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The pros and cons of this self-contained, fully sustainable home. The most fascinating part about an Earthship is the fact that you can eliminate all outside utilities. So, not only is the home ...

I stayed in an off-grid Earthship in Taos, New Mexico, on a 600-acre community of other Earthships. I spent three days in the 1,000-square-foot space with a queen bed, living area, kitchen, and bath.

An Idaho family downsized from a 1,200-square-foot house to live in a 550-square-foot home that cost them $37,500 as a fixer-upper. Sayra and Dominic Adams live with their 5-year-old daughter in the ...

When he’s not putting out fires in Edmonton, Canada, firefighter Steve has managed to find time to build an Earthship-inspired tiny home on wheels. The 140-square-foot home, which can easily go ...

TAOS, N.M.--Imagine maintaining a steady 70 degrees in your house high in the New Mexico desert, even as outside temperatures vary between 100 and minus-20, all without spending a dime on power. Can't ...

Earthships aren't designed to take families out of this world to explore other galaxies. But they are taking off on this planet and will soon land in Colorado Springs. The Colorado Solar Village is ...

How does one reconcile the need to reconnect with nature and to live as intentionally as possible with the pressing and ever-increasing demands of modern life? In this particular case, one doesn’t.

Kelly Hagelund and Willow King lost everything when their two-story cabin in the Southcentral Alaska town of Kasilof burned down in 2009. But from the ashes of their previous family home, Hagelund and ...

Once a week Rashida Ali-Campbell visits a vacant lot at 675 N. 41st St. in West Philadelphia. It’s the future site of an Earthship — a 100 percent sustainable building. Right now the lot is home to ...