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When Chris Newton and Sandra Burkholder's kids heard they would be living in a house made of garbage they were less than thrilled about the idea.
"Our oldest was just going into Grade 7 when we started building the Earthship and of course when we told her we were going to build a house out of garbage she reacted pretty negatively," said Newton. The family began building the home, which uses both new and recycled materials,nike air max, in 2009. Newton and Burkholder   who had been running a log house business   were inspired by Garbage Warrior,mulberry outlet, a film that follows Reynolds through the development of the Earthship and establishing the community in New Mexico.
"I did our plans myself based on a number of the books that (Reynolds) had written,nike danmark," said Newton. "When you sit down to build a house that is integrated into the landscape, you suddenly are faced by a host of different challenges such as with the orientation of the house and how many windows it should have."
The building materials don't consist of standard drywall, nails and wood. Instead,nike free, the walls of the house are made of old tires rammed full of dirt,michael kors veske, and pop cans and bottles that have been stacked using adobe and mud.
Earthships integrate a variety of systems to heat, cool and provide water for the house that allows it, in many cases, to exist off the grid.
Craig and Connie Cook have been building their Earthship since 2009 as a way to live nearly bill free in their retirement.
According to Craig Cook, the only expenses the Clear Creek, Ont.,nike free, couple has are a phone and Internet bill.
"With the Earthships they 100 per cent heat and cool themselves in addition to collecting their own drinking water and managing all the waste water,nike free," said Craig.
"We don't have a septic system, a furnace or any airhandling units or duct work. We didn't have to drill a well. All of the water comes off of the roof of our house."
The Cooks need only a centimetre of rain a month to have all the drinking water they need for a year. After the water is collected from the roof of their home southwest of Simcoe, it runs through a network of filters.
The Earthship design includes a collection of windows along the front of the house,nike air max, which allows for massive amounts of natural light and air circulation.
"With the amount of natural light we never turn a light on in the day," said Craig. "You feel wonderful living in here. The natural light makes you feel so good."
 
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