Once a week Rashida Ali-Campbell visits a vacant lot at 675 N. 41st St. in West Philadelphia. It’s the future site of an Earthship — a 100 percent sustainable building. Right now the lot is home to ...

The pros and cons of this self-contained, fully sustainable home. The most fascinating part about an Earthship is the fact that you can eliminate all outside utilities. So, not only is the home ...

There’s no need to leave our orbit to experience the essence of a spaceship. Keep your feet on the ground and live in an Earthship instead. Earthships are a building design focused on the efficient ...

TAOS, New Mexico — Old tires, crumpled cans and empty wine bottles are piling up at construction sites across the desert. A renewed purpose awaits these discarded items, which will become the building ...

Cathy Krueger's earthship home is believed to be the first in Nebraska. Earthships rely on the sun and cool air from the ground to maintain temperatures around 70 degrees. They also collect rainwater ...

Laura Davies and David Buchanan live in an Earthship in Almeria, Spain. Their home is autonomous, meaning that they rely on energy from the sun and water from rain. The couple started building the ...

BELFRY (AP) — Bill and Ruth Craven's longtime dream to build and live in an Earthship was nearly snuffed out in mid-June. The couple were preparing to construct the unconventional home — which ...

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Earth Overshoot Day is an annual date that marks when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. This year it’s on Aug. 2, ...

Hundreds of tires, thousands of beer cans, and a range of natural and recycled materials are being used to construct an 1,800 square-foot, three-bedroom, off-the-grid, house on rural land in southern ...