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  • HelixDab2@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    4 minutes ago

    Unfortunately, zoning laws make these impossible in most places. The side of me that believes in individual liberty thinks that if you own the property, it should be your damn business what you build there. The part of me that believes in having a functional society sees all the ways that kind of lack of regulation could be abused.

  • tiredofsametab@fedia.io
    5·
    5 hours ago

    I considered trying to incorporate a lot of ideas from this and build a place here in Japan, but the insurance side of it made things basically impossible, especially given how prevalent large earthquakes are here. That’s not to say there’s nothing to take away from it here, it’s just that certain materials and design choices shouldn’t be done here. There are a couple of earthships in Japan, but IIRC they’re not insured at all and every single one has to be approved by an independent architect and engineer or be in questionable legal status.

  • rc__buggyEnglish
    12·
    10 hours ago

    Made sure to visit earthship central outside of Taos, NM and my favorite part of the architecture is the permanent garden in the front. One definitely needs to make peace with the odor, but I love the smell of a greenhouse anyway.

      • rc__buggyEnglish
        8·
        10 hours ago

        no, the tires are well sealed behind adobe. The smell is from the huge amount of super healthy wet soil all along the windows, its the primary thermal sink for the passive solar and there is a LOT of it. IIRC, the guide said there was about 10 cubic yards in the planters, which is a standard dump truck.

    • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.socialEnglish
      11·
      12 hours ago

      I think I’ve heard there are concerns about recycled rubber off-gassing, but otherwise I think it’s a really cool idea as well. The sculpted-looking exterior gets bonus points for style.

      • Olhonestjim@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        31 minutes ago

        Perhaps, but they’re old tires, not new. Most of the outgassing happened years ago. But these structure are designed to regulate temperature with constant airflow. If there are any fumes, they’re going outside.