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The Earth Home |
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The book's organization is centered around a plan for a moderate-cost home designed to produce all food and power for a family.....and can be located anywhere in the world! It encompasses a combination of a bioshelter and an earthship using mostly earth-friendly and/or green building materials. A mountain of technology is described and evaluated in order to choose the appropriate systems/products for the home.
Reduced house plans are included and are aimed at the lowest energy input to construct, operate, and maintain. Non-polluting and recycling technology has been evaluated and incorporated into the water and waste system design.
A goal of this complete self-sufficient home design was to maintain many of the comforts and conveniences of the lifestyle we enjoy today while providing the ability to be independent in food, water, and power.
No stream or waterfall needed
No hilltop location necessary
No sunbelt location required
No extensive farming skills
No major mechanical skills
No huge costs
Only limited lifestyle change
"I have tried to sort out the many choices and technologies available and have chosen those that can most easily be implemented into a complete home system that provides both '' food and power for a family–an approach that smoothly integrates all aspects of self-sufficient living."
- Mel Moench
This massive 660 page work is a complete reference book spanning and condensing over 31 years of research and tens of thousands of books, articles, technical journals, documents, letters, videos, and phone calls. There are over 200 figures and 2200 index entries! It covers ALL aspects of self-sufficiency and answers questions such as:
Which power sources do I need?
Which plants and animals are best and easiest?
How is thermal mass used?
Which building materials last the longest?
What are the best plumbing and sewage methods?
How do I preserve enough food?
Which natural materials are used?
Why passive ventilation?
Where is recycling used?
The information and plan have been designed to simplify many complex technologies into an understandable and easy-to-read format. The table of contents is grouped by function, making information easy to find.
Whether you are looking for home design/construction alternatives, some measure of independence, increased security, alternative power options, or a healthier food source-this book gives you more self-sufficiency ideas than you could ever want.
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See also the 'The Futurist ' article.
Updated 2007 Edition
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