AT THE ROADS WITH TRANSGUIDE THAT. >> ACCIDENT WE’RE TRACKING
EARLIER. IT SEEMS TO CLEAR
THEIR LOOP 410, AND STARCREST.
>> EARTH SHIPS, THEY ARE
SUSTAINABLE HOMES THAT ARE 100%
OFF THE GRID. THEY COLLECT
THEIR OWN WATER, MAKE
ELECTRICITY THROUGH SOLAR AND
WIND ENERGY AND ALWAYS ARE 70
DEGREES ON THE INSIDE. SO THEY
ARE SHIPS NOT ONLY HELP YOUR
UTILITY BILL THAT ARE FRIENDLY
TO THE ENVIRONMENT. SO WE FIRST
BROUGHT YOU THIS STORY ON EARTH
DAY ON GMSA. I’M SARAH ACOSTA
JOINS US IN THE STUDIO TO TALK
ABOUT THESE FASCINATING HOME.
GOOD MORNING. HEY, GOOD
MORNING, GUYS SAID GLAD YOU’RE
HERE. SO WHAT SPARKED YOUR
INTEREST IN THESE HOMES?
WELL, FORECASTING CHANGE AND
ENVIRONMENT IS MY BUT ALSO I
JUST WAS WATCHING YOUTUBE A
COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND THIS
DOCUMENTARY.
>> ON EARTH SHIPS CAME UP.
AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, WENT DOWN
THE RABBIT HOLE. SO I HAD TO
LEARN ALL ABOUT IT. SO WHAT
I LEARNED IS THE 1970’S
ARCHITECT MICHAEL REYNOLD.
HE INVENT THIS CONCEPT OF EARTH
SHIPS, HOMES THAT CAN FUNCTION
INDEPENDENTLY AND ARE ALSO
SUSTAINABLE AND FRIENDLY TO
PLANET EARTH. SO EARTH SHIPS
ARE BUILT WITH NATURAL AND
RECYCLED MATERIALS LIKE TIRES,
BOTTLES. YOU CAN SEE THEM
PUTTING THE MUD AND THE TIRES
THERE. CANS WITH ENERGY
CONSERVATION IN MIND AND EARTH
SHIPS ARE UNIQUELY DESIGNED TO
PRODUCE THEIR OWN WATER AND
THEIR OWN ELECTRICITY AND FOOD
FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN
THEM. SO GET THIS. THEY’RE
ALWAYS 70 DEGREES INSIDE.
NO MATTER IF IT’S, YOU KNOW,
20 DEGREES, OUTSIDER, 100
DEGREES OUTSIDE THE USING A
SYSTEM OF THERMAL MASS AK.
WHAT YOU SAW EARLIER, TIRES
PACKED WITH SOIL AND A PASSIVE
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM.
CONVENTIONAL HOUSING, IT IS
ALMOST LIKE BEING SORT OF ON A
LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM IN A WAY.
>> YOU KNOW, THE ONLY WAY THAT
THAT CONVENTIONAL BUILDING CAN
EXIST. AS WITH ALL THESE TUBES
AND WIRES, YOU KNOW, BEING
CONNECTED UP TO IT. AND
MECHANICALLY. SUSTAINING.
WHERE THE YEARS HAS HAS NONE
OF THAT.
>> SO EVERY DROP OF WATER THAT
LANDS ON THE ROOF. GOVERNOR
SHIP IS USED 4 TIMES OVER.
SO FIRST, OF COURSE, PURIFIED
FOR DRINKING AND THEN SHOWERING
AND THEN IT GOES TO FLUSHING
TOILETS AND THAT GRAY WATER IS
USED TO WATER. THE PLANTS.
AND, YOU KNOW, THESE HOMES ARE
BUILT GREEN GREENHOUSES IN
THEM. SO THOSE HOLMES CAN
SUBSIST AND EVEN THRIVE WITHOUT
TAKING WATER FROM THE GROUND OR
MUNICIPAL SOURCES. SO THAT’S
THE BIG THING IS NOT ONLY DOES
IT HELP YOUR WALLET, BUT, YOU
KNOW, USE HIGH BILLS AND STUFF,
BUT ALSO IT IT HELPS THE EARTH.
YOU KNOW, IT’S IT’S
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ON SO
MANY LEVELS. YEAH. AND 70
DEGREES ALL THE TIME. THAT
SOUNDS GOOD TO WRITE BECAUSE OF
I HAVE ON 70 DEGREES ALL THE
TIME IN MY HOUSE. I DON’T LIKE
THE BILL THAT ENOUGH.
