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If you are looking for a home with energy-efficient features that will provide a comfortable, tranquil, weather-resistant dwelling, an earth-sheltered house could be right for you. There are two basic types of earth-sheltered house designs—underground and bermed.
- Earth-Bermed House in Hudson Valley, New York
- Earth Sheltered House in Rocky Mountains, Colorado
- Ncaved House in Serifos Island, Greece
- The Horizon House in San Bernardino, Paraguay
- Pachacamac House in Lima, Peru
- Sedum House in Gimingham, North Norfolk, UK
- Hebridean Earth House in Askernish, South Uist, Scotland
- Aloni in Antiparos Island, Greece
- Robot Ranch in Ferris, Texas
- Edgeland Earth-Sheltered Home in Austin, Texas
Architect:Allan Shope Completed in 2011, this earth bermed house was built by architect Allan Shopeas his own residence. There is a 12 kWh photovoltaic array for the energy requirements of the building.
Architect:Gluck+ This 2,850-square-foot house in the Rocky Mountainswas designed by Gluck+ in 2004. It was later updated with new structural additions that didn’t obstruct the view.
Architect:MOLD Architects Completed in 2020, this one-of-a-kind house is located on a small secluded rocky cove on Serifos Island, Greece. The walls of dry stone outline and protect the interior and exterior spaces.
Architect:Bauen This 345-square-meter house was completed by the architecture firm Bauen in 2019. It is partially buried under the ground to match the downhill topography of the site.
Architect:Longhi Architects Completed in 2008 by Longhi Architects, Lima, for a couple of retired philosophers, Pachacamac earth sheltered home is spread across 480 square meter area near pre-Inca remains, 60 miles south of Lima, Peru.
Architect:CAM Architects Completed in 2007, this award-winning earth sheltered home by CAM Architects is located in Gimingham, North Norfolk. It is home to one of the directors of the firm who is still basking in the eco-friendly and low energy requirements of this house.
Architect:Hebhide This earth sheltered house in Askernish on South Uist Island, Outer Hebrides, Scotland is a dream vacation spot set in a beautiful landscape. The name of this holiday rental is aptly dubbed “Hebridean Earth House” owing to its location and the manner in which it is built. The house is more like a modern version of a Stone Age buil...
Architect:DECA Architecture Completed in 2008 by DECA Architecture for Oliaros AE (Antiparos Design Projects), the Aloni earth sheltered homeis spread across 237 square meters in Antiparos, Greece. The name “Aloni” refers to the remains of a crop-harvesting circle that was found and preserved as part of the agricultural past of the site.
Architect:Al Schwarz Designed by Al Schwarz, Robot Ranch is a monolithic dome homelocated in Ferris, Ellis County rural town, Texas. The earth sheltered home is completely covered in rock, making it unique in its own right. With inspiration derived from his love for monolithic dome homes, Al started construction of this home with slate and traverti...
Architect:Bercy Chen Studio Completed in 2012 by Bercy Chen Studio, from Austin, Texas, for Chris Brown, (a lawyer by day, science-fiction writer by night) Edgeland Houseor Chris Brown’s ‘Nature Bunker’ (as he likes to call it), the house is spread across a 1,400-square-foot area adjacent to the Colorado River. The green roof architecture is the wo...
Sep 5, 2023 · Earth Bermed. The first sort of earth-sheltered home is one that piles up earth directly against at least one side of the home. Oftentimes, three of the four sides of the home are covered by earth.
- Earth Sheltered: Dirt covers three exterior sides and the roof (the walls are most often concrete).Earth Bermed: Dirt is pushed up against the exte...
- Six months of building this earthbag underground home at a commune in Ecuador, shown in two minutes. First up in the excavation, all done by hand....
- This video shows the exterior of an earth-sheltered home after the concrete bones have been poured. The narrator is the future occupant of the hous...
- A Dome in Peka Peka tells the story of Fritz Eisenhofer. He shares his experiences and his knowledge from building earth-sheltered homes. He points...
- 1. The Terra-Dome building system is a forming system that helps create a concrete steel reinforced structure in modular form of 24′ x 24′ or 28′ x...
- 1. Plans and designs by Malcolm Wells 2. Plans for an Earthbag-Earth Shelter, by designer Owen Geiger. 3. 30 different earth sheltered home floor p...
- 1. The Fifty Dollar and Up Underground House Book by Mike Oehler 2. The Earth Sheltered Solar Greenhouse Book by Mike Oehler 3. Earth-Sheltered Hou...
- 1. “Efficient Earth shelter homes.” U.S. Department of Energy. 2012. eere.energy.gov 2. “Digging for the green: Underground architecture and sustai...
A building with earth (soil) against the walls, on the roof, or completely buried underground is called a bermed Earth-shelter home. Earth’s role as thermal mass makes it simpler to keep a constant indoor air temperature, which lowers the expense of heating or cooling systems.
Sep 17, 2024 · Check out all of these stunning earth-sheltered homes that seamlessly blend with nature while keeping the dwelling stylish and energy-efficient. Ever dreamt of living like a hobbit with WiFi? Earth-sheltered homes have you covered—literally!
An earth shelter, also called an earth house, earth bermed house, or underground house, is a structure (usually a house) with earth against the walls, on the roof, or that is entirely buried underground.
Jul 12, 2017 · The second type of earth sheltered home is known as an earth bermed home. These homes can range in design from a Tolkien-style Hobbit Home with a grass or garden roof, to a typical stick-built home tucked into a hillside. Dennie, and many other earth-sheltered home experts, favor the earth bermed home for a variety of reasons including ...
