So, I saw a piece about the #Taos #Earthship community late last night on #VeryLocal (unfortunately, I can't find any video link as yet). However, I did find a piece from 2024 about them...

"This summer’s extreme heat and the demand for air conditioning are putting a big strain on the electricity grid in many parts of the nation. But for more than 40 years, a pioneering architect in New Mexico has been building a unique kind of home that can be heated and cooled without using any electricity at all. Special Correspondent Megan Thompson reports."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_ZTiocr3LU

#SolarPunkSunday #SustainableBuilding #Communities #TaosNewMexico #Earthships

@Uair @smithb

> "specific topics or general directions?"

Apologies I'm an engineering ignoramous, but on this note, I'd be fascinated to see a variant of the "earthship home" design with - instead of rammed-earth-tyre walls - concrete block walls. I think planners might find this easier to accept, among other reasons for trying it. What I can't get my head around is how to have an earth-berm in contact with the building without it getting damp. The design evolved in desert climates where this isn't a problem. Anecdotes from the UK suggest damp is a problem with the design when implemented there.

Some folks won't like the idea of swapping in concrete to replace the tyres; I'd just point out that an earthship made with concrete is better than one that isn't made at all, and sadly that's where we're at in most housing developments.

At any rate, wherever you direct your intellect, good luck! LLMs are probably your friend for filling out grant proposals without going mad ;) many free ones eg.: www.duck.ai

https://www.naylorconcrete.co.uk/precast-systems/staka-block/

https://earthship.com/

#civilEngineering #mechanicalEngineering #academia #earthship #earthshipHomes #housing #planning #sustainability

> #Дольмен мог строиться открыто на поверхности земли или же над ним насыпался #курган, который впоследствии мог частично оседать или уничтожаться, а также на вершине кургана
>Дольме́ны (от брет. taol maen — «каменный стол») — древние погребальные сооружения

Какие же современные учёные дегенераты! Вот древним людям было нехуй делать, как тратить месяцы и годы, чтобы кого-то захоронить! В условиях крайнего дефицита ресурсов это, безусловно, самая актуальная задача

#earthship #понабралиМудаков

Этот канадский #earthship ближе к нашим реалиям: -20/ -30 °C зимой, притом почти без снега, и всё хорошо!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAvY5JeMz9w

#earthShelter

Мейнстрим подземного домостроительства: так называемый #earthShip
Возводится из подручных и бросовых материалов, типа старых покрышек, феноменально дёшев. Сени/крытая веранда служат одновременно круглогодичной теплицей

#earthShelter

#Off-grid ecovillages , earthships can make life really easy and happy.

But doesn't mean you can't find crimes there.

If you've heard of #Greaterworld #earthship
This is something you should know. ☮️

https://tradelessearth.wordpress.com/auroville/

#ecovillages #auroville #taos #taosnewmexico
#earthshipbiotecture

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#GhostCultMagazine
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY - Rock and Metal Releases for 8-9-24
What new Rock and Metal albums are you getting and spinning this week?

https://ghostcultmag.com/new-music-friday-rock-and-metal-releases-for-8-9-24/

#NewMusicFriday #RockAndMetal #AeonWinds #AlexLifeson #AlignedInRuins #AndSoIWatchYouFromAfar #AshenHorde #AtomDriver #BlessTheDead #BlueOysterCult #CarnivoreDiprosopus #CrusHuman #DarkFuneral #Duhkha #EarthShip #EightFoldPath #FireballMinistry #FreeRide #Fulci #GeddyLee #GelatinSkeleton #Grinspoon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCR44MHBLtk

#earthshelter #earthship