>> YOU KNOW, AND SPEAKING OF
THAT, YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE MOST
OF THESE BUILT? AND CAN THEY
BUILD BEVILLE ANYWHERE LIKE SAN
ANTONIO? YES. SO THAT’S THE
THING SO A LOT OF THEM ARE
BUILT IN NEW MEXICO. THEY
ACTUALLY HAVE AN EARTH SHIP
COMMUNITY IN TAOS THERE.
AND THAT’S WHERE THEY STARTED.
THAT’S WHERE THE ARCHITECT
MICHAEL REYNOLDS, IT’S FROM AND
SO THEY’RE BUILT IDEALLY FOR
THAT ENVIRONMENT. NOW THEY DO
HAVE ARE SHIPS.
>> ALL OVER THE
>> PHIL BASE HEART WAS TELLING
ME ALSO THEY HAVE WON IT.
THEY HAVEN’T IN CROCKETT,
TEXAS. THEY GOT THEM IN PUERTO
RICO AND A LOT OF THESE
COUNTRIES, THEY HAVE A
NONPROFIT AS WELL AS THEY GO
AND BUILD IN.
>> IN COUNTRIES AND COMMUNITIES
THAT DON’T HAVE THAT ARE POOR
AND THEY DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO,
YOU KNOW.
GOOD SHELTER INTO THEY BUILD IN
SHIPS AND THEY’RE LIKE A LONG
TIME SOLUTION THAT THEY DON’T
HAVE TO HAVE THESE, YOU KNOW,
CONNECTIONS TO DO, YOU KNOW,
RUNNING WATER AND ALL THESE
THINGS. I WAS SKATING THROUGH
YOUR ARTICLE ON KSAT DOT COM
AND LOOKING AT THE STORY.
I KNOW THAT THE TIRES AND CANS
ARE COMMON JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE.
YEAH. THE FIRST THING I WANTED
TO SCAN A SCANT 3 TO TALK ABOUT
HOW MUCH THIS IS ALL GOING TO
COST THESE KIND OF RUN UP TO A
MILLION DOLLARS SHOW SOME SHOW.
HOW MUCH CAN PEOPLE US OR
AFFORD TO GET INTO ONE OF THESE
EARTH SHIPS? YES, SO SOME ARE
MILLION DOLLAR
>> BUT SO THEY HAVE A PROGRAM.
IT’S LIKE THE EARTH SHIP
ACADEMY AND IT’S A FOUR-STEP
PROGRAM. AND YOU GET IN AND FOR
4 WEEKS, YOU LEARN ALL ABOUT
WHAT ARE SHIPS ARE AND THEN
YOU TAKE AN ONLINE COURSE.
AND THEN YOU ACTUALLY SPENT
SEVERAL WEEKS.
>> ON OUT IN THE FIELD,
BUILDING THEM. AND THEN YOU GET
CERTIFIED TO BUILD YOUR OWN.
SO WHEN I WAS TALKING TO PHIL,
THEY START TO ACTUALLY BUILD,
SAYS LIVES IN ONE OF THESE.
HE WAS TELLING YEAH, A LOT OF
MILLENNIALS WHO FEEL LIKE THEY
GET THIS RATE. WE’LL NEVER BE
ABLE TO AFFORD A HOME OF THEIR
OWN. OK, WHY DON’T WE BUILD
WANT TO BUILD ONE? THAT IS A
SUSTAINABLE OPTION. SO NOT ALL
OF
THEM ARE THE MILLION DOLLAR
MODELS THAT WE’RE SEEING.
YOU KNOW, LIKE THAT ONE RIGHT
THERE SHOWED A FULL SOME OF
THEM ARE JUST VERY SIMPLE,
SMALLER HOMES THAT PEOPLE CAN
BUILD ON THEIR OWN ONCE THEY
LEARN AND TAKE THIS COURSE.
AND THEY LOOK HOLE. BUT ARE
THERE ANY CHALLENGES ACTUALLY
BUILDING THEM? SO CODE IS A
THEY SAID IT’S A DIRECT
CONFLICT WITH A LOT OF CODES
FOR CITIES AND COUNTIES.
RIGHT. SO SO LIKE.
>> BUILDING THIS KIND IN THE
CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WOULD BE
VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE IF YOU
KNOW, IF YOU’VE EVER,
>> YOU KNOW, BEEN HOMEOWNER
CODE IS IS A THING. YOU KNOW,
YOU HAVE TO GET THINGS PASSED.
IF YOU’RE GOING TO PLUGGING
INTO THE CITY’S WATER,
ELECTRICITY IS GAS MILEAGE.
BUT THE THING IS A LOT OF THESE
DON’T PLUG INTO THOSE RIGHTS.
