Can you build an Earthship in 16 days … in Nicaragua?
The construction team is congregating and getting ready to build an Earthship in 16 days on a beautiful Nicaraguan hillside with a view out towards the Pacific ocean. Dave Kniffen from Earthship Biotecture in Taos is leading the construction of Casa Llanta, or “House of Tires” as it is locally known.
Earthships emerge from a bold vision led by Mike Reynolds, founder of Earthship Biotecture:
“. . . the Earthship is probably the model of a sustainable home unrivaled in the modern world.”
Over the 16 days the team will be staging a series of awareness-raising and training events to ensure that the work can be replicated by local builders. The goal is to provide a lasting education on the principles and practical concepts of sustainable housing construction through the utilization of all recycled materials.
Casa Llanta is not the start of the first Earthship community in the world. Dig a little and you 
will find a host of successful Earthship communities around the world.
But we might just be witnessing the beginning of a Green Movement in Nicaragua, and more on that in later posts on this project.
For more information on the final product and to download a floorplan or cross-section plan please review our Casa Llanta listing.
For now it’s about hauling tires to the top of the hill, and building a house out of tires. We’ll keep you updated as this remarkable project unfolds.
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