1. Architect Seminar Michael Reynolds …Biotect Presented by: Mukul sharma
B.ARCH 4TH YR
061017

2. Biography
Born in 1945 and Graduated from University of Cincinnati in 1969.
He is a self-described "guy who's trying to do some sustainable housing for the future.
He believes our consumerist society is destroying our natural resources and eco-systems.
And thus called “King of garbage”

3. His objectives:
To reduce the economic and institutional barriers between people and sustainable housing.
To begin reversing the overall negative effect that conventional housing has on the planet.
To provide a direction for those who want to live in harmony with their environment.
And for this he created the concept of Earthships

4. Earthships
Sustainable, independent buildings and system
Started with individual homes and now, Community of green homes.
Sizes begin at the 800 square ft to 1500 sq ft.
Unexpected materials in different ways:
Tires, cardboard, bottles, plastics and glass, aluminum and steel cans.
Based on 6 concepts:
Comfort
Electricity
Water
Natural materials
Sewage treatment
Food products

5. The 6 Principles that define an Earthship:1
Comfort: Earthships maintain comfortable temperatures in any climate.

6. The 6 Principles that define an Earthship:2
Electricity from the sun, wind, generator and grid-intertie

7. The 6 Principles that define an Earthship: 3
Sewage Treatment, Containment and Distribution
Sewage: Earthships contain use and reuse all household sewage in indoor and outdoor treatment cells resulting in food production and landscaping with no pollution of aquifers .

8. Building with natural and recycled materials.
The 6 Principles that define an Earthship: 4
Building with natural and recycled materials.

9. The 6 Principles that define an Earthship:5
Water: Catch water from the sky: clean and potable
Water caught from the roof channeled through silt into the cistern feed a Water Organizing Module with a pump and filter
The filters clean the water for consumption and cleaning.

10. The 6 Principles that define an Earthship:
Food Products
Earthship wetlands, the planters that hold hundreds of gallons of water from sinks and the shower are a great place for raising some of the fresh produce

11. Thank you