SO THEY’RE SAYING CODES ALWAYS
AN ISSUE. BUT IF YOU’RE OUT IN
THE COUNTY AND THE RULE AND
YOU’RE NOT PLUGGING INTO ANY
CITY OR COUNTY UTILITIES,
YOU’RE FINE. THEY SURE THAT
THESE YOU LATE, YOU KNOW,
THAT’S YOUR LAND TO DO IT.
HOWEVER, YOU WANT TO DO IT.
THAT’S AMAZING STUFF. IT
REALLY, REALLY IS. AND THAT’S
WHY MOST OF THESE ARE GOING
TO BE REAL. THE OTHER
INTERESTING THING FROM SARAH’S
ARTICLE, I THAT I HAVE MY
TAKEAWAY.
>> IS FROM THE RAIN CATCHMENT
SYSTEM THAT WATER IS USED AT
LEAST 4 TIMES DRINKING BATHING
DISHWASHING, SEWAGE,
EVERYTHING. AND THEY ONLY NEED
ABOUT 7 INCHES OF WATER TO DO
THAT. HOWEVER, THERE ARE
ISSUES. SO THIS IS LIKE, OH,
THAT SOUNDS TOO GOOD. HAHA WANT
TO POINT OUT THAT IT WOULD BE
VERY DIFFICULT TO BUILD ONE
IN SAN ANTONIO. THEY THEY HAVE
DIFFERENT WAYS AROUND IT.
THEY SAID IF YOU LIVE IN A
PLACE THAT 60% MOLD CAN BE A
PROBLEM WITH HOW THE WALLS ARE
BUILT BECAUSE DURING THE WINTER
CONDENSATION BUILD-UP ON THOSE
REALLY THICK WALLS THAT ARE
INSULATED.
>> BECAUSE THEY HAVE THESE, YOU
KNOW, THE AIRWAY SYSTEMS WERE
AARON ACTUALLY COMES IN AN OUT.
AND IF YOU HAVE HUMID AIR
COMING YOU KNOW, BUT THEY THEY
DO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO
DIFFERENT AREAS. THAT’S WHY
THERE’S A BIG COMMUNITY AND NEW
MEXICO. YES, RIGHT? THAT’S
WHERE THEY STARTED. AND OUR
CLIMATE IS TYPICALLY UNLESS
YOU’RE OUTSIDE THE ONE-MONTH,
JUSTIN WERE WERE OVER 60%.
YEAH. THE BY AND LARGE RIGHT
BUT ANOTHER IS THE RESELL AND
ENSURING OPTION. SO BASICALLY
LIKE IF THIS IS GOING TO BE
LIKE YOUR INVESTMENT HOME RIGHT
HERE, I’M IN IT. GO OUT INTO
THE COUNTY AND BE, YOU KNOW, BY
MYSELF AND WANT TO BE OFF THE
GRID
GETS GOING. IT MIGHT BE HARD TO
RESELL. MIGHT BE A HOME THAT
YOU JUST LIVE IN FOR THE REST
OF YOUR LIFE. SURE. AND GETTING
HIM INSURED IS ALSO A WHOLE
NOTHER THING AND TELL US THEY
ACTUALLY HAVE INSURANCE, A
COMPANY THAT INSURES AND
BECAUSE THEY’RE SO POPULAR THAT
GOT YOU. OKAY. SO
>> IF YOU REALLY WANT TO DO
THIS, YOU REALLY GOING WANT TO
DO IT. YOU’RE GOING TO
PERSEVERE IN KIND OF FOLLOW
THROUGH. YEAH, THERE’S A LOT
OF IF YOU’RE NOT BUILDING IN A
CLIMATE LIKE NEW MEXICO, LIKE
I’M SURE THESE WERE 2 REALLY
WELL, I OUR FIRE MARATHON AND
WEST THERE. YEAH. NORTH TEXAS
WHERE IT’S DRY FOR A LOT OF SUN
WELL, A LOT OF RURAL ANTONIO
TIME SOON WHEN I’M SURE YOU CAN
DO IT IN SAN ANTONIO BECAUSE
HE SAID THERE’S ALWAYS WAYS
SICK. WE MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FOR
EVERY ENVIRONMENT AND PUERTO
RICO. IT’S VERY HUMID THERE.
YEAH, THERE ARE WAYS AROUND IT.
YOU’RE JUST NOT GETTING THE
MODEL SHIP THAT, YOU KNOW ARE
THE BIG ONES OUT NEW MEXICO TO
OKAY. WHEN WE WIN, POWERBALL
WILL SET UP OUR COMMUNITY OUT I
WAS TALKING TO OUR NEWS
DIRECTOR BERNICE AND SHE’S
LIKE, HOW DO I GET I’M READY
LIKE HE’S GOING TO TAKE A
WHILE. YEAH, A LOT OF WORK, BUT