Packaged Earthship
Michael Reynolds, Designer

This 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1118 sf Packaged Earthship design demonstrates passive solar heating, solar energy collection through photovoltaics, water catchment, and sewage treatment. The width of each room is flexible, as is the length of the entire shell. Each Earthship includes an interior planter which allows the resident to use fresh water at sinks and shower, send it through the interior grey water planter to feed the plants which in turn clean the grey water as well as produce oxygen, flowers and sometimes food, then the remaining water can be used to flush the toilet. The black water from the toilet is sent outside to a conventional septic tank and then into a contained drainfield where the moisture provides landscaping. The load bearing walls in the home have been built by ramming earth into used automobile tires. Interior walls are built using recycled cans.

Floor Plan

Cross Section






 
Tour and description of a Hut Earthship that was for sale.

Earthship 101, Part 1 describes the basic design and construction of Earthships

 
Earthship Biotecture on the Weather Channel

Plans include:
1 set of reference drawings, 2 sets of construction drawings and a 5 part how-to manual, explaining each step from excavation to shell and systems.

Each drawing set consists of:
Sheet 1: Cover page
Sheet 2: Overview
Sheet 3: 2 bed/1 bath floorplan
Sheet 4: Framing plan
Sheet 5: Front face details
Sheet 6: Front face head and sill details
Sheet 7: Elevation
Sheet 8: Section
Sheet 9: Section details
Sheets 10 & 11: 2 CAD drawings

The five topics addressed in the detailed booklet are:
Section 1: Layout, Tirework and Plates
Section 2: Frontface, Footing and Framing
Section 3: Roof Structure
Section 4: Thermal Wrap, Button Up
Section 5: Mechanical

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