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Earth Embassy » 持続可能な建築物 http://www.earthembassy.org Sustainable living solutions, eco architecture, organic agriculture and small business incubation. Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:50:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Eco-Greenhouse & Earthships Building Workshop http://www.earthembassy.org/eco-homes/eco-greenhouse-earthships-building-workshop/ http://www.earthembassy.org/eco-homes/eco-greenhouse-earthships-building-workshop/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:01:06 +0000 admin http://www.earthembassy.org/?p=2549

This summer we will build a passive solar Earth Ship greenhouse that can be used as a living space or for growing plants year round.

Earth Ships are built largely with recycled materials, most of which are easily available and free for the asking. Used, steel-belted automobile tires, packed solid with earth, become giant 400- pound bricks that create sound-proof, fire and earthquake resistant, fortress- like walls.

Once built, Earth Ships collect rain water from potable roofing material into water storage tanks that provide an abundant source of water, even in areas with minimal rainfall.

Dates: July 28 to August 1, 2010 (tentative)
Cost: ¥ 48,000 (weekend only: ¥20,000)
Location: The Earth Embassy Solar Café and Farm, on the foot of Mt. Fuji.
Contact: info@earthembassy.org

The Experience Includes:
• Classroom overview of Earth Ship building and its environmental advantages. Discussion in English with Japanese support.
• Hands on experience building an Earth Ship. We will line a 4m x 8m hole with earth-packed tires and build a roof and south-facing wall designed to function as a passive solar greenhouse.
• Farm tour and organic farming activities.
• Hike to nearby Ice caves.
• Three home-cooked meals a day prepared with locally grown organic foods.
• Lodging in the Earth Embassy Guest House.

]]> http://www.earthembassy.org/eco-homes/eco-greenhouse-earthships-building-workshop/feed/ 0 The Solar Shower is heating up! http://www.earthembassy.org/eco-homes/the-solar-shower-is-heating-up/ http://www.earthembassy.org/eco-homes/the-solar-shower-is-heating-up/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:18:58 +0000 admin http://www.earthembassy.org/?p=2525 The solar shower at the Solar Cafe & Guest House catches rainwater from our roof, which is stored in 3 (200litre) tanks in an insulated box which heats up in the sunlight. The building itself was done with recycled floor boards from the Shojiko High Village house second floor. The boards are over 150 years old, with the original ax marks still showing where they were hand hewn long before advent of power saws, and the natural coating of creosote was layered on over years of smoke from the fireplace, and are thus the wood is naturally water resistant and will last for another 150 years. THAT’S sustainability baby!


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