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  • (Visit the House of the Day homepage.) -- Sushil Cheema John Kejr, Dreamcatcher Real Estate Called the Corner Cottage, this 'earthship' was designed by self-proclaimed biotect Michael Reynolds, who has built more than 1,000 of these eco-friendly homes throughout the world.

    Inside a Taos 'Earthship' 2009

  • We built an earthship in Ger, about 40 mins drive from Villedieux and finished this summer.

    vert - French Word-A-Day 2008

  • John Kejr, Dreamcatcher Real Estate The Corner Cottage earthship includes a greenhouse, pictured here, that helps regulate the temperature in the living spaces.

    Inside a Taos 'Earthship' 2009

  • John Kejr, Dreamcatcher Real Estate Mr. Reynolds says that the term 'earthship,' which he coined more than 20 years ago, embodies the idea that each home is a "ship that will sail the seas of tomorrow" toward a more environmentally-friendly style of living.

    Inside a Taos 'Earthship' 2009

  • Such "eccentricities" may strike you as odd until they are compared to an off-the-grid earthship built by an aging hippie in the middle of the desert.

    Everett Sizemore: The Simple Life: A Value Liberals Share With Libertarians 2009

  • We built an earthship in Ger, about 40 mins drive from Villedieux and finished this summer.

    vert - French Word-A-Day 2008

  • I am interested in the earthship concept and think Michael deserves much more recognition for 30 years of refining sustainable energy/eco-friendly homes.

    GREENING THE IVORY TOWER | Inhabitat 2006

  • I thrive in my earthship with its great natural light and elegant, yet simple and affordable design. i have no bills yet i have ample electricity, heat, water, greenhouse foods, hot water and effective natural systems to recycle the ‘waste’ (while building the aquafer and topsoil).

    GREENING THE IVORY TOWER | Inhabitat 2006

  • On our way into Taos we drove past a large earthship community, each half-buried house with a spectacular view of the Sangre de Cristo mountains.

    Archive 2006-10-01 Walter Jon Williams 2006

  • On our way into Taos we drove past a large earthship community, each half-buried house with a spectacular view of the Sangre de Cristo mountains.

    Leaf Peeping Walter Jon Williams 2006

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  • a hippy house made from dirt filled tires, packed earth and tin cans.

    November 22, 2016