Hi all. It has been a while. I’ve had draft’s of blog entries but have not posted in a loooooong time.
So, I’m trying to make up for it…
Here is a trip I took to the city of Zwolle, Netherlands to see an Earthship. An earthship is completely autonomous. You don’t need to be connected to the electrical grid or the sewage grid. It uses discarded glass bottles, cans and rubber tyres to build the walls. It uses crop plants to filter the water you use so when you’re cooking, you can walk to the hallway, pluck a few herbs and spices. It uses solar panels for electrical energy. The walls are tyre size thick so it has great thermal mass capacity, ie. keeps you cool in summer and warm in winter. You take care of your sewage, you take care of your food, you take care of your water treatment and energy… I would like to build me one.
The Zwolle Old City Town Centre is also very cool. I absolutely loved riding through it.
Here for a bite more of Earthship and Zwolle city centre
December 18, 2009 at 02:01
Check this out:
http://provillage.wordpress.com/category/in-english/
Henry
December 18, 2009 at 07:10
OH My gosh wow cool! :D
December 18, 2009 at 16:51
Cool to the Castle, cool to the Earthship, or cool to both? I was thrilled by both. I completely WOW’ed while on my bike when I saw that Castle like place. I was even more excited when I saw I was to ride THROUGH it.
December 19, 2009 at 13:11
Okay when first skimming through the page it was cool to the Earthship. Definitely the earthship. But then when i look at the castle again its growing on me. Probably cooler when your actually there :)
December 18, 2009 at 14:18
Nice :) it looks like its located in a public park tho?
or is that just coincidental landscaping?
Han & co just arrived in GC tonight!
Tomorrow is rays turn :P
December 18, 2009 at 16:52
Yeah, it is a public park. Actually it is a nature reserve park. It is actually a thee huis (tea house) serving real fresh herbal teas. But many people build these earthships as houses.
I miss the family reunion. How sad.
May 14, 2010 at 18:38
check out this diagram for more information on earthships: http://www.iagram.com/diagrams/earthship.html