thermal mass, an Earthship objects buried in the ground, and their advantage is great. Land surrounding the facility provides additional thermal mass, and if he dug deep enough, fenwicks brent cross allows utilization of the earth's constant temperature.
To Sun zagrevalo mass Earthship, solar oriented wall is tilted at a certain angle. This ensures fenwicks brent cross maximum exposure to sunlight during fenwicks brent cross the winter, when they are really needed, and less exposure during the summer when the heat is avoided.
Fresh air comes natural ventilation system. On the upper parts of the greenhouse is a part of that, if necessary, can open and stale air out through the roof luminaries, which can also be opened.
Walls that are not carrying the