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Steve Nicolini wrote:
A giant condom, if you ask me.
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And raising kids in the thing would be out of the question.
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Tomas wrote:
but everything we produce and use is off gassing.
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Steve Nicolini wrote:
What about rubbing walnut oil onto cutting boards and spoons and ummmmmm bows? Is that gonna kill me?
Harvest our farts for biodiesel?
Are condoms made of rubber? Or just latex?
"the qualities of these bacteria, like the heat of the sun, electricity, or the qualities of metals, are part of the storehouse of knowledge of all men. They are manifestations of the laws of nature, free to all men and reserved exclusively to none." SCOTUS, Funk Bros. Seed Co. v. Kale Inoculant Co.
Cheese wrote:
I read somewhere that tires don't off-gas unless they are exposed to UV radiation? Hence no problem for using them inside walls?
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paul wheaton wrote:Earth ships have been around at least 20 years. They have a lot of really fascinating ideas. I read the book a long time ago. I even remember reading something about an earthship being built and discovering a seasonal spring that would run through the house. Rather than trying to block it, they made it into an in-house feature!
Earth ships have a lot of really, really neat upsides. When you read the books or watch the youtube videos you can learn all about the upsides.
Upsides include:
- internal walls with super duper thermal mass.
- amazing design and shape - a real good design for good solar use and having a lot of light in a home. In fact, the designs lead to more of a "home" than a "dwelling".
- I like the use to waste products although I would far prefer to use waste products that are obviously benign.
The downsides, which are much harder to find out about:
- It takes a long, long, long time to pack those tires with dirt. And it is bone jarring hard work. I have heard from some folks that said that if you pay for labor, the structure will be more expensive than a conventional home.
- Tire off gassing. When this is brought up, many people discount it. And many emphasize it. It is a confusing space and I suspect that the truth leans in the direction of the people concerned about the off gassing.
Everyone is a villain in someone else's story. Especially this devious tiny ad:
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